ABANDON: To give up completely - abandoned the sinking ship.
Synonyms: relinquish, forgo, forsake
ACADEMIC: Pertaining to school; theoretical academic interests; an academic discussion, with
no practical implications.
Synonym: scholastic
ACCELERATE: - To quicken, speed tip - took an accelerated course in order to graduate early.
Synonym: expedite (adj. expeditious)
Antonym: retard
ADVERSITY: Misfortune - calm in the face of adversity.
Synonyms: affliction, mischance, reverses
AGGRESSIVE (noun: AGGRESSION. an unprovoked attack): self-assertive; attacking,
offensive - annoyed people by his aggressive attitude;
Synonyms: bumptious, officious, obtrusive
Antonyms: meek, humble, retiring, diffident
AMBIGUOUS: Uncertain, vague, capable of being inter- in more than one way - puzzled by the
ambiguous statement.
Synonyms: hazy, obscure, equivocal, dubious, nebulous
Antonyms: explicit, unquestionable
ANONYMOUS: Of unknown authorship-an anonymous publication.
APPREHENSIVE (verb: APPREHEND): Fearful - Being unprepared, John is apprehensive of
the examination.
ARTFUL: Sly; crafty - attained his mean objective by artful measures.
Synonyms: cunning, wily, adroit, ingenious, guileful
Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous, artless
ATHEIST: One who denies that God exists - The atheist declared, "There is no God."
Synonyms: infidel, agnostic, sceptic
ATTRIBUTE (verb): Assign -attributed his success to bard work.
Synonym: ascribe
(noun): An inherent quality -Generosity was his outstanding attribute.
AUTHENTIC: Genuine -proved to be an authentic document.
Synonyms: veritable, bona fide
Antonyms; apocryphal, counterfeit, spurious, bogus
BANTER: Good-natured teasing or ridicule-The two wits I exchanged banter, to the amusement
of the audience.
Synonyms: raillery, chaff
BIASED: Prejudiced - misled by a biased point of view.
Synonyms: bigoted, arbitrary, partial, partisan
Antonyms: disinterested, equitable
BIZARRE: Queer; unusual in appearance- bizarre clothes, outlandish in the extreme.
Synonyms: odd, fantastic, grotesque, eccentric
BOG: A swamp - sank into the spongy bog.
Synonyms: morass, fen, quagmire, mire
CANDID (noun: CANDOR): Frank, outspoken; impartial a candid reply that could hardly be
more forthright.
Synonyms: artless, ingenuous, unbiased
Antonyms: guileful, evasive
CHRONIC: Continuing a long time; habitual-a. chronic complaint, persisting for years.
Synonyms: persistent, unremitting, inveterate, incessant, constant
Antonyms: intermittent, sporadic, infrequent
CIVIL:
1. Of or having to do with citizens or the state - We I civil duties as well as civil
liberties.
2. Polite, courteous - answered in a civil fashion.
Synonyms: respectful, gracious
COALITION (verb: COALESCE): Alliance; merging of various units into one unit - three
parties forming a coalition to rule the country.
Synonyms: amalgamation, consolidation, fusion
COLLUSION: Working together secretly for an evil purpose - acted in collusion to overthrow
the government.
Synonyms: collaboration, conspiracy, conniving, machination
COMPATIBLE: Harmonious; able, to get along together parted company because they were not
compatible.
Synonyms: congruous, consistent
Antonyms: incongruous, discordant, incompatible
COMPENSATION: Payment for services - just compensation for his labor.
Synonyms: stipend, remuneration, recompense, emolument
COMPLACENT: Self-satisfied - looked on his own performance with a complacent smile.
Synonym: smug
CONDOLE (noun: CONDOLENCE): To express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or
misfortune - condoled with each other in their grief.
Synonyms: commiserate, show compassion, solace
CONDONE: To forgive or overlook (an offense) - condoned the deed, in view of the offender's
age.
Synonyms: extenuate, palliate, mitigate, gloss
CONSENSUS. General agreement - The consensus of the committee was that no action should
be taken.
Synonym: accord
COSMOPOLITAN (noun): One who is at home in all countries - A cosmopolitan can feel at
ease anywhere in the world.
(adj.): Free from local prejudices - a world-wide traveller, cosmopolitan in tastes and attitudes.
Synonyms: Catholic
Antonyms: parochial, provincial
CRASS: Coarse and stupid - displayed crass ignorance.
