Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
Lassitude
(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
Synonyms and Antonyms of Drivel
s: (n.) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, slaver
Synonyms and Antonyms of Stringent
s: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative
a: lenient, mild, lax, permissive
Root: Form
Meaning: “shape”
English examples:
ConFORM
ReFORM
Aplomb
(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence, perpendicularity
Synonyms and Antonyms of Exhort
s: entreat, implore, adjure
a: discourage, advise against, deprecate
Exhort
(v.) to urgent strongly, advise earnestly
Intrisic
(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
ExOfficio
(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office
Root: Ject
Meaning: “to throw”
English examples:
ProJECTion
ProJECTile
ReJECTion
Interloper
(n.) one who moves in where he or she is or wanted or has no right to be an intruder
Root: Fac
Meaning: “to do, make”
English examples:
FACtory
ManuFACture
Synonyms and Antonyms of Integrate
s: cozy up, curry favor with
a: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself
Ingratiate
(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
Synonyms and Antonyms of Infinge
s: encroach, impingement intrude, poach
a: stay in bounds
Synonyms and Antonyms of Lassitude
s: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor
a: energy vitality, animation, liveliness
Stringent
(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
Synonyms and Antonyms of Millenium
s: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace
a: doomsday, day of judgment
Root: Fract
Meaning: “break”
English examples:
FRACTure
FRACTion
Synonyms and Antonyms of Bombastic
s: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious
a: unadorned, simple, plain, austere
Callow
(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
Ameliorate
(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or short coming
Synonyms and Antonyms of Inveigh
s: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate
a: acclaim, glorify, extol
Synonyms and Antonyms of Intrisic
s: immanent, organic
a: extrinsic, external, outward
Synonyms and Antonyms of Ameliorate
s: amend, better
a: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate
Synonyms and Antonyms of Epitome
s: abstract, digest, model, archetype
Bombastic
(adj,) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
Root: Fort
Meaning: “strength”
English examples:
FORTress
FORTitude
Root: Mal
Meaning: “bad”
English examples:
MALevolent
MALign
MALignant
Root: Gram
Meaning: “to write”
English examples:
GRAMmar
TeleGRAM
Precipitate
(v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a greater height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process
Synonyms and Antonyms of Precipitate
s: (v.) provoke, produce; (adj.) reckless, impetuous
a: (adj.) wary, cautious, circumspect
Root: Jud
Meaning: “judge”
English examples:
JUDicial
PreJUDice
Surmise
(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof
Root: Min
Meaning: “to reduce”
English examples:
MINimize
MINimal
DiMINish
Occult
(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural
Inveigh
(v.) to make a violent attack in words, expressing strong disapproval
Synonyms and Antonyms of Interloper
s: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky
Root: Mater
Meaning: “mother”
English examples:
MATERnal
MATERnity
Permeate
(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through
Drivel
(n.) saliva or mucus following from the mouth or nose, foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to the utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter way foolishly.
Epitome
(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality.
Synonyms and Antonyms of Aplomb
s: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness
a: confusion, embarrassment, abashment
Infringe
(v.) to violate , trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
Synonyms and Antonyms of Callow
s: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced
a: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated
Synonyms and Antonyms of Occult
s: (adj.) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane
a: (adj.) mundane, common, public, exoteric
Millennium
(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
