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Unit 33 Vocabularay
Unit 33 Vocabularay
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English
9th Grade
09/23/2009

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Term
Anchor
Definition

to secure firmly.

ant. to release from restraint.

Anchor the boat to the dock.

verb.

anchore, anchoring, anchors.

Term
Antediluvian
Definition

very, very old. (it literally means 'before the Flood.".).

ant. ultramodern.

The natives' antediluvian marriage rituals had not changed in thousands of years.

adjective.

antediluvian.

Term
Denigrate
Definition

to belittle, to run down, to deny the importamce of something. (to make someone feel bad, belittle.).

syn. asperse, calumniate, defame, malign, slander, traduce, vilify.

ant. to praise; to laud; to acclaim.

verb.

To denigrate someone's reputation merely on hersay is wrong.

denigration, denigrator, denigratory, denigrated, denigrating.

Term
Doleful
Definition

having great sorrow.

syn. melancholy, plaintive, lugubrious, mournful.

ant. cheerful.

By her doleful expression, I know that she did not make the cheerleader squad.

adjective.

dolefully, dolefulness.

Term
Epiloge
Definition

a short addition to a literary work, a short speech given at the end of a play.

The author's intent in writing the novel can be found in the epilogue.

noun.

spilog, epilogist, epilogues, epiloguize.

Term
Epitaph
Definition

an instruption in memory of a dead person. (usually on a tombstone.).

She wants to write her own epitaph before she dies, rather than have someone else write it later.

noun.

epitaphial, epitaphless, epitaphie.

Term
Foible
Definition

slight fault, minor weakness of character.

syn. failing, fragility, vice.

ant. strong point.

His character is weakened only by a slight foible.

noun.

foibles.

Term
Garish
Definition

crudely or taselessly colorful or showy; excessively ornate ot elaborate.

syn. loud, tawdry, gaudy, crazy.

ant. austere; modest.

Her garish clothes made her look out of place in the conservative setting.

adjective.

garishly, garishness.

Term
Homage
Definition

a reverential regard; respect shown by external action.

syn. honor, reverence, deference, obeisance.

ant. disrespect.

The people went to play homage to their respected leader.

noun.

homages, homagen.

Term
Importune
Definition

to beg in earnest.

syn. entreat, implore, supplicate, adjure.

Although he importuned for one more chance, his former boss would not rehire him.

adjective.

importuned, importuning, importunely, importuner, importunity, importunacy, importunate, importunateness.

Term
Intangibles
Definition

things that cannot be realized or defined. (hope, love, peace, kindness.).

ant. things that can be realized.

The coach said that he had the best team and that they should win, but one never knows anout intangibles.

noun.

intangibility, intangibleness, intangibly.

Term
Lecher
Definition

one who indulges excessively in sexual activity or laciviousness. (lustful.).

ant. ascetic.

The young woman was repulsed by the unwanted sexua; advances of the lecher.

noun.

lechery, lecherous, lecherously, lecherousness.

Term
Morbidity
Definition

unwholesomeness and gloominess, gruesomeness.

ant. wholesomeness.

The boy talked about the dead people and gruesome things. He soon frightened me with his morbidity.

noun.

morbid, morbidness.

Term
Ostracize
Definition

to exclude by general consent from society or priviledges. (ignored.).

syn. exile, disenfranchise, excommunicate.

ant. to accept; to condone.

Her friends ostracized her after her husband's arrest.

verb.

ostracized, ostracizing, ostracization, ostracizable, ostracizer.

Term
Patronizing
Definition

having a condescending attitude. ( having superior attitude.).

syn. babyish, younger than you are, less than.

ant. accepting.

She hugger the poor children in the streets and flashed them patronizing similes.

adjective.?.

patronize, patronization, patronizer, patronizingly.

Term
Plenitude
Definition

abundance, a lot.

ant. dearth, scarcity.

I can always find a plenitude of advice but rarely a plausible solution.

noun.

plenitudinous.

Term
Raconter
Definition

one who is skillful at telling stories and anecdotes.

One of the reasons that most Americans loved Will Roger was that he was a wonderful raconteur.

noun.

raconteuse.

Term
Resonant
Definition

echoing, continuing to sound.

The resonant sounds of the cello make it a okeasing instrument.

adjective.

resonance, resonate, resonantly, resonator.

Term
Sentinel
Definition

one who keep gaurd as a sentry. ( gaurds you.).

The oak trees hovered over the house as sentinels.

noun.

sentineled, sentineting, sentinels.

Term
Sequester
Definition

to seclude. ( jurys.). ( set the apart.).

ant. to allow to mingle freely.

Because of the publicity about the case and the defendant, the judge decided to sequester the jury.

verb.

sequestered, sequestrable, sequestrant, sequestration, sequestrator.

Term
Slag
Definition

the residue or mass of metal left after smelting; worthless matter.

The bottom of the pit was full of slag.

noun.

slagger.

Term
Sumptuous
Definition

lavish, luxurious.

ant. paltry.

I like to go to my mother's house on Thanksgiving Day because we always have a sumptuous feast.

adjective.

sumptuously, sumptuosity, sumptuousness.

Term
Tinge
Definition

to add a bit of color; to affect slightly; a slight coloration. ( little.).

ant. to blanch.

I wanted to add a tinge of red to the picture. The roses inged the air with their fragrance.

verb.

tingent, tinged, tinging, tinges.

Term
Unpalatable
Definition

distasteful, unpleasant, disagreeable.

ant. agreeable; tasty.

The speaker made harshly unpalatable but honest statements.

adjective.

unpalatableness, unpalatably.

Term
Workaday
Definition

ordinary, commonplace.

ant. extraordinary.

Because the novelist included workaday settings in her book, she was able to appeal to the ordinary man.

adjective.

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