English 111

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English 111

• Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary
• Level G, Unit 14
• Hannah Burwell

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Beatific

• (adj.) blissful rendering or making blessed
• Synonyms rapturous, ecstatic, transcendent
• Antonyms disconsolate, dejected, doleful

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Behemoth

• (n) a creature of enormous size, power, or
  appearance
• Synonyms mammoth, whale, elephant, colossus
• Antonym dwarf, pygmy, midget

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Blandishment

• (n) anything designed to flatter or coax sweet
  talk, apple-polishing
• Synonym allurement, enticement, cajolery
• Antonyms threat, intimidation

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Cacophonous

• (adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant,
  dissonant
• Antonym harmonious, melodious, mellifluous

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Chicanery

• (n) trickery, deceptive practices or tactic,
  double-dealing
• Antonyms fair dealing

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Consign

• (v) to give over to another's charge, or control
  to entrust, deliver to set apart for a special
  use
• Synonyms transfer, remit, convey

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Coup

• (n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke,
  tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem, a sudden
  takeover of power or leadership
• Antonym blunder, faux pas, gaffe

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Euphemism

• (n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in
  place of a harsh or unpleasant one a substitute

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Febrile

• (adj.) feverish pertaining to or marked by
  fever frenetic
• Antonyms leisurely, relaxed

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Gainsay

• (v.) to deny, contradict, controvert to dispute,
  oppose
• Antonyms confirm, corroborate, support, admit

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Imminent

• (adj.) about to happen, threatening
• Synonyms impending, looming
• Antonyms distant, remote, faraway

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Innate

• (adj.) natural, inborn, inherent built-in
• Synonyms intrinsic, congenial
• Antonyms learned, acquired, extrinsic, accidental

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Loath

• (adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
• Synonyms averse, indisposed
• Antonyms willing, eager, inclined

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Manifest

• (adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind (v) to
  show plainly, exhibit, evince (n) a list of
  cargo and/or passengers
• Synonyms (adj.) apparent, (v.) reveal, disclose
• Antonym (adj.) unrevealed, hidden, (v.) hide,
  conceal

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Minutiae

• (pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling
  matters
• Synonyms trivia, trifles
• Antonyms essentials

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Moratorium

• (n.) a suspension of activity an official
  waiting period an authorized period of delay
• Synonyms postponement, stoppage
• Antonyms acceleration, escalation

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Nostrum

• (n.) an alleged cure-all a remedy or scheme of
  questionable effectiveness
• Synonyms panacea, elixir

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Pariah

• (n.) one who is rejected by a social group or
  organization
• Synonyms outcast, untouchable, persona non grata

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Visionary

• (adj.) not practical, lacking in realism having
  the nature of a fantasy or dream (n.) one given
  to far-fetching ideas a dreamer or seer
  characterized by vision or foresight
• Synonyms (adj.) utopian, idealistic, impractical
• Antonyms (adj.) realistic, practical

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Wizened

• (adj., part) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often
  as a result of aging)
• Synonym withered, shriveled
• Antonyms bloated, distended