VOCABULARY WORKSHOP
English III Sat/Vocab
Word Definition Synonym/Antonym
|Elicit (v) |
|To draw forth |
|Evoke/stifle |
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|Petulant (adj) |
|Peevish, easily irrated |
|Testy/serene |
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|Lurid (adj) |
|Causing shock, horror, or revulsion |
|Gory/pleasant |
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|Callow(adj) |
|Without experience |
|Immature/sophisticated |
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|Epitome (n) |
|An instance that represents a larger reality |
|Model/ |
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|infringe |
|To violate, trespass |
|Intrude/stay in bounds |
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|Surmise(v) |
|To guess |
|Infer/ |
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|Permeate (v) |
|To spread through |
|Soak through |
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|Commiserate (v) |
|Have pity for |
|Empathize/no remorse |
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|Inadvertent (adj) |
|Unintentional |
|Accidental/deliberate |
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|Tenuous (adj) |
|Thin, lacking clarity or sharpness |
|Flimsy/strong |
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|Affable (adj) |
|Courteous and pleasant |
|Cordial/cantankerous |
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|Propensity (n) |
|A natural inclination |
|Natural bent/ natural inability |
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|Remonstrate (v) |
|To argue or plead against, protest |
|Reason against |
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|Extricate (v) |
|To free from difficulties |
|Disengage/involve |
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|Scathing (adj) |
|Bitterly severe |
|Harsh/mild |
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|Transient (adj) |
|Lasting only a short time |
|Impermanent/imperishable |
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|Unwieldy (adj) |
|Not easily carried or handled |
|Clumsy/manageable |
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|Castigate (v) |
|To punish severely |
|Rebuke/praise |
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|Brusque (adj) |
|Abrupt, blunt |
|Rough/gracious |
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|Contrive (v) |
|To invent |
|Think up |
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|Heinous (adj) |
|Offensive, hateful |
|Evil/wonderful |
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|Insurgent (n) |
|One who rebels |
|Revolutionary/faithful |
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|Vicarious (adj) |
|Experience by one person in the place of another |
|Surrogate/actual |
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|Austere (adj) |
|Plain, simple |
|Rigorous/mild |
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|Crass (adj) |
|Coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
|Crude/elegant |
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|Pillage (v) |
|To rob of goods by force |
|Plunder/ |
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|Mitigate (v) |
|To make milder or softer |
|Lessen/intensify |
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|Grandiose (adj) |
|Grand in an impressive exaggerated way |
|Highfalutin/simle |
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|Prate (v) |
|To talk a great deal in an aimless fashion |
|Chatter/come to point |
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|Reprove (v) |
|To find fault with, scold, rebuke |
|Chastise/commend |
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|Acrimonious (adj) |
|Stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
|Hostile/gentle |
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|Relegate (v) |
|To place in a lower position |
|Demote/advance |
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|Impugn (v) |
|To call into question |
|Challenge/verify |
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|Pretentious (adj) |
|Done for show |
|Inflated/modest |
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|Avarice (n) |
|A greedy desire, particularly for wealth |
|Cupidity |
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|Abate (v) |
|To make less in amount, degree |
|Diminish/intensify |
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|Egregious (adj) |
|Standing out from the mass |
|Blatant/unnoticeable |
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|Novice (n) |
|One who is just a beginner at some activity |
|Apprentice/veteran |
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|Bedlam (n) |
|A state or scene of uproar and confusion |
|Chaos/order |
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|Invective (n) |
|Abusive language |
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|Disseminate (v) |
|To scatter or spread widely |
|Disperse/conceal |
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|Contingent (adj) |
|Possible; likel to happen |
|Conditional/certain |
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|Denizen (n) |
|An inhabitant, resident |
|Dweller/outsider |
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|Clangor (n) |
|A loud ringing sound |
|Uproar/silence |
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|Scintillating (adj) |
|Sparkling twinkling |
|Flashing/dull |
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|Winsome (adj) |
|Charming attractive, pleasing |
|Delightful/unappealing |
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|Broach (v) |
|To bring up or begin to talk about; to announce |
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|Connoisseur (n) |
|An expert |
|Authority/ |
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|Deplete (v) |
|To use as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly |
|Empty/refill |
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|Turgid (adj) |
|Swollen, bloated |
|Overblown/understated |
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|Surfeit (n) |
|An excess or overindulgence |
|Glut/lack |
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|Enigmatic (adj) |
|Puzzling, perplexing, not easily understood |
|Mysterious/understandable |
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|Curtail(v) |
|To cut short |
|Limit/extend |
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|Onus (n) |
|Something that is heavy or burdensome; a stigma; blame |
|duty |
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