Upper Level Day42 Flashcards
Besot
Verb
Definition: to make foolish
Synonym: infatuate
Antonym:
Sentence: She felt that his actions were intended to besot her.
Anticlimatic
Adjective
Definition: relating to an abrupt descent from important to unimportant
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Sentence: The end of the book seemed quite anticlimatic.
Artifice
Noun
Definition: a clever trick
Synonym: con, ploy
Antonym: sincerity, artlessness
Sentence: Because he was prone to using artifice, no one trusted him.
Sanctimony
Noun
Definition: the sacred and holy
Synonym:
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Sentence: Infidelity violates the sanctimony of marriage.
Dipsomania
Noun
Definition: an uncontrollable craving for alcohol
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Sentence: After being sober for several years, the recovering alcoholic suffered a bout of dipsomania.
Necrologist
Noun
Definition: a person who prepares obituaries
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Sentence: The necrologist was known for his flattering and kind obituaries.
Xenophobe
Noun
Definition: a person who fears or hates foreigners or strange customs, etc.
Synonym: bigot, racist
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Sentence: The man was recognized as a xenophobe by everyone at the
office.
Clangorous
Adjective
Definition: making a loud ringing sound
Synonym: cacophonous, noisy
Antonym: silent, quiet
Sentence: The clangorous noise that came from the car suggested something was broken.
Sociality
Noun
Definition: social activity
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Sentence: She was fond of engaging in sociality on the weekends.
Happenstance
Noun
Definition: a chance occurrence
Synonym: coincidence, incident
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Sentence: He ran into an old friend completely by happenstance.
Bulwark
Noun
Definition: a person, idea, or thing that is used for protection
Synonym: barrier, defense
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Sentence: Her sarcasm was really just a bulwark to hide her tender feelings
Volatile
Adjective
Definition: tending to break out into violence
Synonym: explosive. changeable
Antonym
Sentence: The world watched as the volatile country had rebellion after rebellion.
Ponderable
Adjedctive
Definition: worth considering
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Sentence: The idea of branching out was ponderable to the CEO of the company.
Statuary
Noun
Definition: act of making statues
Synonym: sculpture, carving
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Sentence: The artist was an expert in all things statuary.
Corrigible
Adjective
Definition: that can be corrected
Synonym: corrective, amenable
Antonym: incurable, damaging
Sentence: The child’s bad behavior did not seem to be corrigible.
Incommensurate
Adjective
Definition: not in proportion or adequate
Synonym: unequal, disproportionate
Antonym: equal, proportional
Sentence: He receives a salary that is incommensurate with his education
Evanescence
Noun
Definition: a fading away
Synonym: disappearance, evaporation
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Sentence: Her enthusiasm experienced a brief period of evanescence.
Inculpable
Adjective
Definition: blameless
Synonym: clean, innocent
Antonym: guilty
Sentence: He was inculpable for the crime his brother committed.
Chancery
Noun
Definition: an office of public records
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Sentence: Searching for information, she went to the chancery.
Maleficence
Noun
Definition: the doing of evil or harm
Synonym: vice, evil
Antonym: good, beneficence
Sentence: His maleficence, though unintentional, harmed a great many people.
Glomerate
Adjective
Definition: compactly clustered
Synonym:
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Sentence: A glomerate group of students waited outside the building.
Rostrum
Noun
Definition: platform or stage for public speaking
Synonym: stage, podium
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Sentence: A rostrum was erected for the guest speaker.
Dilatation
Noun
Definition: enlargement or expansion of a part of the body
Synonym: dilation, increase
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Sentence: The dilatation of his pupils was due to the medication he took.
Imprudent
adjective
Definition: rash, unwise
Synonym: foolish, reckless
Antonym: attentive, careful
Sentence: Going on the long trip with no planning was an imprudent decision.
Eventuality
Noun
Definition: a possible occurrence or condition
Synonym: possibility, chance
Antonym: uncertainty, improbability
Sentence: The eventuality of the snowstorm caused him to rush to the store to buy groceries.
Variegate
Adjective
Definition: to make varied in appearance
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Sentence: My favorite shrub is a variegated camellia; each petal is in shades of pink, red, and white.
Enigmatical
Adjective
Definition: being like a mystery
Synonym: indecipherable, mysterious
Antonym:
Sentence: She found the writings of the philosopher enigmatical.
Amplification
Noun
Definition: making greater by amplifying
Synonym:
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Sentence: The amplification of the music in the small space was almost unbearable.
Indemnity
Noun
Definition: payment for damage, loss, or hardship
Synonym: compensation, reimbursement
Antonym: penalty
Sentence: He was provided an indemnity for his injury at work.
Tenable
Adjective
Definition: that can be held or defended
Synonym: defensible, arguable
Antonym: unjustifiable, unreasonable
Sentence: The fortress did not seem to be tenable.
