Vocabulary Level E Unit 12
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Vocabulary Level E
Unit 12
abjure
“I denounce these proceedings. I quit this court!”The Crucible
Confederate soldiers abjure allegiance to the South and vow to support the Union.
Abjure
• (v.) to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid; shun
• Synonyms – forswear, retract, recant, abstain from
• Antonyms – affirm, avow, profess
august
Caesar Augustus
Alps
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
August
• (adj.) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
• Synonyms – stately, dignified, exalted, venerable
• Antonyms – humble, base, mean, lowly abject
callous
Hit and runLiterally tough skinned
Callous
• (adj.) emotionally hardened, unfeeling
• Synonyms – insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned
• Antonyms – sensitive, compassionate, tenderhearted
elated
Elated
• (adj.) in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased
• Synonyms – overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink
• Antonyms – depressed, crestfallen, despondent, blue
inveterate
Senator Ted Kennedy Long-standing Massachusetts senator
Inveterate
• (adj.) firmly established, long-standing; habitual
• Synonyms – persistent, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool
• Antonyms – sporadic, intermittent, occasional
irrelevant
Are you happily married?
Were you popular in high school?
Are your parents divorced?
Are you close with your siblings?
Job interview
Irrelevant
• (adj.) not to the point, not applicable or pertinent
• Synonyms – inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point
• Antonyms – pertinent, material, apropos
quiescent
Quiescent
• (adj.) inactive; at rest
• Synonyms – still, inert, motionless, dormant, tranquil
• Antonyms – active, thriving, lively, bustling, volatile
ruminate
Ruminate
• (v.) to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud
• Synonyms – ponder, reflect, mull over, muse
trenchantTrenchant arguments for not smoking or drinking and driving.
Cancerous lung Burned in a drunk driving accident
Trenchant
• (adj.) incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut
• Synonyms – penetrating cutting, telling acute
• Antonyms – dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive
acrid
clandestine
Secret love
platitude
• If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
• Whatever!!!
• Get a life.
• Pack a wallop
• Who died and left you boss?
• Too big for his britches
• I have a bone to pick with you.
compunction
indelible
Permanent marker
Vivid memory
Indelible
• (adj.) not able to be erased or removed; memorable
• Synonyms – lasting, permanent, unforgettable
• Antonyms – erasable, impermanent
indulgent
IndulgebulgeSelf indulgent
Indulgent parents
nocturnal
quell
tacit
tangible