English 111

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English 111

• Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary
• Level G, Unit 13
• Hannah Burwell

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abstruse

• (adj.) extremely difficult to understand
• Synonyms esoteric, arcane, recondite, occult
• Antonyms simple, straightforward

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affront

• (n.) an open or intentional insult a slight
  (v.) to insult to ones face to face in
  defiance, confront
• Synonyms (n.) offense (v.) offend
• Antonym (n., v.) compliment, praise

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canard

• (n.) a false rumor, fabricated story
• Synonym hoax

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captious

• (adj.) excessively ready to find fault given to
  petty criticism intending to trap, confuse, or
  show-up
• Synonyms faultfinding nit-picking, carping
• Antonym uncritical

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cognizant

• (adj.) aware, knowledgeable, informed having
  jurisdiction
• Synonyms conscious, acquainted
• Antonyms unaware, unconscious, oblivious

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contrite

• (adj.) regretful for some misdeed or sin plagued
  by a sense of guilt thoroughly penitent
• Synonyms remorseful, rueful
• Antonyms unrepentant, unapologetic, impenitent

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cynosure

• (n.) the center of attraction, attention, or
  interest something that serves to guide or
  direct
• Synonym focus

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decorous

• (adj.) well behaved, dignified socially proper
• Synonyms seemly, becoming, tasteful
• Antonyms unseemly, unbecoming, improper,
  tasteless

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deign

• (v.) to think it appropriate or suitable to ones
  dignity to do something to condescend
• Synonyms deem, stoop

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desiccated

• (adj.) thoroughly dried out divested of spirit
  or vitality arid and uninteresting
• Synonyms dehydrated, shriveled, parched
• Antonyms sodden, soggy, waterlogged, drenched

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efficacy

• (n.) the power to produce a desired result
• Synonyms effectiveness, potency, reliability
• Antonyms ineffectiveness, impotence

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engender

• (v.) to bring into existence, give rise to,
  produce to come into existence, assume form
• Synonyms beget, generate, cause, form
• Antonyms stop, deter

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ethereal

• (adj.) light, airy, delicate highly refined
  suggesting what is heavenly (rather than
  earthbound)
• Synonyms heavenly, celestial, gossamer
• Antonyms infernal, hellish, thick, heavy

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facade

• (n.) the front or face of the building a
  surfaced appearance (as opposed to what may lie
  behind)
• Synonyms exterior, surface, mask, pretense
• Antonym interior

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ghoulish

• (adj.) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way
  suggestive of someone who robs graves or
  otherwise preys on the dead
• Synonyms fiendish, barbarous, monstrous

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incongruous

• (adj.) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
• Synonyms discordant, jarring
• Antonyms compatible, harmonious, consistent

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machination

• (n.) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action
  designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end
• Synonyms plot, scheme, maneuver

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mesmerize

• (v.) to hypnotize, entrance to fascinate,
  enthrall, bewitch

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opprobrium

• (n.) disgrace arising from shameful conduct
  contempt, reproach
• Synonyms infamy, dishonor, odium, shame
• Antonyms acclaim, honor, glory, renown

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putative

• (adj.) generally regarded as such reputed,
  hypothesized, inferred
• Synonym supposed, presumed
• Antonyms known, corroborated, confirmed