eng 2 vocab 2

Antipathy

a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion. "his fundamental antipathy to capitalism" synonyms: hostility, antagonism

Progeny

a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring. "the progeny of mixed marriages" synonyms: offspring, young

Ennui

a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. synonyms: boredom, tedium

Histrionic

adjective 1. overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style. "a histrionic outburst" synonyms: melodramatic, theatrical, dramatic, exaggerated, stagy, actorly, showy, affected, artificial, overacted, overdone; More noun 1. exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention. "discussions around the issue have been based as much in histrionics as in history" synonyms: dramatics, theatrics

Presentiment

an intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding. "a presentiment of disaster" synonyms: premonition, foreboding, intuition, (funny) feeling, hunch

Perpetrate

carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action). "a crime has been perpetrated against a sovereign state" synonyms: commit, carry out

Propitious

giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable. "the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious" synonyms: favorable, auspicious

Quiescent

in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy. "strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent" synonyms: inactive, inert

Intercede

intervene on behalf of another. "I begged him to intercede for Theresa, but he never did a thing" synonyms: mediate, intermediate

Pedantic

of or like a pedant. "many of the essays are long, dense, and too pedantic to hold great appeal" synonyms: overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise pedant- A pedant is a person who is excessively concerned with formalism, accuracy, and precision, or one who makes an ostentatious and arrogant show of learning.

Dissuade

persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action. "his friends tried to dissuade him from flying" synonyms: discourage from, deter from

Demilitarize

remove all military forces from (an area). "a demilitarized zone"

Depose

remove from office suddenly and forcefully. "he had been deposed by a military coup" synonyms: overthrow, unseat, dethrone, topple, remove, supplant, displace; More 2. LAW testify to or give (evidence) on oath, typically in a written statement. "every affidavit shall state which of the facts deposed to are within the deponent's knowledge" synonyms: swear, testify

Intersperse

scatter among or between other things; place here and there. "interspersed between tragic stories are a few songs supplying comic relief" synonyms: scatter, disperse,

Martyrdom

the death or suffering of a martyr. a display of feigned or exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy or admiration. martyr-a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs. "saints, martyrs, and witnesses to the faith"

Fratricide

the killing of one's brother or sister. a person who kills their brother or sister.

Jaded

tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something. "meals to tempt the most jaded appetites" synonyms: surfeited, sated

Rife

(especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread. "male chauvinism was rife in medicine in those days" synonyms: widespread, general

Perdition

(in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death. synonyms: damnation, eternal punishment a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul

Abdicate

(of a monarch) renounce one's throne. "in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor" synonyms: resign, retire, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne; More antonyms: be crowned, accede to fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty). "the government was accused of abdicating its responsibility" synonyms: disown, reject, renounce