Vocabulary Unit 14 - Level F

extraneous

(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant synonyms: incidental, extrinsic antonyms: intrinsic, relevant, pertinent, germane

sententious

(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy synonyms: aphoristic, epigrammatic, moralistic antonyms: discursive, diffuse, episodic

obdurate

(adj.) stubborn, unyielding synonyms: obstinate, adamant antonyms: yielding, tractable, flexible

jejune

(adj) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile synonyms: vapid, insipid, puerile, childish antonyms: stimulating, mature

credulous

(adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived synonym: gullible antonyms: dubious, skeptical

sadistic

(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel synonyms: brutal, vicious, inhuman, fiendish antonyms: masochistic, clement, humane, merciful

precocious

(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity) synonyms: forward, gifted, advanced antonyms: backward, retarded, slow

turgid

(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language synonyms: inflated, pompous, bombastic, overblown antonyms: muted, understated, unadorned, austere

amenable

(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible synonyms: agreeable, compliant, docile antonyms: unresponsive, resistant, recalcitrant

tortuous

(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious synonyms: circuitous, serpentine, labyrinthine antonyms: direct, straight, straightforward

potpourri

(n) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent. synonyms: hodgepodge, melange, farrago, medley. antonyms: homogenous or uniform group

inception

(n) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc. synonyms: commencement, inauguration, outset antonyms: completion, conclusion, termination

criterion

(n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation synonyms: yardstick, touchstone, gauge, canon

infirmity

(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.) synonyms: affliction, malady, defect

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

carnage

(n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life synonyms: butchery, bloodbath, massacre

supplicate

(v.) to beg earnestly and humbly synonyms: plead, petition, implore, entreat

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

berate

(v.) to scold sharply synonyms: chide, rebuke, reprove, reprimand antonyms: praise, compliment, pat on the back

deplete

(v.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly synonyms: exhaust, empty, drain, bankrupt antonyms: replenish, refill, restock, resupply