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Vocab 24 Master ListDirections: Look through the list of words below. For every word that you already know, please provide a simple definition. Do not look up any words; just fill in a definition to the best of your ability. If you do not know a word or cannot explain its meaning, leave it blank. Do not type into this document; please print and write in pencil or pen. 10 points for completion to the best of your ability. Peremptory. Adj. Having the nature of a command that does not allow discussion or refusal.SynonymsBindingObligatoryMandatoryPrescriptiveCategoricalUnconditionalPositiveEmphaticConcertedDespoticTyrannicalHigh-handedAntonymsTentativeContingentProvisionalIrresoluteIndecisiveHesitantMildUnassumingDiffidentPerjure. Verb. To lie deliberately while under oath.SynonymsForswearPrevaricatePhrasesBear false witnessGive false testimonyPermeate. Verb. To spread through, to penetrateSynonymsPervadeInfiltrateDiffuseSaturateImpregnateImbueFilterSeep throughSoak throughPhrasesInfiltrate enemy linesPernicious. Adj. highly injurious or harmfulSynonymsDeleteriousDetrimentalMalignantBanefulRuinousDestructiveAntonymsWholesomeBeneficialSalutarySalubriousPersevere. Verb. To continue steadfastly despite obstacles or discouragement.SynonymsPersistEndureAntonymsQuitDesistGive upAbandonPhrasesPlug away atStick it outStop at nothing to…Stick to one’s gunsThrow in the towelBite the bulletPhobia. Noun. An intense; irrational fear of something; any strong aversionSynonymsDread (of)Horror (of)Aversion (to)Distaste (for)Abhorrence (of)Antipathy (for)Loathing (of)AntonymsLiking (for)Taste (for)Partiality (for)Fondness (for)Affinity (for)Predilection (for)PhrasesHave a soft spot in one’s heart forHave no stomach forPlagiarism. Noun. The use of another person’s original writing as one’s own.Synonyms.TheftPiracyPhrasesLiterary piracyCopyright infringementCrib (i.e. crib sheet)Plaintive. Adj. sorrowful, melancholy, mournful.SynonymsDolefulDolorousDisconsolateLachrymoseWistfulHeartbrokenTearfulLugubriousAntonymsMerryJocundCheerfulLightheartedPhrasesShed crocodile tearsPlaintive cryPlethora. Adj. superabundance, excessSynonymsProfusionWelterSuperfluityGlutSurplusSurfeitDelugeAvalancheAntonymsScarcityPaucityDearthShortageLackWantPhrasesHave more than you can shake a stick atGive (something) short shriftShortfallPoignant. Adj. keenly moving or touchingSynonymsHeartbreakingTenderHeartrendingWistfulAffectingMelancholyElegiacBittersweetAntonymsUnaffectingBlandVapidInsipidPrecarious. Adj. dangerously unstableSynonymsPerilousHazardousRiskyTreacherousDubiousTouch-and-goTicklishTouchDelicateAntonymsSafeSecureStableFirmCertainImpregnablePhrasesSkate on thin iceWalk on a tightropeHang by a threadOut on a limbPrecocious. Adj. developing unusually earlySynonymsForwardGiftedAdvancedPrematureAntonymsBackwardUnderdevelopedLaggardPhrasesA child prodigyA late bloomerAt a precocious ageA precocious achievementPredatory. Adj. preying onSynonymsMaraudingPillagingLootingRapaciousVoraciousAvariciousExtortionatePhrasesPrey onDespoil the land of its resourcesPirate a novelCannibalize a manuscriptA harpy monsterPrelude. Noun. A. an introductory piece of music. B. anything that precedes or introduces something else.SynonymsOvertureProloguePrefaceAntonymsEpilogue AftermathSequelPhrasesLay the groundwork forA dress rehearsalPremise. Noun: