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Anthem. Vocabulary. Abyss ~ uh BISS. Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth The man had fallen into the abyss of depravity. Advocacy ~ AD vuh cuh see. Support of an idea or cause The nominee’s advocacy of higher taxes may have cost him the election. Antonym: opposition.
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Anthem Vocabulary
Abyss ~ uh BISS • Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth • The man had fallen into the abyss of depravity.
Advocacy ~ AD vuh cuh see • Support of an idea or cause • The nominee’s advocacy of higher taxes may have cost him the election. • Antonym: opposition
Approbation ~ ap row BAY shun • Official approval, praise, commendation • We initiated the attack with the approbation of the general. • Antonym: disapproval
Atone ~ uh TONE • To make amends • He atoned for his theft by repaying the victim. • Antonym: to offend
Baseness ~ BASE ness • The quality of lacking higher values • We were shocked at the criminal’s baseness. • Synonyms: vileness, servility, unworthiness
Defile ~ deh FILE • To make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute • The gang defiled the school with obscene graffiti. • Synonyms: contaminate, taint
Depravity ~ deh PRAV eh tee • Moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act • The depravity of his behavior shocked everyone. • Synonyms: corruption, debauchery, perversion
Discern ~ deh SURN • To differentiate between two or more things • Because of the frog, I was barely able to discern the landing strip. • Antonym: To ignore, to be oblivious
Ecstasy ~ EK stuh see • Extreme happiness • The music was so beautiful that it put the crowd into a state of ecstasy. • Synonyms: rapture, transport • Antonym: wretchedness
Fluid ~ FLOO id • Smooth and effortless • Most good golfers have a very fluid swing. • Antonym: jerky
Furrow ~ FUR ow • To make wrinkles or grooves • The man’s furrowed brow showed his deep concern. • Antonym: To make plain
Heedless ~ HEED les • Disregarding, thoughtless • He walked on, heedless of the signs warning about the mine field. • Antonyms: aware, concerned, attentive
Illustrious ~ eh LUS tree us • Notably outstanding, famous • I was impressed by the illustrious personage at the ball. • Synonyms: celebrated, distinguished • Antonym: infamous
Infamous ~ IN fuh mus • Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad • The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an infamous act. • Synonym: disreputable • Antonym: illustrious
Lassitude ~ LAS eh tood • Feeling of weariness; fatigue • The hot weather in some parts of Mexico probably created the lassitude that led to the siesta. • Synonyms: Languor, stupor • Antonym: Restlessness