unit 13 (OH)
Terms
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- abstruse
- adj. esoteric, arcane, recondite, occult ant. simple, straightforward
- affront
- n. offense ant. compliment, praise v. offend ant. compliment, praise
- canard
- n. hoax
- captious
- adj. faultfinding, nit-picking, carping ant. uncritical
- cognizant
- adj. aware, informed, conscious, acquainted ant. unaware, unconscious, oblivious
- contrite
- adj. remorseful, rueful ant. unrepentant, unapologetic, impenitent
- cynosure
- n. focus
- decorous
- adj. dignified, seemly, becoming, tasteful ant. unseemly, unbecoming, improper, tasteless
- deign
- v. deem, stoop, condescend
- desiccated
- adj. dehydrated, shriveled, parched ant. sodden, soggy, waterlogged, drenched
- efficacy
- n. effectiveness, potency, reliability ant. ineffectiveness, impotence
- engender
- v. produce, beget, generate, cause, form ant. stop, deter
- ethereal
- adj. light, airy, delicate, heavenly, celestial, gossamer ant. infernal, hellish, thick, heavy
- facade
- n. exterior, surface, mask, pretense ant. inferior
- ghoulish
- adj. fiendish, barbarous, monstrous
- incongruous
- adj. unsuitable, incompatible, discordant, jarring ant. compatible, harmonious, consistent
- machination
- n. plot, scheme, maneuver
- mesmerize
- v. hypnotize, entrance, fascinate, enthrall, bewitch
- opprobrium
- n. reproach, contempt, infamy, dishonor, odium, shame ant. acclaim, honor, glory, renown
- putative
- adj. reputed, hypothesized, inferred, supposed, presumed ant. known, corroborated, confirmed