English Vocab #1 Terms

(adj) Even after the rain, the __________ smell of smoke still hangs over the area that was ravaged by wildfires. synonym: bitter antonym: satisfying

acrid

(adj) I bought the most ___________ gift for my mother for my birthday. synonym: agreeable antonym: unpleasant

amiable

(adj) The ocean is a _____________ place on the planet. synonym: spacious antonym: cramped

capacious

(adj) One of the biggest challenges faced by the senior prank committee was finding a place to store supplies where they would not be _______________. synonym: bold antonym: concealed

conspicuous

(n) Everyone looked at the teacher with looks of ____________ after hearing what would be on the test. synonym: panic antonym: calmness

consternation

(adj) The boys, despite being on opposite sides of the room, were being ________________ towards each other. synonym: aggressive antonym: peaceful

contentious

(adj) The woman's ____________ face could only be a result of a botched plastic surgery. synonym: artificial antonym: natural

contrived

(n) The woman's ____________ showed she would soon be ready to leave the hospital. synonym: recovery antonym: decline

convalescence

(n) This wonderful moment represents the ___________________________ of years of planning and hard work. synonym: peak antonym: minimum

culmination

(n) It was his ________________ that got him in trouble with the principal. synonym: behavior antonym: impoliteness

demeanor

(v) I walked into the apartment and could ____________ that something had been taken. synonym: observe antonym: disregard

discern

(n) Generally, our torn jeans and messy, shoulder-length hair drew looks of _______________ from the elders in town. synonym: disgust antonym: tolerance

disdain

(v) Voters typically disapprove of political advertisements in which candidates openly _______________________________ each other's personal character and voting record. synonym: belittle antonym: compliment

disparage

(n) The television's ____________ lit up the entire room. synonym: brightness antonym: darkness

effulgence

(adj) I've never seen such an _______________________ example of selfishness and lack of concern for another's well-being. synonym: shameful antonym: good

egregious

(adj) There is plenty of ____________________ evidence to suggest that his research is valid. synonym: factual antonym: unproven

empirical

(v) The drifting car began to ___________ into the wrong side of the road. synonym: creep antonym: ignore

encroach

(adj) Because of the ____________________ nature of the evidence, the oversight committee was unable to make a meaningful recommendation to the board of directors. synonym: doubtful antonym: undeniable

equivocal

(v) An athlete who has a significant injury should avoid strenuous activity that may ______________________ the situation. synonym: worsen antonym: improve

exacerbate

(n) Traveling to the Middle East during a time period of upheaval and unrest would be considered pure ____________ by most security experts. synonym: nonsense antonym: logicalness

folly

(adj) The dancer trained tirelessly to the point that her technique was ______________. synonym: impressive antonym: nonthreatening

formidable

(adj) Although the room was silent, there were a selected few that seemed to communicate the ________ message through eye contact. synonym: shifty antonym: straightforward

furtive

(adj) We do not believe that there is anything sinful or _______________ about belief in the scientific concept of natural selection. synonym: unorthodox antonym: conforming

heretical

(v) Although she knew that she was committing tax fraud, she took special care to not leave a paper trail that would ___________________ her in the financial crime. synonym: involve antonym: exclude

implicate

(adj) Due to his past traumatic experiences, the phrase "I love you" had become _____________. synonym: meaningless antonym: expressive

inane

(adj) Having always been fascinated by nature and science, he had an ____________________ thirst for knowledge. synonym: inextinguishable antonym: controlled

insatiable

(adj) The man with _____________ powers manipulated everyone to take over the city. synonym: deceitful antonym: trustworthy

insidious

(adj) The old man lived such a long life that he felt as if he were _______________. synonym: eternal antonym: periodic

interminable

(adj) Regional accents tend to remain relatively ______________________ until a person's early twenties, after which a person's way of speaking changes very little, if at all synonym: shapeable antonym: stiff

malleable

(adj) The dog possessed a _____________ attitude when fed at a later time of the day. synonym: cross antonym: playful

mordant

(adj) Though the President's powers may seem ______________________ to the rest of the world, they are not without significant checks and balances. synonym: all-powerful antonym: weak

omnipotent

(adj) Even though the Congressman is known for __________________________ speeches and fiery debates, by most accounts he is highly conservative. synonym: instigating antonym: calming

provocative

(n) The ____________ kept the city in order, even when the citizens despised it. synonym: administration antonym: disorder, unruliness

regimen

(n) Susie's younger brother attempted a passionate _________________________ for having entered her room without permission, but she would not hear him out. synonym: objection antonym: agreement

remonstrance

(n) John's lawyer advised him to get out of Kenya as soon as possible since it was rumored that he would soon be charged with ___________________ and treason. synonym: rebellion antonym: obedience

sedition

(adj) The _____________ house had inches of dust on all of the furniture, clearly uncleaned for many months. synonym: grimy antonym: clean

sordid

(v) In order to _______________________ the scientific theory, the researchers looked through academic journals and other published experimental results for indisputable data. synonym: prove antonym: contradict

substantiate

(v) New technology naturally tends to ________________ outdated devices in this age of rapid innovation. synonym: replace antonym: retain

supersede

(v) One reason that people work with life coaches is to _____________________ the social barriers that may be preventing them from moving forward in their careers. synonym: conquer antonym: fail

surmount

(adj) As the young boy hung his head in shame, it was a _____________ admission of his guilt. synonym: unspoken antonym: voiced

tacit

(adj) We have _______________________ plans to stage the opening ceremony at the local high school stadium, weather permitting synonym: temporary antonym: official

tentative

(adj) The characters in the play were ___________, self-centered, and dull; there was not a single interesting persona in the bunch. synonym: dull antonym: astonishing

vapid

(adj) The ______________ temple is visited by over 500 tourists every day. synonym: sacred antonym: disgraceful

venerable

(v) The witness called to the stand chose to ____________ the defendant's testimony. synonym: confirm antonym: contradict

vindicate

(v) When studying a piece of literature, a difficult passage may sometimes ___________________ a reread. synonym: guarantee antonym: prohibit

warrant