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Vocabulary Level F

Vocabulary Level F. Unit 1 Part B. jaded provincial lurid simulate meritorious transcend petulant umbrage prerogative unctuous. Jaded. Jaded. ( adj.)wearied, worn out, dull Syn. sated, surfeited, cloyed. Ant. Unspoiled, uncloyed. Jaded.

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Vocabulary Level F

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  1. Vocabulary Level F Unit 1 Part B

  2. jaded provincial lurid simulate meritorious transcend petulant umbrage prerogative unctuous

  3. Jaded

  4. Jaded • (adj.)wearied, worn out, dull • Syn. sated, surfeited, cloyed. • Ant. Unspoiled, uncloyed.

  5. Jaded • The wilted handclasp and the fast-melting smile mark the JADED refugee of too many parties.

  6. Lurid

  7. Lurid • (adj.) Causing shock, horror • Syn. gruesome, gory, grisly, ghastly. • Ant. pleasant, attractive, appealing.

  8. Lurid • Bright, sensational and often LURID, some old-time movie posters make today’s newspaper ads look tame.

  9. Mertorious

  10. Meritorious • Adj. worthy, deserving recognition and praise • Syn. praiseworthy, laudable, commendable. • Ant. blameworthy, reprehensible.

  11. Meritorious • Many years of MERITORIOUS service could not dissuade him from feeling that he had not chosen work that he liked.

  12. A +++

  13. Petulant

  14. Petulant • (adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles • Syn. irritable, testy, waspish. • Ant. even-tempered, placid, serene.

  15. Petulant • An overworked parent may be unlikely to indulge the complaints of a PETULANT child.

  16. Bah Humbug • Ebenezer Scrooge

  17. Prerogative

  18. Prerogative • (n.) A special right or privilege, special quality • Syn. perquisite, perk.

  19. Prerogative • She seemed to feel that a snooze at her desk was not an annoying habit but the PREROGATIVE of a veteran employee.

  20. Notice the flags

  21. Provincial

  22. Provincial • The banjo, once thought to be a PROVINCIAL product of the Southern hills, actually came here from Africa.

  23. A provincial road

  24. Provincial • (adj.) Pertaining to an outlying area; local. • Syn. narrow-minded, parochial, insular. • Ant. cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded.

  25. Simulate

  26. Simulate • (v.) To make a pretense, imitate. • Syn. feign, pretend, affect.

  27. Simulate. • Some skilled actors can SIMULATE emotions they might never have felt in life.

  28. Transcend

  29. Transcend • (v.) To rise above or beyond, exceed. • Syn. surpass, outstrip.

  30. Transcend • A great mark of art may be said to TRANSCEND time, and it is remembered for decades, or even centuries.

  31. The essence of human life transcends our differences.

  32. Umbrage

  33. Umbrage • (n.) offense, resentment • Syn. irritation, pique, annoyance. • Ant. pleasure, delight, satisfaction.

  34. Umbrage • She hesitated to offer her opinion, fearing that they would take UMBRAGE at her criticism.

  35. Unctuous

  36. Unctuous • (adj.) Excessively smooth or smug. • Syn. Mealymouthed. Servile. Fawning, greasy. • Ant. Gruff, blunt.

  37. Unctuous • Her consistent inquiring about the health of my family at first seemed friendly, later merely UNCTUOUS.

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