statement upon which an argument is based or from a conclusion is drawn. Verb: to state or to assume as the basis for something else.SynonymsNounsPropositionAxiomThesis HypothesisAssumptionVerbsPrefaceIntroducePredicatePresupposeENRICHINGCommon phobiasAilurophobiaMonophobiaHydrophobiaAcrophobiaAgoraphobiaXenophobiaGynephobiaNyctophobiaAnglophobiaBibliophobiaTriskaidekaphobiaCynophicaArachnophobiaKeraunophobiaOphidiophobiaWords based on philosPhilosophyPhilatelistFrancophileHemophiliaPhilanthropyPhilologyPhilharmonicDiscophileAnglophilePhilanderWord from animalsFelineCanineEquineBovineLeonineVulpineLupineOvineElephantinePorcinePavonineSerpentineUrsineSimianTaurinePiscineAnserineColorful PhrasesLook a gift horse in the mouthA dog in the mangerLose faceRob Peter to pay PaulCall someone on the carpetRest on one’s laurelsA shake in the grassPut all one’s eggs in one basketSplit hairsPocket one’s pridePay through the noseFly off the handleIn a nutshellLive from hand to mothBuy a pig in a pokePut something on a backburnerAcademic VocabularyAegisDelphicDraconianHalcyonHermeticLabyrinthNemesisProteanZephyrVocab 25 Master ListDirections: Look through the list of words below. For every word that you already know, please provide a simple definition. Do not look up any words; just fill in a definition to the best of your ability. If you do not know a word or cannot explain its meaning, leave it blank. Do not type into this document; please print and write in pencil or pen. 10 points for completion to the best of your ability. Prerogative. Noun. A special right or privilege afforded to a person or groupSynonymsPerquisiteAdvantageBenefitBirthrightProbity. Noun. Unquestionable honest or uprightness.SynonymsIntegrityRectitudeEthicalityRighteousnessHonorablenessDecencyAntonymsUnscrupulousnessUnderhandednessShadinessKnaveryChicanerySkullduggeryPhrasesMan/woman of principleMoral fiberSharp practiceProcrastinate. Verb. To delay actionSynonymsPostponeShilly-shallyDilly-dallyTemporizeStallAntonymsAct (on)Take action (on)SettleDecideDispose ofTake care ofPhrasesPlay a waiting gameTable or shelve a billPut something on icePut in cold storageMark timeKeep in a holding patternDrag one’s feetLet something hangHang fireProdigious. Adj. extraordinary in size; marvelousSynonymsTremendousStupendousMammoth’VastGargantuanImmenseMassiveEnormousPhenomenalFabulousIncredibleWondrousAntonymsPunyTinyMinuteTrivialMinisculeNegligible Infinitesimal UnexceptionalUndistinguishedUnimpressiveMediocrePhrasesHerculean taskGargantuan appetiteProliferate. Verb. Rapidly increase in sizeSynonymsBurgeonSnowballMushroomThriveMultiplySpreadProsperFlourishExpandEscalateAccelerateAntonymsDeclineDiminishWaneTaper offDecreasePeter out SubsideDwindlePromulgate. Verb. To announce officially as a law or decreeSynonymsProclaimDecreeBroadcastPublishDisseminateAntonymsConcealKeep secretPhrasesIssue a ukaseSpeak ex cathedraPropensity. Noun. A natural tendency or inclinationSynonymsPenchant (for)Proclivity (toward)Capacity (for)Predilection (for)Bent (for)Gift (for)Genius (for)Preference (for)Fondness (for)AntonymsAversion (to)Repugnance (for)Disinclination (to)Antipathy (to)Immunity (to)PhrasesAccident-proneBe allergic toPropitiate. Verb. To appease, to pacifySynonymsMollifyPlacateConciliateAntonymsAntagonizeAlienateExasperateVexAngerAnnoyIncensePhrasesPour oil on troubled watersHold out