Upper Level Day 46 Flashcards
Privation
Noun
Definition: lack of comforts or the necessities of life
Synonym: poverty, destitution
Antonym: wealth, luxury
Sentence: The child suffered from a privation of affection in his early life.
Scurrility
Noun
Definition: coarse joking
Synonym: indecency, obscenity
Antonym:
Sentence: His scurrility was offensive to some.
Inexpedient
Adjective
Definition: not practical, suitable, or wise
Synonym: futile, detrimental
Antonym: expedient
Sentence: It seemed like a good idea, but buying all those items on sale was inexpedient.
Calibration
Noun
Definition: being adjusted to the scale of something
Synonym: adjustment
Antonym:
Sentence: The calibration of the device had to be just right in order for it to work.
Jerkin
Noun
Definition: a short, close fitting coat or jacket without sleeves
Synonym:
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Sentence: He wore an unfashionable jerkin over his shirt.
Shibboleth
Noun
Definition: an old idea, opinion, or saying that is commonly believed and repeated but that may be seen as old-fashioned or untrue
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Sentence: One of her grandmother’s shibboleths was “pretty is as pretty does.”
Poltroon
Noun
Definition: a wretched coward
Synonym:
Antonym: hero, paladin
Sentence: The man was considered a poltroon when he deserted his army during the battle.
Hematoma
Noun
Definition: tumor or swelling made up of blood
Synonym:
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Sentence: The doctor told the patient she had a small hematoma in her intestines.
Itinerate
Adjective
Definition: travel from place to place, especially in connection with employment
Synonym: nomadic, wandering
Antonym:
Sentence: The itinerate nature of his job made it difficult for him to settle down.
Venerability
Noun
Definition: commanding respect because of age or impressive dignity
Synonym:
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Sentence: The man’s venerability increased with age.
Naturalistic
Adjective
Definition: a natural history
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Sentence: He was an expert in all things naturalistic.
Impugn
Verb
Definition: attack by words or argument
Synonym: assail, attack
Antonym: approve, agree
Sentence: One lawyer began to impugn the other in court because of his unethical behavior.
Hegemony
Noun
Definition: political domination, especially the leadership
Synonym: dominion, command
Antonym:
Sentence: The reform movement battled for hegemony in Europe.
Objectivity
Noun
Definition: condition or quality of not being influenced by personal feelings
Synonym: detachment, neutrality
Antonym:
Sentence: It was hard for the lawyer to maintain objectivity in the case.
Senescence
Definition: fact or condition of growing old
Synonym: senility, agedness
Antonym: youth
Sentence: She began to realize that senescence was inevitable.
Dementia
Noun
Definition: deterioration of the mind
Synonym: derangement, delirium
Antonym: sanity
Sentence: Experiencing a bout of dementia, the old man lost his way home.
Perspicacity
Nouň
Definition: keen perceptions
Synonym: insightful
Antonym:
Sentence: His perspicacity made him a good detective.
Sortie
Noun
Definition: a sudden attack by troops from a defensive position
Synonym: raid, rush
Antonym:
Sentence: The army was defeated by an unexpected sortie.
Celerity
Noun
Definition: swiftness of movement
Antonym:
Synonym: speed, briskness
Antonym: delay, slowness
Sentence: She walked with celerity, because she was late for her meeting.
Analogous
Adjective
Definition: similar in certain qualities
Synonym: comparable, corresponding
Antonym: disconnected, dissimilar
Sentence: The equation for the force due gravity and for the force due to an electric field are strangely analogous .
Circumnavigation
Noun
Definition: an act of sailing around
Synonym: detour, divergence
Antonym:
Sentence: The captain of the ship decided that circumnavigation around the island would be the safest route.
Expound
Verb
Definition: make clear
Synonym: clarify, delineate
Antonym: confuse, befuddle
Sentence: The teacher expounded upon the difficult topic.
Commodity
Definition: anything that is useful
Synonym: asset, advantage
Antonym:
Sentence: Snow shovels became an important commodity after the storm.
Transmute
Definition: to change from one nature, substance, or form into another
Synonym: mutate, convert
Antonym: keep, preserve
Sentence: Over time, the caterpillar transmutes into a butterfly.
Conscientious
Definition: careful to do what is right
Synonym: moral, honorable
Antonym: careless, corrupt
Sentence: He was conscientious in every decision he made.
Laudable
Adjective
Definition: worthy of praise
Synonym: commendable, creditable
Antonym: unworthy, disrespectable
Sentence: She was certainly laudable for saving the strangers from the fire.
Salable
Definition: that can be sold
Synonym: marketable, sellable
Antonym:
Sentence: The damaged item was no longer salable.
Chevalier
Definition: knight
Synonym: cadet, soldier
Antonym:
Sentence: The king asked his most loyal chevalier to begin a quest in his name.
Genealogical
Definition: having to do with genealogy
Synonym:
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Sentence: The scientist was an expert in all things genealogical.
Botanical
Definition: having to do with plants and plant life
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Sentence: They went to the botanical gardens in the spring.