Synonym: gross
CREDIBLE: Worthy of belief - a credible story, true to life.
Antonym: incredible
CREDITABLE: Deserving or reflecting Credit or honour - applauded for his creditable
performance.
Synonyms: praiseworthy, meritorious, commendable
Antonyms: discreditable, infamous, opprobrious, ignominious
CURT: Rudely abrupt -offended by the curt response.
Synonyms: blunt, brusque, bluff
Antonyms: affable, civil
DELINQUENT (noun): An offender - found to be a delinquent by the court.
(adj.): Failing to fulfil an obligation - too many people who are delinquent in meeting their civic
duties.
Synonym: derelict
DEMEANOR: Behaviour; bearing - carrying himself with a proud demeanour.
Synonyms: deportment, mien
DENOUNCE (noun: DENUNCIATION): To speak against - denounced by the press as a traitor.
Synonyms: stigmatize, censure, reprehend, castigate
Antonyms: laud, eulogize
DEPRECIATE: To belittle or speak slightingly of - depreciated John's acting ability.
Synonyms: disparage, derogate (adj. derogatory)
Antonyms: enhance, magnify, extol, laud, eulogize
DEVIOUS:
(1) Winding; indirect - took a devious, rather than the direct way home.
Synonym: circuitous
(2) Straying from the right course - used devious means to attain his wicked ends.
Synonyms: crooked, erring
DEVOUT: Devoted to religious observances - devout in his regularity of attendance at worship.
Synonyms: pious, religious
Antonym: impious
DILEMMA: A situation calling for a choice between two equally difficult alternatives; hence, a
difficult or perplexing situation - faced with a dilemma defying solution.
Synonyms: predicament, quandary, plight
DISCRETE: Separate - two discrete issues, totally unrelated.
DISTRAUGHT: Mentally distressed; distracted - distraught by trials and tribulations.
Synonym: harassed
DIVERSE: (verb: DIVERSIFY; noun: DIVISIBILITY): Varied; different - two diverse
characters; one candid, the other insincere.
Synonym: multifarious
DIVULGE: To make public or reveal - refused to divulge his source of information.
Synonyms: disclose, impart
DYNAMIC: Forceful - possessed dynamic energy, tireless and powerful.
Synonym: energetic
Antonyms: static, inert, dormant, torpid, sluggish, quiescent
EDIFY: To instruct or uplift, particularly in morals or religion - a story that edifies the reader, as well as entertains him.
EJACULATE: To exclaim or utter suddenly - ejaculated cry of horror.
ENGENDER: To cause, produce, or stir up-an act that engendered good will.
ERRATIC: Irresponsible, eccentric; lacking a fixed purpose erratic behaviour, reflecting his
queer ideas.
EXCEPTIONABLE: Objectionable - exceptionable behaviour, universally criticized.
Synonyms: questionable, reprehensible, censurable
Antonym: laudable
EXEMPLARY (noun: EXEMPLAR): Serving as a model; commendable - exemplary conduct
approved by all.
Synonyms: illustrative, typical; praiseworthy, laudable
EXOTIC: Strange and foreign - an exotic costume imported from Asia.
EXPLOIT (verb): To use for one's selfish purpose – refugees exploited by unscrupulous
employers.
(noun): A brilliant deed - lauded for his exploits in science.
Synonym: feat
EXTINCT: No longer existing or active - the extinct dinosaur, alive only in history.
Synonym: defunct
Antonym: extant
FACADE: Front or face, especially of a building - a facade of marble.
FEASIBLE: Workable - a feasible plan, proved practical by - previous experience.
Antonym: impracticable
FETISH.
(1) Something that is believed to have magical powers - savages worshipping the fetish in a ceremonial dance.
Synonym: charm, talisman, amulet
(2) An object of unreasoning devotion and worship – Photography, begun as a hobby, became a
fetish.
FICTITIOUS: Unreal; made-up - used a fictitious name to avoid being recognized.
Synonym: fabricated
FLAUNT: Display or wave boastfully - flaunted the excellent report before his delighted
parents.
FLEETING: Passing swiftly -the fleeting hours of happiness
Synonyms: transitory, fugitive
FLUCTUATE: To waver from one course to another; to vary irregularly - his mood fluctuating
with every hour.
Synonyms: oscillate, vacillate, undulate, sway
FRUSTRATE: To prevent (the attainment of an object); to defeat or render ineffectual - His
scholastic progress was frustrated by a serious illness.