an olive branchMake ones peace withDefuse a situationA scapegoatProtracted. Adj. extended or prolonged excessively.SynonymsDrawn-outElongatedInterminableEndlessLong-windedAntonymsContractedCompressedTruncatedBriefFore-shortenedCurtailedProwess. Noun. Superior courage, ability, skillSynonymsValorGallantryDaringBraveryIntrepidityMettlePluckExpertiseFacilityProficiencyAntonymsCowardiceTimidityIncompetenceIneptitudePhrasesFeats of derring-doA tour de forceA paladinPseudonym. Nouns. Fictitious name assumed by an authorSynonymsPen nameNom de plumeNom de guerreAliasPurge. Verb. To cleanse or purify. To get rid of undesirable elements.SynonymsFlush outEjectExpelLiquidateEcterminateWeed outClearPhrasesWipe the slate cleanMake a clean sweepA witch huntA catharsisPusillanimous. Adj. contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited.SynonymsTimidTimorousFrightenedFearfulSpinelessGutlessLily-liveredFaintheartedAntonymsBoldDaringCourageousSpiritedDynamicForcefulPhrasesAfraid of one’s shadowHave spunkQuell. Verb. To bring to an end by force. To quiet or pacitySynonymsSuppressExtinguishSubdueStamp outQuashSquelchCrushPut downSilenceCalmAllayAssuageAntonymsFomentProokeInciteKindleEnflameArouseStir upPhrasesPut the kibosh onIncite to riotAn agent provocateurA peacekeeperQuixotic. Adj. high minded but impracticalSynonymsIdealisticVisionaryFancifulUnrealisticUtopianAntonymsRealisticPracticalDown-to-earthPhrasesHave one’s head in the cloudsPie-in-the-sky proposalChimeraENRICHINGLatin HeritageAbjureJuvenileLatentOpacityMendaciousObtrudeLongevityOscillateMotivateOrbitRabidJunctureLethalMagnateLuminousNocturnalOrificeMaturateProxyPutridMolestNeutralityPurportEnumerateMutePutativePulverizeRecluseRancidOrdinanceEcologyObfuscationSpuriousDissembleUnwarrantedDistortPotencyFalloutNebulousLinguisticInadvertentSupplementCivilianVocab 26 Master ListDirections: Look through the list of words below. For every word that you already know, please provide a simple definition. Do not look up any words; just fill in a definition to the best of your ability. If you do not know a word or cannot explain its meaning, leave it blank. Do not type into this document; please print and write in pencil or pen. 10 points for completion to the best of your ability. Raze. Verb. To level to the ground; to blot outSynonymsFlattenGutFellObliterateEradicateEffaceTear downDismantleKnock downDevastateAntonymsRaiseErectSet uupBuildPhrasesLay waste toReduce to a pile of rubbleScorched earthRecalcitrant. Adj: stubbornly resistant to authority. Noun: a perverse or wayward person.SynonymsObstinatePerverseIntractableUnyieldingContraryRebelliousDefiantUncooperativeContumaciousPigheadedOrneryAntonymsCompliantComplaisantAcquiescentTractableCooperativeDocileAmenableAccommodatingWillingPhrasesBe at odds withA diehardAs stubborn as a muleOpposite sides of the fenceRecant. Verb. To withdraw formally or publicallySynonymsDisownRenounceRetractRepudiateDisavowAbjureAntonymsAffirmReaffirmAverHold fast toCleave toAdherePhrasesEat one’s wordsEat humble pieReciprocate. Verb. To give in returnSynonymsExchangeRepayRequiteReimburseRecompenseInterchangePhrasesTit for tatPay back in kindRecrimination. Noun. The act of answering an accusation with another bitter reply.SynonymsCounterchargeCounteraccusationRetortRedundant. Adj. unnecessarily repetitive or