VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY

1. FLABBERGASTED (ADJECTIVE):stupefied
Synonyms: bewildered, confused
Antonyms: expected, aware
Example Sentence:
The three adventurous companions were surprised and flabbergasted, despite their scientific reasoning.

2. FLAIL (VERB): to move energetically in an uncontrolled way
Synonyms: beat, strike
Antonyms: compliment, praise
Example Sentence:
She ran from the house in a terrible rage, her arms flailing in the air.

3. UNBRIDLED (ADJECTIVE): unrestrained
Synonyms: unchecked, uncontrolled Antonyms: restrained
Example Sentence:
New studies show that unbridled hateful speech can cause emotional harm.

4. INFERNO (VERB) : hell
Synonyms: purgatory, blazes
Example Sentence:
Now Paradise and the inferno are understood philosophically as states of being, not places on a chart.

5. GLEAN (VERB): pick out, collect
Synonyms: deduce, extract Antonyms: divide, spread
Example Sentence:
However, an intelligent reader will glean the important information from this possibly-based article.

6. GUMPTION (NOUN): The ability to decide what is the best thing to do in a particular situation
Synonyms: acumen, cleverness Antonyms: idleness, ignorance
Example Sentence:
He had the gumption to directly write to the senior manager of the company.

7. APPANAGE (ADJECTIVE): prerogative
Synonyms: perquisite, immunity Antonyms: duty, obligation
Example Sentence:
Just because you are rich does not give you the prerogative to break the law!

8. JEER (VERB): mock
Synonyms: taunt, sneer
Antonyms: praise, commend
Example Sentence:
Before the assembly, the principal told the student body that anyone who chose to jeer the speaker would be suspended for three days.

9. POTHER (NOUN): disturbance
Synonyms: agitation, annoyance Antonyms: harmony, calm
Example Sentence:
They could not understand what all the pother could be about.

10. PEJORATIVE (ADJECTIVE): derogatory, uncomplimentary
Synonyms: negative, belittling Antonyms: praising, positive
Example Sentence:
The evening’s headline news covered an international scandal caused by a pejorative statement the famous senator had made in reference to a foreign leader.

11. INSINUATION (NOUN): implication
Synonyms: hint, suggestion
Antonyms: question, condemnation
Example Sentence:
But the insinuation that it contains an inherent nefarious motive is simply a means of dismissing the content.

12. DEFT (ADJECTIVE): agile, clever
Synonyms: adept, adroit Antonyms: awkward, clumsy
Example Sentence:
Yet despite the gruff manner and partisan bluster, Frank is a deft and serious legislator.

13. REITERATE (VERB): say or do again
Synonyms: renew, repeat Antonyms: take back
Example Sentence:
But I just want to reiterate we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable.

14. RECANT (VERB): take back something said
Synonyms: revoke, rescind Antonyms: accept, agree
Example Sentence:
However, she has since refused to recant her story and stands by her original claim.

15. HEW (NOUN): cut
Synonyms: cleave, chip
Example Sentence:
Behind all the finger-wagging is the idea that movies about history need to hew to facts.

16. JADE (NOUN): slut
Synonyms: baggage, hooker Antonyms: hold, stagnation
Example Sentence:
This island was of the drift formation, and as late as half a century ago, a portion of it still remained, being called jade Bush.

17. INDISPOSED (NOUN): not well
Synonyms: ailing, confined Antonyms: happy, healthy
Example Sentence:
I was so indisposed that I would have excited the compassion of the most indifferent.

18. ANNEAL (VERB): strengthen
Synonyms: harden, temper Antonyms: flex, soften
Example Sentence:
Taps once out in length seem to get worse at every heating, whether to anneal or to harden.

19. KNURLED (ADJECTIVE): knotted
Synonyms: coarse, rough Antonyms: smooth
Example Sentence:
This head may be secured in any desired position by means of a knurled thumb nut.

20. BROACH (VERB): bring up a topic
Synonyms: hint at, moot Antonyms: close, deny
Example Sentence:
Now as always, Republicans need bipartisan cover to broach the subject of serious budget cutting.

1. IRREDUCIBLE (ADJECTIVE): profiting
Synonyms: exclusive, final
Antonyms: unprofiting, unclear
Example Sentence:
We know that this form of association is not primary and irreducible.

2. HOLOCAUST (NOUN): widespread destruction
Synonyms: devastation, extermination
Antonyms: development, build
Example Sentence:
So we never heard from him again and heard he had been killed, because there were Jews being killed after the holocaust in the country.

3. IMPERTURBABLE (VERB): calm, collected
Synonyms: complacent, composed Antonyms: jittery, irritable
Example Sentence:
The tumult evidently had not affected his imperturbable gayety.

4. HOARSE (ADJECTIVE): raspy in voice
Synonyms: harsh, gruff
Antonyms: polite, smooth
Example Sentence:
His voice turned hoarse after he addressed several meetings

5. HUMONGOUS (NOUN): very large
Synonyms: immense, prodigious Antonyms: small, tiny
Example Sentence:
I feel sleepy because I ate a humongous lunch.

6. WINSOME (ADJECTIVE): winsome
Synonyms: captivating, delightful Antonyms: repulsive, unattractive
Example Sentence:
I have here pictured Rydal Water as a winsome summer lake, for this I am sure, before most of us    know it, its image rises.

7. WILT (VERB): sag, fail
Synonyms: dwindle, fade
Antonyms: develop, expand
Example Sentence:
And when he failed, the whole system was destined to wilt, because he was the system.

8. ANIMUS (NOUN): hostility
Synonyms: bile, mind
Antonyms: friendliness, kindness
Example Sentence:
They showed strong animus against the protestors.

9. IMPORTUNATE (ADJECTIVE): demanding, insistent
Synonyms: dogged, clamant Antonyms: unimportant, undemanding
Example Sentence:
These and many more annoying and importunate people make life a burden to me.

10. CONTUSION (NOUN): bruise, injury
Synonyms: swelling, bang
Antonyms: compliment, praise
Example Sentence:
When the contusion is slight, fomentations of warm vinegar and water, frequently applied, will generally relieve it.