Vocabulary #6 Flashcards
Depravity
Moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act
Synonyms: Abasement, corruption, debasement, debauchery
Antonym: Noble behavior
Deprecate
To disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval
Antonym: To endorse
Didactic
Instructive, designed to teach
Antonym: Uninstructive
Dormant
Inactive, sleeping
Synonyms: Abeyant, latent, quiescent
Antonym: Active
Enigmatic
Mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling
Synonyms: Abstruse, ambiguous, cryptic, equivocal, obscure
Antonym: clear
Erudite
Scholarly
Antonym: Ignorant
Exotic
Foreign, unfamiliar
Antonym: Native
Fuse
To mix or to join (usually by melting)
Synonyms: Amalgamate, blend, coalesce, commingle, merge, mingle
Antonym: To divide
Immutable
Unchanging
Antonym: Fickle
Incorrigible
Incapable of being reformed or improved
Antonym: Amenable to improvement