vocab 5-6 Flashcards by Payton Chung

retinue def

followers or servants who accompany an important person

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retinue syn and ant

syn: entourage; cortege

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disparity def

inequality; difference

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disparity syn and ant

syn: gap
ant: similarity

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extol def

praise highly

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extol syn and ant

syn: exalt; laud
ant: chastise

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conscript def

to force someone into malitary service

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rancor def

extreme hatred or ill will

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rancor syn and ant

syn: animosity; enmity
ant: amity; sympathy

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clement def

merciful; lenient

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clement syn and ant

syn: forbearing; benign
ant: malevolent; harsh

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unfettered def

free from restrictions

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unfettered syn and ant

syn: free; unrestrained
ant: restricted

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adamant def

unyielding; firm in opinion

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adamant syn and ant

syn: stubborn
ant: amenable; flexible

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impute def

to credit with cause or fault

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impute syn and ant

syn: attribute; ascribe

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diffident def

lacking in self-confidence; shy

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diffident syn and ant

syn: timid
ant: outgoing

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ostensible def

professed but not necessarily true

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ostensible syn and ant

syn: supposed
ant: actual

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inexorable def

unrelenting; unavoidable

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inexorable syn and ant

syn: relentless; certain
ant: avoidable; preventable

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cliché def

a worn-out idea or overused expression

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cliché syn and ant

syn: platitude; banality

opus def

a creative work, especiallly a numbered composition

prate def

to talk pointlessly and at length

prate syn and ant

syn: prattle; yak

credence def

belief or trust

credence syn and ant

syn: faith; confidence ant: disbelief

collate def

to arrange into the proper order, especially documents

connoisseur syn and ant

ant: tyro; novice; neophyte

enigma def

a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable

enigma syn and ant

syn: riddle; puzzle

genteel def

polite and respectable in manner

genteel syn and ant

syn: refined; cultured ant: boorish; rude

officious syn and ant

syn: meddlesome; interfering

fetid def

having a bad odor

fetid syn and ant

syn: rank; reeking ant: fragrant; aromatic

jaunty def

having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp

jaunty syn and ant

syn: confident; poised

condone def

to forgive or overlook an offense

condone syn and ant

syn: pardon; excuse ant: condemn

torpor def

a state of sluggish mental or physical activity; a state not caring

torpor syn and ant

syn: apathy; indifference ant: interest; eagerness

enthrall def

to captivate as though spellbound

enthrall syn and ant

syn: charm; enchant ant: repulse

dilettante def

one who merely dabbles in an art or a science

dilettante syn and ant

syn: amateur; trifler ant: expert; professional

venal def

capable or betraying trust, especially if bribed

venal syn and ant

syn: corrupt; crooked ant: upright; honest

nuance def

a slight or subtle degree of difference

nuance syn and ant

syn: gradation; shade

cult def

an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles

cult syn and ant

syn: sect

circum- means

around, on all sides

naviga means

to sail or to steer

intro- and intra means

in, within, inside of

spec and spect mean

to see, to look

vert and vers mean

to turn

extro- means

outside

arch means

to be first, rule, or govern

dem and demos mean

people

mit and mis mean

send

-ist means

one who practices or believes

-cracy means

rule by

-graphy means

writing about or study of