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AP Definitions 14 (S - Z words)
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11th Grade
11/30/2011

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Term
stupefy
(STOO-pi-fai)
Definition
v. make numb; stun; amaze.

Laura refused to take sleeping pills or any other medicine that might __________ her.

Synonyms: dull, blunt, hebetate, daze, bedaze, bemuse, benumb, paralyze, petrify, stun

Antonyms: none
Term
succinct
(suk-SINKT)
Definition
adj. brief; terse; compact.

His remarks are always ___________ and pointed.

Synonyms: concise, breviloquent, compendiary, compendious, curt, laconic, short, summary

Antonyms: discursive
Term
superfluous
(suh-PER-floo-us)
Definition
adj. excessive; overabundant; unnecessary.

Please try not to include so many _______________ details in your report; just give me the bare facts.

Synonyms: de trop, excess, extra, recrementitious, spare, superfluent, supernumerary, surplus, uncessessary, unwanted, gratuitous, supererogatory

Antonyms: deficient, crictical, crucial, imperative, essential, fundamental, vital
Term
surreptitious
(suh-rep-TI-shuhs)
Definition
adj. secret.

News of their ________________ meeting gradually leaked out.

Synonyms: clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, stealthy, sub-rosa, undercover, under-the-table

Antonyms: brazen
Term
sycophant
(SIK-oh-fehnt)
Definition
n. servile flatterer.

The king believed the flattery of his ________________ and refused to listen to warnings.

Synonyms: apple-polisher, bootlick, brownnose, clawback, minion, toad, yes-man, slave, lackey, lickspit

Antonyms: none
Term
terse
(TERS)
Definition
adj. concise; abrupt; pithy.

I admire his _________ style of writing; he comes directly to the point.

Synonyms: breviloquent, brief, compendiary, compendious, curt, laconic, short, succinct, summary

Antonyms: circuitous; pleonastic, redundant, repetitious
Term
torpid
(TOR-pid)
Definition
adj. dormant, dull; lethargic.

The ________ bear had just come out of his cave after his long hibernation.

Synonyms: comatose, dopey, heavy, hebetudinous, sluggish, slumberous, stupid

Antonyms: active, lively, frisky, sprightly, vigourous, fast
Term
trepidation
(treh-pi-DAY-shuhn)
Definition
n. fear; trembling agitation.

We must face the enemy without ______________ if we are to win this battle.

Synonyms: alarm, consternation, dismay, dread, fright, horror, panic, terror, trepidity

Antonyms: unapprehensiveness
Term
turbulence
(TUR-beu-lehns)
Definition
n. state of violent agitation.

We were frightened by the ____________ of the ocean during the storm.

Synonyms: commotion, agitation, confusion, dither, flap, lather, pother, stew, tumult, turmoil

Antonyms: calmness, composure, placidity, quiet
Term
unkempt
(uhn-KEHMT)
Definition
adj. disheveled; with uncared-for appearance.

The beggar was dirty and ___________.

Synonyms: slovenly, ill-kempt, messy, slipshod, sloppy, uncombed, unfastidious, unneat, untidy

Antonyms: kempt
Term
unobtrusive
(un-ob-TROO-siv)
Definition
adj. inconspicuous; not blatant.

The agents in charge of protecting the president tried to be as _______________ as possible.

Synonyms: quiet, inobtrusive, restrained, subdued, tasteful, tasty

Antonyms: obtrusive
Term
vacillation
(vas-i-LAY-shun)
Definition
n. fluctuation; wavering.

His _______________ annoyed all of us who had to wait until he made his decision.

Synonyms: hesitation, hesitancy, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution, shilly-shally, to-and-fro, wavering

Antonyms: none
Term
venerate
(VEHN-er-ayt)
Definition
v. revere.

In China, the people _____________ their ancestors.

Synonyms: adore, reverence, worship, honor, idolize

Antonyms: none
Term
viable
(VAI-a-bul)
Definition
adj. capable of maintaining life.

The infant, though prematurely born, is ________ and has a good chance to survive.

Synonyms: possible, doable, feasible, practicable, workable

Antonyms: none
Term
vilify
(VIL-i-fai)
Definition
v. slander.

She is a liar and is always trying to _________ my reputation.

Synonyms: malign, asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, libel, tear down, traduce, villainize

Antonyms: eulogize, commend, compliment, exalt, celebrate, glorify
Term
virtuoso
(ver-choo-OH-soh)
Definition
n. highly skilled artist.

Heifetz is a violin ___________.

Synonyms: expert, artist, artiste, authority, dabster, master, past master, professional, whiz, wizard, musician

Antonyms: none
Term
virulent
(VIR-eu-lehnt)
Definition
adj. extremely poisonous.

The virus is highly _____________ and had made many of us ill for days.

Synonyms: mephitic, poison, toxic, toxicant, venomous, malign

Antonyms: none
Term
zealot
(ZEH-lot)
Definition
n. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal.

It is good to have a few __________ in our group because thier enthusiasm is contagious.

Synonyms: enthusiast, bigot, bug, fanatic, fiend, freak, maniac, nut

Antonyms: none
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