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vocabulary workshop level f unit 10
the words and the synonyms/antonyms
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11th Grade
03/05/2012

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accrue
Definition
syn:collect, accumulate, proceed form
ant:dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen
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bedlam
Definition
syn:commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
ant:peace and quiet, order, tranquility
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covert
Definition
syn:(adj.) undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
ant:open, overt, undiguised
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debonair
Definition
syn:carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane
ant:distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish
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dun
Definition
syn:(v.) hound, pester, harass, nag
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efficacious
Definition
syn: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
ant:ineffective, worthless, useless
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equanimity
Definition
syn:tranquility, imperturbability
ant:excitability, flappability, agitation
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fortuitous
Definition
syn:unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
ant:intentional, deliberate, premeditated
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gist
Definition
syn:substance, core nucleus
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gratuitous
Definition
syn:voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for
ant:justified, warranted
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imperious
Definition
syn:domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
ant:fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming
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invective
Definition
syn:(n.) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
ant:tribute, panegyric, encomium
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motley
Definition
syn:(adj.) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; (n.) fool
ant:uniform, homogenous, monochromatic
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munificent
Definition
syn:bounteous, liberal
ant:stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious
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procrastinate
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syn:stall, temporized, dillydally
ant:get it done early/ ahead of time
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provocative
Definition
syn:stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
ant:dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating
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recondite
Definition
syn:esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
ant:simple, uncomplicated
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reprobate
Definition
syn:(n.) scoundrel, blackguard; (adj.) immoral, corrupt
ant:saint, upright, virtuous, moral
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sedentary
Definition
syn:seated, stationary, static
ant:active, peripatetic, migratory
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