Synonyms: balk, thwart, foil, baffle, obstruct, discomfit
Antonym: abet
GARNISH: To trim or decorate - dishes garnished attractively with greens.
Synonyms: adorn, deck
GREGARIOUS: Habitually fond of associating in a company or herd - gregarious sheep; that
gregarious animal, man.
Antonyms: lone, aloof
HAIL: To greet - The crowd hailed the returning hero.
Synonyms: accost, salute
HOAX (noun): A trick or deception; a practical joke - played a hoax upon the credulous public.
Synonym: canard
(verb): To play a trick on; to deceive - He hoaxed the crowd completely with his disguise.
HYPOTHESIS: An assumption made for the sake of argument - worked from a fantastic
hypothesis.
Synonym: supposition
IDIOSYNCRASY: A. personal peculiarity - Wearing white was one of Whistler's
idiosyncrasies.
Synonyms: eccentricity, foible, mannerism, crotchet, aberration, quirk, singularity
IMMACULATE: Spotless; pure - an immaculate reputation.
Synonyms: undefiled, unsullied, unblemished, untarnished
Antonyms: defiled, sullied, blemished
IMMUNE (verb: IMMUNIZE): Exempt from; protected from - immune from taxation.
Synonym : unsusceptible
IMPECCABLE: Faultless - performed with impeccable skill.
Synonyms: consummate, irreproachable, unerring, infallible
Antonyms: culpable, fallible
IMPERVIOUS: Incapable of being penetrated - a mind impervious to new ideas.
Synonyms: impermeable, impenetrable
Antonyms: permeable, pervasive
IMPLICIT:
(1) Implied but not clearly expressed - an implicit agreement.
(2) Unquestioning - implicit confidence.
Synonyms: tacit, implied
Antonym: explicit
IMPORT (noun): Meaning; significance or importance - a matter of great import.
Synonyms: purport, moment, consequence
INCISIVE: Cutting, penetrating - incisive criticism.
Synonyms: sarcastic, mordant, trenchant, acute
INCREMENT: An increase - a salary increment.
Synonym: accrual
INDIGENOUS: Native - Rice is indigenous to China.
Synonyms: innate, inborn
INFERENCE: A conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises - an inference drawn
from his remarks.
Synonyms: deduction, implication
INGENIOUS: Demonstrating originality, skill, or resourcefulness - an ingenious device.
Synonyms: dextrous, inventive, adroit
Antonyms: maladroit, gauche
INHIBIT: To check or hinder - inhibited his friend from a foolhardy course.
Synonyms: restrain, curb
Antonym: promote
INSTIGATE: To stir tip - instigated discontent among the soldiers.
Synonyms: foment, incite
INTEGRITY: Honesty, moral soundness - a man of proved integrity.
Synonyms: probity, uprightness, incorruptibility
JARGON: Confused, unintelligible, meaningless talk; special vocabulary used only by members
of a group or trade - Variety, a newspaper written in theatrical jargon.
Synonyms: gibberish, argot, cant
JEOPARDY: Danger - His life was in jeopardy.
Synonyms: hazard, peril
JUDICIOUS: Wise; using or exhibiting good judgment - a well-chosen plan, termed judicious by
all.
Synonyms: discreet, politic, discerning
LATENT: Hidden; present but not fully developed - latent talent that time will reveal.
Synonyms: dormant, quiescent, covert, potential
Antonyms: apparent, patent
LAVISH:
(1) Profuse or generous - lavish in praise.
Synonyms: ample, superabundant
(2) Given to extravagance - a lavish spender.
Synonyms: prodigal, munificent, magnanimous.
Antonyms: parsimonious, niggardly, frugal, penurious
LETHAL: Deadly - a lethal weapon.
Synonyms: mortal, fatal
LONGEVITY: Prolonged duration of life - a country remarkable for the longevity of its
inhabitants.
LOW: To bellow softly like cattle - the lowing herd in the meadow.
Synonym: moo
LUCID: Clear; transparent; easily understood - a lucid explanation of a difficult text.
Synonyms: pellucid, perspicuous, intelligible, limpid, luminous, translucent
Antonyms: abstruse, obscure
LUDICROUS: Ridiculous; producing laughter - a ludicrous remark that set them all to roaring.
Synonyms: mirthful, droll, comical, absurd
Antonyms: doleful, lugubrious, dismal.
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