Vocabulary workshop level f unit 14 vocab defs. + syns./antyns. – Flashcards
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amenable
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(adj) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible Synonyms: agreeable, compliant, docile Antonyms: unresponsive, resistant, recalcitrant
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berate
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(v) to scold sharply Synonyms: chide, rebuke, reprove, reprimand Antonyms: praise, compliment, pat on the back
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carnage
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(n) large-scale slaughter or loss of life Synonyms: butchery, bloodbath, massacre
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credulous
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(adj) too ready to believe, easily deceived Synonyms: gullible Antonyms: dubious, skeptical
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criterion
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(n) a rule, test; a standard for judgement or evaluation Synonyms: yardstick, touchstone, gauge, canon
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deplete
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(v) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly Synonyms: exhaust, empty, drain, bankrupt Antonyms: replenish, refill, restock, resupply
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expatiate
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(v) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely Synonyms: elaborate, enlarge, descant, wander, roam Antonyms: sketch roughly, summarize, condense, adumbrate
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extraneous
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(adj) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant Synonyms: incidental, extrinsic Antonyms: intrinsic, relevant, pertinent, germane
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inception
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(n) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc. Synonyms: commencement, inauguration, outset Antonyms: completion, conclusion, termination
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infirmity
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(n) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral) Synonyms: afflication, malady, defect
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jejune
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(adj) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immatuve, juvenile Synonyms: vapid, insipid, puerile, childish Antonyms: stimulating, mature
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obdurate
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(adj) stubborn, unyielding Synonyms: obstinate, adamant Antonyms: yielding, tractable, flexible
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potpourri
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(n) A collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent Synonyms: hodgepodge, melange, farrago, medley Antonyms: homogeneous or uniform group
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precocious
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(adj) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity) Synonyms: foward, gifted, advanced Antonyms: backward, retarded, slow
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sadistic
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(adj) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel Synonyms: brutal, vicious, inhuman, fiendish Antonyms: masochistic, clement, humane, merciful
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sententious
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(adj) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy Synonyms: aphoristic, epigrammatic, moralistic Antontms: discursive, diffuse, episodic
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supplicate
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(v) to beg earnestly and humbly Synonyms: plead, petition, implore, entreat
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surfeit
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(n) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v) to feed or supply with anything to excess Synonyms: (n) excess, glut; (v) cloy, satiate Antonyms: (n) dearth, paucity, lack
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tortuous
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(adj) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious Synonyms: circuitous, serpentine, labyrinthine Antonyms: direct, straight, straightfoward
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turgid
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(adj) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language Synonyms: inflated, pompous, bombastic, overblown Antonyms: muted, understated, unadorned, austere
