English Vocab Q2

Effuse

v) pour out {poetic meaning; to describe people: open, outgoing, bubbly} Syn: Unload, release, eject, expel, leave Ant: Take, keep The water was effused into the glass at dinnertime.

Stirring

(adj) busy, full of energy Syn: Bustling, lively, restless, humming, hustling Ant: Apathetic, dull, gloomy, somber The young boys were stirring after having to wait 2 hours at the doctor's office, and couldn't stop bouncing in their seats.

Virtuous

(adj) characterized by moral virtue Syn: principled, honorable Ant: dishonest, sinful A virtuous person is pure, not in act only, but in heart as well.

Finite

(adj) having measurable or definable limits Syn: Definite, fixed, limited, restricted, bound Ant: Endless, indefinite, unfixed, unlimited, infinite, interminable, unrestricted The rules set by her parents were finite.

Deficient

(adj) incomplete; defective Syn: faulty, inadequate, imperfect Ant: complete, sufficient, enough, adequate The protestors argued that the company's plan was deficient of the rights of the minority.

Fervent

(adj) intensely devoted or earnest Syn: devout, passionate Ant: apathetic, indifferent The controversial topic spurred a fervent debate between the two political parties.

Benevolent

(adj) kindly; charitable Syn: generous, philanthropic, caring Ant: mean, cruel, unkind The man was always known for being benevolent because of his numerous acts of kindness and donations towards the charity.

Ample

(adj) large in size, more than enough Syn: Abundant, bountiful, broad, copious, expansive, extensive, generous, great, plentiful, spacious, substantial Ant: Cramped, insignificant, lacking, limited, little, meager, narrow, poor, rare, restricted, scarce, short, small, sparse, unimportant, wanting, insufficient There was ample time for doing homework, but he decided to watch TV instead.

Robust

(adj) strong and healthy; full of life {person, food, garden, economy} Syn: Booming, hearty, hefty, potent, powerful, prosperous, sturdy, tough, vigorous Ant: Fragile, impotent, incapable, ineffective, lethargic The robust plant was able to survive the hurricane.

Sinister

(adj) threatening harm, evil, or misfortune (latin: "left") Syn: dishonest, injurious, portentous Ant: happy, nice, kind He had a sinister plan to take over the government.

Ineffable

(adj) too overwhelming to be spoken {emotions} Syn: transcendent, indescribable, heavenly, ethereal Ant: definable, describable, utterable At the bottom of the steps she stands waiting, with a smile of ineffable joy, an attitude of matchless grace and dignity.

Intolerable

(adj) unbearable; too severe Syn: unbearable, impossible, unendurable Ant: tolerable, acceptance, bearable The intolerable heat caused school to be cancelled for the day.

Disdainfully

(adv) showing scorn or contempt {behavior, comment} Syn: askew, obliquely, dubiously Ant: humbly, shyly, sympathetically The chess player stared disdainfully at his opponent. After seeing her low grade, the student disdainfully crumpled up her paper.

Stealthily

(adv) slyly or secretively Syn: Clandestinely, secretly, surreptitiously, by stealth, covertly Ant: Candidly, frankly, overtly, publicly, honestly, openly The detective stealthily watched the criminals in an effort to catch them.

Summarily

(adv) without formality; hastily Syn: without delay, promptly, swiftly, immediately Ant: slowly, gradually, lazily

Anarchy

(n) absence of government Syn: chaos, disorder, lawlessness Ant: harmony, calm Anarchy filled the streets as the government surrendered under the protest of the citizens.

Affliction

(n) anything causing pain or distress Syn: Calamity, disease, disorder, hardship, illness, infirmity, misery, pain, scourge, sickness, suffering Ant: Advantage, benefit, blessing, good health, happiness Her affliction barred her from riding the rollercoaster.

Etiquette

(n) appropriate behavior and ceremonies Syn: conduct, manners, social graces, behavior Ant: immorality, impoliteness, indecency In the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference.

Infinity

(n) endless or unlimited space, time, or distance Syn: Eternity, endlessness, vastness, limitless, never ending Ant: Bonds, definiteness, ending, finiteness, limitation There is an infinite amount of planets in the universe.

Dictum

(n) formal statement of fact or opinion Syn: affirmation, assertion, declaration Ant: absurdity, foolishness, nonsense, paradox

Aggregation

(n) group of distinct objects or individuals Syn: accumulation, assemblage, agglomeration Ant: disassembly, individual, component An aggregation of state legislatures came together in Georgia to discuss the Bill of Rights.

Commotion

(n) noisy confusion Syn: uproar, tumult, disturbance Antonyms: order, harmony, peace The crowd at the football stadium produced a large commotion.

Opposition

(n) resistance; hostility Syn: dissent, objection Ant: agreement Opposition from the principal cancelled the plans for the new school program.

Deference

(n) respect; courtesy; regard Syn: civility, reverence, honor, consideration Ant: rudeness, disregard, neglect In the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference.

Abeyance

(n) temporary suspension {of rules} Syn: Dormancy, inactivity, recess, intermission Ant: Continuation, action, activity, continuance, operation, renewal, revival Due to the Macy's parade, parking regulations were in abeyance.

Eternity

(n) time without beginning or end Syn: Endlessness, everlastingness, infiniteness, perpetuity Ant: Ending They were in Heaven for all eternity.

Interposed

(v) came between Syn: Arbitrated, inserted, interceded, interrupted, interfered Ant: Erase, remove, subtract The girl interposed in the teachers' conversation to inquire about the homework assignment.

Consecrate

(v) cause to be revered or honored Syn: beatify, ordain Ant: condemn, curse The priest consecrated the Eucharist, declaring it holy.

Precipitate

(v) cause to happen before expected or desired Syn: instigate, trigger, spark Ant: deliberate, to not hurry, to not rush The argument between the politicians precipitated a national crisis. Her death precipitated a family crisis. The fall precipitated her death.

Surmised

(v) guessed, concluded Syn: Deduce, hypothesize, infer, presume, speculate Ant: Abstain, calculate, disbelieve, disregard When she did her homework, she surmised that she would have a hard time in English class.

Bequeath

(v) hand or pass on {usually in context of a will } Syn: Bestow, hand down, impart, pass on, grant Ant: Take, keep, receive I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love. She decided to bequeath her jewels to her grandson.

Hallow

(v) honor as sacred Syn: sanctify, anoint Ant: condemn, curse Jesus is hallowed by Catholics every day by the way we pray to him and attend Mass on Sundays.

Apprised

(v) informed; notified Syn: told, advised, briefed Ant: concealed, hid He was not conscious of an effort, but a sharp pain in his wrist apprised him that he was trying to free his hands.

Consternation

n) fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered Syn: distress, dismay, anxiety Ant: assurance, calmness The decision to lower the pay of the workers caused consternation throughout all of the workers.