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Voacab
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11th Grade
01/21/2010

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Term
ambiguous
Definition

having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain

synonyms:cryptic,engimatic , equivocal , obscure

Antonym: clear ; certain

Term
Amiable
Definition

friendly,sociable , and congenial; civil and urbane

Synonyms:good natured , obliging, complaisant

Term

crass

 

Definition

coarse,crude,and unrefined

Antonym:refined;sophistcated

 

Term
Discursive
Definition

rambling,moving from one topic to another randomly

Antonym:concise

Term
Docile
Definition

easily managed,obedient ,passive

Synonyms:amenable ,tractable

Antonym:unruly;unmanageable

Term
estrange
Definition

to alienate,to separate

Synonyms:disaafect, wean

Antonym:to unite;to join

Term

exonerate

 

Definition

to free from balme ,obligation,or responsibilty;to exculpate

Synonym:absolve,acquit,vinidcate

Antonym: to convict

Term
gratuitous
Definition

given freely,unwarranted

Antonym:demanded

Term
Hypothesize
Definition

to raech a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven

Antonym:to know with certainty

Term
Indignation
Definition

Anger as a result of something unjust

Synoyms:fury,ire,rage,wrath

Antonym:serenity

 

Term
induce
Definition

to bring on or to bring about

Synonyms:cause,effect,influence,persuade,prevail

Antonym:to impede

Term
Intractable
Definition

stubborn,difficultto manage

Synonyms:headstrong , recalcitrant,refractory,unruly,willful

Antonym:manageable;agreeable

 

Term
Introspective
Definition
the quality of esamining one's own mind or thoughts
Term
lucid
Definition

easily understood,mentally sound

Synonym:perspicuous

Antonym:obscure

Term
Meticulous
Definition

taking great care

Synonym : punctilious,scrupulous

Antonym:careless

Term
Misanthrope
Definition

a hater of mankind

Synonyms:misanthropist

Antonym:philanthropist

Term
munificent
Definition

very generous

Antonym:parsimonious;stingy

Term
plagiarize
Definition

to steal and to use another's writings as one's own

Antonym:to originate

Term
Profuse
Definition

extravagantly abbundant,flowering freely

Synonyms:lavish,lush,luxuriant,prodigal

Antonym:meager

Term

recluse

 

Definition

a person who lives in solitude , a hermit

Antonym:cosmpolitan

Term
sated
Definition

satisfied fully,indulged to excess

synonyms:cloyed,glutted,gorged,palled,satiated,surfeited

Antonym:ravenous

Term
stupefy
Definition

to dull the senses as to put into a stupor

Antonym:to excite

Term
terse
Definition

concise

Synonyms:compendious ,laconic,pifthy,succinct,summary

Antonym:long winded

 

Term
transient
Definition

quickly passing,fleeting

Synonyms:ephemeral,evanescent,fugitive, transistory

Antonym:enduring;everlasting

Term
virtuoso
Definition

one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant

Antonym:unskilled beginner

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