Lesson 14 Flashcards
Animosity
Harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred
Synonyms; Animus, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hostility, rancor
I have a lot of animosity for him, since he attempted to steal my girlfriend.
Adulterate
To make impure by adding lesser substances; to corrupt
Antonym; to purify
The authorities were concerned that the drugs might have been adulterated intentionally.
Apocryphal
Of doubtful or authenticity, not genuine
The jury saw the apocryphal tears of the witness.
Avarice
Greed for wealth
Synonyms; cupidity
Avarice and gluttony are two vices that can destroy lives.
Coalesce
To merge, to fuse, to join, or to unite
If the party can coalesce diverse groups into a united force, it might with the election.
Collaborate
To work together
Sometimes singers who have never worked together will collaborate to make a new album.
Cryptic
Mysterious, secret
I did not understand his cryptic message.
Desultory
Jumping around, aimless, random
The man’s desultory attempts at finding employment wasted his time.
Dissipation
Wasteful spending, squandering
Even though he inherited $1 million, I expect quick dissipation of his fortune.
Edifying
Instructing and improving spiritually or morally
Visiting the cathedral was an
edifying experience.
Equivocate
To attempt to lie, to mislead, or to hide the truth
Tell the truth I do not attempt to equivocate.
Espousing
Marrying, giving one’s loyalty; adopting or embracing a cause
The politicians seems to be espousing the issue of decreased taxation in order to gain supporters.
Hedonist
One who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life
The world is full of hedonist who seek nothing but their own pleasures.
Indefatigable
Tireless, capable of being fatigued
The indefatigable army moved ahead steadily over the many days without rest.
Interminable
Having or seeming to have no end, wearisomely protracted
Although the reading assignment was only 10 pages, it seemed interminable for the bored student.