superfluous.SynonymsVerboseProlixPleonasticWrodyTautologicalSuperabundantExcessiveAntonymsLaconicTerseInsufficientScarceRelent. Verb. To become less harsh or severe to let up or slackenSynonymsYieldModerateSoftenAntonymsHardenStiffen Be adamantPhrasesTemper the wind to the shorn lambGo the whole nine yards.Reminiscence. Noun. A memory, the act of recalling the past.SynonymsRecollectionRemembranceMemoirPhrasesA flashbackDwell in the pastRelive the pastTotal recallDéjà vu. Remorse. Noun. Self-reproach, regret, anguish.SynonymsRegretfulnessShameContritionSorrowRepentancePenitenceAntonymsCallousnessIndifferenceUnconcernImpenitencePhrasesWear sackcloth and ashesA twinge or pang of consciencePrick of the conscienceHave a heart of stoneRenegade. Noun: a person who deserts one cause or group for another. Adj: disloyal or traitorousSynonymsTurncoatTraitorDefectorDeserterApostateRecreantPerfidiousAntonymsLoyalistLoyalStaunchTrue blueReliablePhrasersA volte-faceDo an about faceRepercussion. Noun. An indirect effect or result produced by an event or actionSynonyms.AftereffectAftermathReverberationBacklashReplenish. Verb. To refill or provide a new supply of.SynonymsRestockRenewReplaceAntonymsDepleteUse upEmptyExhaustPhrasesDevoid ofReprisal. Noun. Retaliation for injuries received.SynonymsRetributionRequitalVengeanceRevengePhrasesVendettaQuid pro quoAn eye for an eyeA tooth for a toothGet a dose of one’s own medicineRescind. Verb. To cancel or withdrawSynonyms.RevokeRepealRetract RecallAbrogateAnnulNullifyCountermandInvalidate.AntonymsAffirmConfirm,EnforceEndorseUpholdRatifyUnderwritePhrasesNull and voidRescind an offerRescind an invitationResilient. Adj. flexible or able to resume its shape, able to recover quickly.SynonymsPliableSuppleMalleableBuoyantAntonymsInflexibleRigidStiffObdurateAdamantENRICHINGNamesByronicKeynesianChaucerianJoyceanMarxistAristotelianEdwardianKafkaesqueJeffersonianElizabethanPlatonicThomisticDickensianMosaicNapoleonicSocraticFreudianMachiavellianShavianDarwinianRabelaisianCeltic HeritageShamrockBansheeCragBrogueLeprechaunPlaidSloganBogFrenchCommuniqueEtiquetteMoraleProtégéEntréeVis-à-visFlairPlateauReservoirEncorePenchantGenreEnsembleTete-a-teteLiaisonAcademic VocabularyApotheosisColloquialDemoticDeus ex machinaNom de plumeRecursive Roman a clefSine qua nonVernacularVocab 27 Master ListDirections: Look through the list of words below. For every word that you already know, please provide a simple definition. Do not look up any words; just fill in a definition to the best of your ability. If you do not know a word or cannot explain its meaning, leave it blank. Do not type into this document; please print and write in pencil or pen. 10 points for completion to the best of your ability. I. Reticent: adj. reserved, no inclined to speak out.SynonymsTaciturnTight-lippedUncommunicativeClose-mouthedHesitantAntonymsVolubleProlixGarrulousLoquaciousPhrasesMum’s the wordRun off at the mouthCat got your tongueII. Retribution: noun. Just payment for something—usually a punishment.SynonymsRequitalRecompenseRedressCompensationSatisfactionRetaliationReprisalRestitutionVengeanceRevengePhrasesOne’s just dessertsPound of fleshIII. Retroactive: adj. Applying or referring to a period prior to enactmentSynonymsRetrospectiveIV. Reverberate: verb. To resound, to echo again and againSynonymsReboundRecoilRicochetBounce backSnap backResonateRumbleBoomThunderPhrasesThe recoil of a rifleV. Revere: