Vocabulary Review
Level F
Accelerated 10
English
Unit 4
Vocabulary Workshop
Level F - Accelerated
10 English
affable
(adj.) courteous and pleasant.
synonyms: genial, amicable, agreeable
antonyms: surly, dour, inhospitable
aggrandize
(v.) to increase in greatness power or
wealth; to build up or intensify, to
make appear greater.
synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance
antonyms: reduce, decrease
amorphous
(adj.) shapeless, without definite form.
synonyms: formless, unstructured
antonyms: definite, well-defined
aura
(n.) that which surrounds (as an
atmosphere), a distinctive air or
personal quality.
synonyms: ambience, atmosphere
contraband
(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods
(adj.) illegal, prohibited
synonyms: illicit, bootleg, unlawful
antonyms: legal, lawful, licit
erudite
(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish,
pedantic
synonyms: profoundly educated, wellread
antonyms: ignorant, uneducated
gossamer
(adj.) thin, light, delicate (n.) a very
thin cloth
synonyms: filmy, diaphanous, sheer
antonyms: thick, dense, solid, massive
infer
(v.) to find out by reasoning, to arrive
at a conclusion on the basis of
thought.
synonyms: gather, deduce, presume
inscrutable
(adj.) incapable of being understood,
impossible to see through physically.
synonyms: impenetrable, enigmatic
antonyms: comprehensible, intelligible
insular
(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or
situated on an island, a narrow or
isolated outlook on life.
synonyms: parochial, provincial
antonyms: catholic, cosmopolitan,
liberal
irrevocable
We tend to think of court verdicts as
irrevocable but they are often
overturned by higher courts.
irrevocable
(adj.) incapable of being changed or
called back
synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable,
unalterable
antonyms: reversible, changeable
propensity
Queen Elizabeth I showed a strong
propensity for putting off decisions
in the hopes they would resolve
themselves.
propensity
(n.) a natural inclination or
predilection toward
synonyms: natural bent, proclivity,
penchant
antonyms: natural incapability or
inability
querulous
Some flight attendants dread a
querulous airline passenger more
than they do rough weather.
querulous
(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
synonyms: petulant, touchy, cranky
antonyms: uncomplaining, stoical,
serene, placid
remonstrate
Slowly, carefully, keeping his voice
down, he argued with the caller as
one might remonstrate with a child.
remonstrate
(v.) to argue or plead with someone
against something, protest, object to
synonyms: reason against, expostulate
repudiate
He was forced to repudiate a statement
he made before he’d had all the
information.
repudiate
(v.) to disown or deny the validity of
synonyms: disavow, abjure, renounce
antonyms: avow, affirm, aver, avouch
resilient
The development of lightweight,
resilient plastics revolutionized the
design of many durable goods.
resilient
(adj.) able to return to an original shape or
form
synonyms: springy, elastic, buoyant,
bouncy
antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding
reverberate
From the construction site, the noise of
bulldozers and dump trucks
reverberated throughout the valley.
reverberate
(v.) to re-echo, to resound, to reflect or
be reflected repeatedly
synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom,
echo
scurrilous
Days passed and unrest grew, and soon
the rebels began a scurrilous attack
on their absent leader.
scurrilous
(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar
language
synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive,
antonyms: decorous, seemly, tasteful,
dignified
sedulous
No one could say that he was lazy, for
he was a careful, sedulous copier of
other people’s work.
sedulous
(adj.) persistent, showing industry and
determination
synonyms: assiduous, tireless
antonym: lackadaisical, listless,
indolent
sleazy
The old lady made her clothes at home
in order to avoid the sleazy goods
sold in the general store.
sleazy
(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture, cheap,
shoddy or inferior in quality or
character
synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry,
tatty
antonyms: superior, quality, sturdy