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Vocabulary Unit 8--Level E
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animosity | strong dislike; bitter hostility (syn) enmity, rancor, antipathy (ant) affection fondness rapport, amity |
apathy | a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest (syn) indifference, disinterest, detachment (ant) enthusiasm, fervor, ardor concern |
apprehensive | fearful or anxious, especially about the future (syn) worried, nervous, fretful, jittery (ant) unworried, assured, confident, certain |
commend | to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of (syn) applaud; entrust (ant) abhor, loathe |
compatible | able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system (syn) harmonious, in agreement, like minded (ant) mismatched, incongruous, antagonistic |
condolence | an expression of sympathy (syn) commiseration, solace, sympathy |
consecrate | to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose (syn) devote, dedicate, sanctify (ant) desecrate, defile, profane, dishonor |
decrepit | old and feeble; worn-out, ruined (syn) infirm, broken down, rickety, dilapidated (ant) vigorous, robust, sturdy |
deride | to ridicule, laugh with contempt (syn) mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at (ant) praise, extol, acclaim, applaud |
ingenuous | innocent, simple, frank, sincere (syn) naive, artless, guileless, candid (ant) artful, crafty, worldly, sophisticated |
multifarious | having great variety; numerous and diverse (syn) varied, manifold, heterogeneous (ant) unvaried, uniform, homogeneous |
obsolete | out of date, no longer in use (syn) outmoded, antiquated, passe, old hat (ant) current, up to date, brand new |
omnivorous | eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes (syn) all devouring, voracious |
parsimonious | stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small (syn) frugal, niggardly, penny pinching, cheap (ant) generous, openhanded |
quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt (syn) confusion, dilemma, predicament |
recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority (syn) unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery (ant) obedient, docile, cooperative, compliant |
reprisal | an injury done in return for injury |
revel | to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration (syn) relish, savor, bask in, carouse (ant) abhor, loathe |
stultify | to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on (syn) smother, stifle, neutralize, negate (ant) arouse, excite, inspire, stimulate |
suave | smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses (syn) sophisticated, urbane, polished (ant) crude, clumsy, unpolished, oafish, loutish |
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