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VOCABULARY LEVEL F

VOCABULARY LEVEL F. UNIT 9. ABATE. (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit Syn : diminish, decrease, subside, let up Ant: intensify, increase, magnify, wax. Kept my fears “at bay” sounds like “abate.”. Use the SMALLER fish as “a bait.”.

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VOCABULARY LEVEL F

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  1. VOCABULARY LEVEL F UNIT 9

  2. ABATE (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit Syn: diminish, decrease, subside, let up Ant: intensify, increase, magnify, wax

  3. Kept my fears “at bay”sounds like “abate.” Use the SMALLER fishas “a bait.”

  4. ADULATION (n.) praise or flattery that is excessive Syn: adoration, idolization, hero-worship Ant: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium

  5. Such adulation for an athlete is kind of strangefor an adult

  6. ANATHEMA Spitting is ANATHEMA to my sister. (n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation Syn: malediction, imprecation, abomination Ant: benediction, blessing

  7. The old anthemof the U.S.S.R.was an anathemafor many Americanswho grew up during the Cold War.

  8. ASTUTE (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom Syn: shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily Ant: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb

  9. A good student is astute(and will study forFriday’s Vocab Quiz!)

  10. AVARICE (n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth Syn: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness

  11. AvariceKeeping all the RICE to himself!

  12. CULPABLE (adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation Syn: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy Ant: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious

  13. CulpableAble to be the culprit

  14. DILATORY (adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone Syn: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard Ant: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious

  15. Delay-atory

  16. EGREGIOUS (adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense) Syn: glaring, flagrant, blatant Ant: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling

  17. We can all agreewe don’t want to make egregiouserrorson the G.R.E.

  18. EQUIVOCATE “Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair….” (v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous Syn: to talk out of both sides of one’s mouth, palter, hedge Ant: to speak one’s mind plainly

  19. Kate was beingequally vague on both sidesof the argument.

  20. EVANESCENT (adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy Syn: ephemeral, transient, transitory Ant: everlasting, immortal, imperishable

  21. Is Evanescence stillmaking music, ordid they turn out to beevanescent...?

  22. IRRESOLUTE (adj.) unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating Syn: indecisive, vacillating, wavering Ant: determined, decisive, unwavering

  23. Ir (without)Resolute (resolve)

  24. NEBULOUS (adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct Syn: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque, indeterminate Ant: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused

  25. Nebulizer(cloud, mist)

  26. NOVICE (n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience Syn: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice Ant: veteran, past master, pro, expert

  27. He was an ‘80s TV noviceHe had seen no Vice.

  28. PENURY (n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency Syn: destitution, want, indigence Ant: affluence, abundance, luxury, opulence

  29. PenuryNo pennies

  30. PRETENTIOUS Some feel that Al Gore was PRETENTIOUS when he supposedly claimed to “invent” the internet. (adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one’s skill or abilities, ambitious Syn: inflated, ostentatious, affected Ant: unassuming, unaffected, modest

  31. Pretentious Pretending to be great.

  32. RECAPITULATE (v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up Syn: review, summarize, sum up, go over

  33. Recapitulate Recapture LET ME RECAPITULATE EXACTLY HOW I CAPTURED THE FLAG!

  34. RESUSCITATE (v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence Syn: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate

  35. Resuscitate Revive consciousness

  36. SLOVENLY (adj.) untidy, dirty, careless Syn: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax Ant: neat, tidy, careful, meticulous

  37. Slovenly SLOB

  38. SUPPOSITION Since you are enrolled in English 3 I am working under the supposition that you have passed English 2. (n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence Syn: assumption, presumption, hypothesis

  39. Supposition I suppose

  40. TORPID After a large meal many people feel torpid. (adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull Syn: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid Ant: energetic, dynamic, vigorous

  41. A torpid torpedo is very easy to escape

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