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English Literature
Junior Year English Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Approbation | n- the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval Syn- commendation, sanction Ant- disproval, condemnation, censure |
| Assuage | v- to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to appease, satisfy, quench Syn- mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay Ant- intensify, aggravate, exacerbate |
| Expostulate | v- to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| Meritorious | adj- worthy, deserving recognition and praise Syn- praiseworthy, laudable, commendable Ant- blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable |
| Aplomb | (n.) Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity. Synonyms: Composure, Self-Possession, Levelheadedness Antonyms: Confusion, Embarrassment, Abashment |
| Bombastic | (adj.) Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas. Synonyms: Inflated, Highfalutin, High-Flown, Pretentious Antonyms: Unadorned, Simple Plain, Austere |
| Precipitate | (v.) To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to. (adj.) Characterized by excessive haste. (n.) Moisture; the product of an action or process |
| circuitous | (adj.) roundabout, not direct SYNONYMS: indirect, meandering, winding ANTONYMS: straight, direct, as the crow flies |
| sangfroid | (n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances SYNONYMS: poise, self-assurance, equanimity ANTONYMS: excitability, hysteria, flappability |
| tenuous | (adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported SYNONYMS: flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy ANTONYMS: strong, solid, substantial, valid |
| archetype | (n.) an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing |
| gossamer | adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth SYNONYMS: (adj.) filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy ANTONYMS: (adj.) dense, solid, massive |
| querulous | adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful SYNONYMS: petulant, irritable ANTONYMS: uncomplaining, stoical |
| salutary | (adj.) salubrious, curative |
| straitlaced | adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical SYNONYMS: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy ANTONYMS: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute |
| vapid | adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force, insipid, lifeless, colorless SYNONYMS: lifeless, colorless ANTONYMS: zesty, spicy, colorful |
| castigate | to punish severely; to criticize severely Synonyms:chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid Antonyms: reward, honor, praise, laud Example: After he ********** the unruly children, they settled down to study quietly. |
| ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom Synonyms: languor, world-weariness, listlessness Antonyms: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity |
| . insurgent | one who rebels or rises against authority [(adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on] Synonyms: (adj.) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous Antonyms: (adj.) loyalist, loyal, faithful |
| austere | (adj.)severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple plain; harsh or sour syn. forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued ant. mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant |
| crass | adj.)coarse, unfeeling; stupid syn. crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse ant. refin |
| inconsequential | (adj.)trifling, unimportant syn. trivial, negligible, petty, paltry ant. important, essential, crucial, vital |
| bovine | resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive Synonyms: stolid, dull, slow, stupid Antonyms: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick |
| corpulent | fat; having a large, bulky belly Synonyms: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly Antonyms: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated |
| dispassionate i | impartial; calm, free from emotion Synonyms: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached Antonyms: committed, engaged, partial, biased |
| abate | (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit Synonyms: diminish, decrease, subside, let up Antonyms: intensify, increase, magnify, wax |
| adulation | (n) praise or flattery that is excessive Synonyms: adoration, idolization, hero-worship Antonyms: ridicule, derision, odium |
| avarice | (n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth Synonyms: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness |
| bedlam | (n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
| fortuitous | (adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance synonyms: lucky antonyms: premeditated |
| munificent | (adj.) extremely generous, lavish synonyms: bounteous antonyms: miserly |
| abstemious | (adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline synonyms: temperate, sober, moderate antonyms: indulgent, immoderate, intemperate |
| foist | (v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion synonyms: pass off, palm off, fob off |
| pernicious | (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal synonyms: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious antonyms: harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious |
| satiate | (v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied synonyms: (v.) gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge antonyms: (v.) starve, deprive entirely of |
| absolve | to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt S: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon A: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate |
| extenuate | to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses S: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay A: intensify, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate |
| ostentatious | marked by a conspicuous or pretentious display, showy S: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant A: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring |
| sanctimonious | making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, selfrighteous, canting, holier-than-thou A: heartfelt, sincere, humble |
| Abet | (v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy) Antonym: Hamper, Hinder, Impede, Frustrate |
| Disconsolate | (adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation Synonym: Grief-Stricken, Inconsolable, Comfortless Antonym: Cheerful, Blithe, Buoyant, Jaunty |
| Incontrovertible | (adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute Synonym: Incontestable, Indisputable, Indubitable Antonym: Debatable, Dubious, Open to question |
| amenable | (adj) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible Synonyms: agreeable, compliant, docile Anto |
| berate | (v) to scold sharply Synonyms: chide, rebuke, reprove, reprimand Antonyms: praise, compliment, pat on the back |
| expatiate | 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 |
| obdurate | (adj) stubborn, unyielding Synonyms: obstinate, adament Antonyms: yielding, tractable, flexible |
| surfeit | (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 |
| choleric | |
| cloy | (v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things, to glut, satiate, surfeit A: stimulate, whet |
| mollify | (v.) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm; to reduce in intensity S: pacify, placate A: aggravate, exacerbate |
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