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Vocabulary Level F

Vocabulary Level F. UNIT 15. ADAMANT. (adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible (n.) an extremely hard substance Ant: yielding, flexible, pliable. BROUHAHA.

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Vocabulary Level F

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  1. Vocabulary Level F UNIT 15

  2. ADAMANT (adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible (n.) an extremely hard substance Ant: yielding, flexible, pliable

  3. BROUHAHA (n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified Syn: furor, hullabaloo, tumult, pandemonium

  4. BULWARK (n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense (v.) to provide such defense or protection Syn: stronghold, citadel, bastion, rampart Ant: breach, weak point, in the defense

  5. CHOLERIC (adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered Syn: irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious Ant: affable, genial, even-tempered

  6. CLOY (v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, SATIATE, SURFEIT Ant: stimulate, whet

  7. CURTAIL (v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce Syn: limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract Ant: protract, extend

  8. DEFERENCE (n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior Syn: respect, consideration, courtesy Ant: contempt, disrespect, scorn, disdain

  9. DEFINITIVE (adj.) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done Syn: exhaustive, authoritative Ant: tentative, inconclusive

  10. DEMEANOR (n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner; facial appearance, mien Syn: conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage

  11. ENIGMATIC (adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood Syn: baffling, mysterious, inexplicable Ant: intelligible, understandable, fathomable

  12. IMPROMPTU (adj/adv) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done (n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation Syn: spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed Ant: rehearsed, planned, prepared, premeditated We learned when we walked into class that we would be giving IMPROMPTU speeches in English.

  13. MAWKISH (adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor Syn: sentimentalized, maudlin, mushy, nauseating Ant: unsentimental, callous, insensitive

  14. MOLLIFY (v.) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity Ant: enrage, anger, aggravate, exacerbate

  15. ONUS (n.) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame Syn: burden, obligation, duty, stigma

  16. PRESENTIMENT (n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune Syn: foreboding, premonition, hunch

  17. PROFLIGATE (adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant (n.) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending Syn: prodigal, improvident, spendthrift Ant: penny-pinching, frugal, economical

  18. REMIT (v.) to send or hand in (as in money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer Syn: pay, absolve, subside, abate

  19. REQUISITE ART FUNDAMENTALS (adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable Syn: required, obligatory, incumbent Ant: nonessential, superfluous, optional

  20. SARTORIAL (adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men’s)

  21. THWART (v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate Syn: foil, baffle Ant: aid, assist, abet, further

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