verb. To hold in great awe, esteem, or respect.SynonymsVenerateCherishIdolizeEsteemAdmireHonorAntonymsRidiculeRevileExecrateDisparageBelittleDenigratePhrasesHero worshipPut someone on a pedestalVI. Ritual: noun. A prescribed form, practice, or ceremony done regularly or practiced faithfully.SynonymsLiturgyCeremonyFormalitiesServicePhrasesStand on ceremonyRite of passageVII. Rudiment: noun. A basic principle, element, or skillSynonymsBasicsFundamentalsABCsFirst principlesPhrasesA primerIn an embryonic stage of developmentVIII. Ruminate: verb. To ponder at lengthSynonymsMasticateMull overReflect uponDeliberateMuse onCogitatePhrasesPut on one’s thinking capIX. Ruse: noun. An action or device designed to confuse or mislead.SynonymsStratagemPloySubterfugeArtificeGimmickTrickPhrasesRed herringX. Sabotage: verb and noun. V: to hamper, injure, or destroy maliciously. N: Damage or hindrance inflicted.SynonymsSubvertUndermineDisruptHamstringWreckDamageSubversionTreacheryPhrasesThrow a monkey wrench into the worksStab someone in the backGum up the worksA job actionXI. Sacrilegious: adj. wickedly disrespectful of sacred or revered things.SynonymsImpiousBlasphemousUngodlyUnholyWickedSinfulImmoralReprobateIrreverentIconoclasticAntonymsPiousReverentGodlyDevoutXII. Salient: noun and adj. Adj: prominent or conspicuous, standing out. Noun: anything that protrudes beyond its surroundings.SynonymsProtuberanceProtrusionBulgeBumpOutstandingNoticeableStrikingPronouncedAntonymsDentDepressionTroughCavityHoleDipInconspicuousUnobtrusivePhrasesIn high reliefKeep a low profileSalient trait or salient detailXIII. Sanctimonious: adj. making a great but insincere show of being holy or righteous in order to impress others.SynonymsHypocriticalPietisticSelf-righteousCantingPompousInsincereHolier-than-thouSimon-pureAntonymsHeartfeltSincerePhrasesA stuffed shirtA TartuffeXIV. Sanguine: adj. reddish or ruddy (like blood flowing in your cheeks).SynonymsRosyRubicundFloridFlushedGlowingBuoyantSunnyBrightHopefulAntonymsPalePallidWanPessimisticDespondentBleakGloomyGlumPhrasesPollyannaProphet of doomCassandraXV. Satellite: noun. Natural or artificial body revolving around celestial boy of larger size. A country under the control or influence of a bigger, stronger country. Dependent.SynonymsSpacecraftAppendageProtectorateClientSubordinateSubjectAntonymsHegemonyDominionDominantParentPredominantPrincipalGoverningPhrasesSphere of influenceClient stateMother countryParent organizationEnrichingI. Myth and RitualA.Traditional PurportCosmicCatastropheRedemptionAccretionDemythologizeRigorousAnonymousCommunalProjectionultimateAestheticColleagueSolidaritySocietalFancifulAnthropologyArchetypeRacistPrescribedPropagateExtendedCollectiveSymbolicPrimitiveEmbodyComparativePsycheTechnologicalB.Balder (Norse)Quetzalcoatl (Mexican)Osiris (Egypt)Cu Chulainn (Irish)Shiva (Hindu)Marduk (Babylonian)Prometheus (Greek)Romulus (Roman)Siegfried (German)II. A Verbal DivisionSilver-tonguedTight-lippedHard-nosedFlat-footedHotheadedOpenhandedThink-skinnedSharp-tonguedClosemouthedOpen-facedLight-fingeredTightfistedLight-headedWide-eyedHot-bloodedWord Parts (define the underlined words)“Re”back, backwards, behindRecede:“Re” againRedo:“Re” very, completelyRevile:“Retro” backwards, behind, backRetrospect:“Sacr” “Sanct” Holy Sanctify: ................
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