Lesson 4

1. apocryphal catharsis crepuscular efficacious estrange Internecine intrinsic inundate kudos maxim putrid revere risible servile sybaritic vacillate Lesson 4

2. efficacious • Effective; producing the desired outcome • Syn: productive, useful • Ant: ineffective

3. catharsis • A release of emotional tension • Syn: purgation

4. inundate • To overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity • Syn: flood; overwhelm

5. revere • To regard with respect, awe, or adoration • Syn: venerate; respect; honor • Ant: revile

6. internecine • Mutually destructive • Ant: constructive; beneficial

7. risible • Relating to laughter; laughable • Syn: comical; jocular; jocund • Ant: grave; solemn

8. sybaritic • Marked by luxury or pleasure • Syn: luxurious; ostentatious; grandiose • Ant: modest; simple; plain

9. crepuscular • Pertaining to twilight • The species of trout has crepuscular feeding habits, so you’ll catch the most at daybreak or sunset.

10. Kudos • Acclaim or praise • Syn: honor; distinction • Ant: disapproval; rejection • Note: always takes a singular verb

11. estrange • To alienate • Syn: disaffect; antagonize • Ant: unite; endear

12. intrinsic • Of or relating to a thing’s basic nature, inherent • Syn: basic; elemental; inborn • Ant: extrinsic

13. maxim • An established principle; a truth or a rule of conduct • Syn: axiom; apothegm, proverb

14. putrid • Rotten and foul smelling • Syn: fetid; rancid; malodorous • Ant: aromatic; fragrant

15. servile • Submissive; slavish • Syn: subservient; ignoble • Ant: haughty; domineering

16. apocryphal • Of questionable authenticity, but widely believed • Syn: dubious; equivocal; spurious • Ant: genuine; authentic