Upper Level Day 44 Flashcards
Refutable
Adjective
Definition: can be proven wrong
Synonym: debatable, speculative
Antonym: certain, definite
Sentence: His argument was refutable.
Unregenerate
Adjective
Definition: determined to have one’s way
Synonym: remorseless, callous
Antonym: remorseful, guilty
Sentence: The child was unregenerate about the theme of her birthday
party.
Pacifist
Noun
Definition: opposed to violence
Synonym:
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Sentence: The pacifist tried to stop the war within the country.
Scrumptious
Adjective
Definition: very pleasing or satisfying
Synonym: delicious, appetizing
Antonym: unappetizing, unappealing
Sentence: The meal she made looked scrumptious.
Automation
Noun
Definition: a person whose actions seem mechanical
Synonym: puppet, robot
Antonym:
Sentence: He completed his job as if he were an automaton.
Nouveau
Adjective
Definition: newly arrived
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Sentence: She loves keeping up with the nouveau fashion.
Anonymity
Noun
Definition: being unknown
Synonym: nameless, inconspicuous
Antonym: recognition
Sentence: After growing up in a small town, she preferred the anonymity of a large city.
Discommode
Verb
Definition: inconvenience
Synonym: bother, burden
Antonym:
Sentence: She felt having to babysit her little brother would discommode her plans for the weekend.
Usurpation
Noun
Definition: illegally or unrightfully seizing and holding a position of power
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Sentence: The rebels’ usurpation of the throne caused uproar in the
country.
Pretermit
Verb
Definition: to leave out or leave undone
Synonym: neglect, ignore
Antonym: notice, heed
Sentence: The doctor was sued, because she pretermitted her patient’s treatment.
Apostasy
Noun
Definition: abandonment of one’s principles
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Sentence: Many thought that by joining the other political party, he committed apostasy.
Jurisdiction
Noun
Definition: right, power, or authority to administer justice
Synonym: authority, sovereignty
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Sentence: Because the crime occurred outside the jurisdiction of the NYC police, their hands were tied.
Exuberant
Adjective
Definition: high-spirited and vivacious
Synonym: effervescent
Antonym: low-spirited, sullen
Sentence: She was exuberant when she received the news her husband was coming home from overseas.
Fulsome
Adjective
Definition: being overdone
Synonym: gushy, excessive
Antonym:
Sentence: His fulsome flattery of her beauty was a turn off for her.
Proliferate
Verb
Definition: grow or produce by multiplication of parts
Synonym: multiply, increase
Antonym: decrease, diminish
Sentence: In the spring, flowers begin to proliferate.
Erosion
Noun
Definition: gradual wearing away by natural elements (wind, rain, etc.)
Synonym: destruction, corrosion Antonym:
Sentence: The erosion of the dunes on the beach posed a threat to beachfront homes.
Apperceive
Verb
Definition: to apprehend through the senses or the mind
Synonym: perceive, comprehend
Antonym: overlook
Sentence: After much studying, she was able to apperceive the difference between the two similar concepts.
Modiste
Noun
Definition: person who makes or sells fashionable women’s dresses
Synonym: designer
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Sentence: Many women wanted to visit the shop of the modiste.
Soliloquize
Verb
Definition: to talk to oneself
Synonym: recite, deliver
Antonym:
Sentence: The character soliloquized on stage in an elegant speech.
Imitable
Adjective
Definition: worthy or capable of being copied or acted like
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Sentence: He found her leadership skills to be imitable.
Ergo
Adverb
Definition: therefore
Synonym: accordingly, consequently
Antonym:
Sentence: She was sick and, ergo, could not attend the party.
Extradite
Verb
Definition: give up or deliver, especially a fugitive to another state
Synonym: surrender
Antonym:
Sentence: The wanted criminal was extradited to his home country to await trial.
Frivolous
Adjective
Definition: lacking in seriousness or sense
Synonym: silly, impractical
Antonym: sensible, wise
Sentence: It was only a matter of time until her frivolous spending got her in trouble.
Polygamy
Noun
Definition: practice or condition of being married to more than one person at the same time
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Sentence: In only a few places in the U.S., polygamy is legal.
Echoic
Adjective
Definition: imitative in sound
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Sentence: Her response was echoic of his own.
Virulent
Adjective
Definition: full of hate or anger
Synonym: spiteful, malicious
Antonym: benevolent, benign
Sentence: The Nazis practiced a particularly virulent form of racism.
Arid
Adjective
Definition: having very little rainfall
Synonym: dry, parched
Antonym: damp, moist
Sentence: Because the land was so arid, not much was able to grow there.
Herbaceous
Adjective
Definition: of or like an herb in texture, color or odor
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Sentence: The soup had an herbaceous aroma.
Boniface
Noun
Definition: owner of a restaurant or inn
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Sentence: The boniface owned an inn at the edge of town.
Neurosis
Noun
Definition: any of various mental or emotional disorders
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Sentence: The doctor was unable to diagnose her neurosis.
