Vocab 9 Flashcards
Provacative
adjective
Tending to excite or stimulate
syn: provoking; exciting ant: dull; boring
Bumpkin
noun
an unsophisticated, awkward peron
syn: yokel; hayseed; rube ant: intellectual
Toady
noun
a person who flatters for personal growth
syn: sucophant; flatterer
Culpable
adjective
deserving blame or condemnation; guilty
syn: blameworthy, liable ant: innocent; blameless
Hortatory
adjective
encouraging; inciting
syn: exhorting ant: discouraging; dampening
Penultimate
adjective
next to last
Orotund
adjective
full and rich in sound (in speech)
syn: resonant; resounding ant: quiet; reserved
Blithe
adjective
carefree and lighthearted
syn: cheerful; radiant ant: burdened; worried; troubled
Soporific
adjective
tending to induce sleep
syn: somniferous; monotonous ant: dramatic; exciting; stimulating
Pervasive
adjective
Permeating; spreading throughout
syn: sweeping; persistant ant: contained; restricted; limited
Benign
adjective
Beneficial; favorable
syn: benevolent; harmles ant: harmful; malevolent
Frenetic
adjective
wildly excited
syn: frenzied; frantic ant: calm; composed
Recrimination
noun
a counteraccusation
syn: countercharge
Indecorous
adjective
lacking good taste; improper
syn: inappropriate; vulgar ant: decent
Corroborate
verb
to strengthen by adding evidence
syn: confirm; substantiate; validate ant: contradict
