Vocabulary List 12 Word/PoS abjure _________ acrid Conn Definition to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper Synonym forswear, retract, recant, abstain from Antonym affirm, avow, aver, profess irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic gentle, soothing, mild majestic, inspiring admiration and respect stately, dignified, exalted, venerable humble, base, mean, lowly, abject emotionally hardened, unfeeling secret, concealed; underhanded insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition holocaust, wildfire sensitive, compassionate, tenderhearted open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance deluge, flood overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink lasting, permanent, unforgettable depressed, crestfallen, despondent erasable, impermanent, ephemeral strict, severe, inflexible, hardnosed sporadic, intermittent, occasional pertinent, material, apropos, germane _________ august _________ callous _________ clandestine _________ compunction remorse, regret _________ conflagration _________ elated indelible _________ indulgent _________ inveterate irrelevant _________ nocturnal _________ platitude _________ quell _________ quiescent a large destructive fire in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased not able to be erased or removed; memorable yielding to the wishes or demands of others firmly established, long-standing; habitual not to the point, not applicable or pertinent of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness a commonplace, stale, or trite remark to subdue, put down forcibly inactive; at rest _________ ruminate _________ to mediate, think about at length; to chew the cud lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point nighttime daytime, diurnal cliché’, truism, bromide epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot suppress, pacify, squelch, quash, crush still, inert, motionless, dormant, tranquil ponder, reflect, mull over, muse incite, provoke, arouse, foment, stir up active, thriving, lively, bustling, volatile tacit _________ tangible _________ trenchant _________ unspoken, silent; implied, inferred capable of being touched; real, concrete incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit perceptible, actual, evident, palpable penetrating, cutting, telling, acute explicit, express, specific immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive