Vocab G Chapter 11
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- Impecunious
- (adj). having little or no money SYN: penniless, impoverished, indigent ANT: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich
- Sequester
- (v). to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody SYN: seclude, segregate, isolate, closet
- Burnish
- (v). to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n). gloss, brightness, luster SYN: (v). shine, buff ANT: (v). tarnish, dull, abrade
- Rife
- (adj). common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete ANT: devoid of, lacking
- Moribund
- (adj). dying, on the way out SYN: obsolescent ANT: fluorishing, thriving
- Eclectic
- (adj). drawn from different sources; (n). one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
- Inexorable
- (adj). inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding SYN: inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate ANT: avoidable, yielding, pilant
- Necromancer
- (n). one who claims to reveal/influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard SYN: sorcerer, conjurer
- Rudiments
- (n. pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything SYN: fundamentals, basics
- Delectable
- (adj). delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n). an appealing or appetizing food or dish SYN: (adj). delicious, scrumptious ANT: (adj). repugnant, repulsive, distasteful
- Ambient
- (adj). completely surrounding, encompassing
- Cabal
- (n). a small group working in secret SYN: clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy
- Onerous
- (adj). burdensome; involving hardships or difficulty SYN: oppressive, weighty ANT: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing
- Asperity
- (n). roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness SYN: rigor, harshness ANT: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience
- Aborgate
- (v). to repeal, cancel, declare null and void SYN: annul, revoke ANT: reaffirm, renew, ratify
- Winnow
- (v). to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan SYN: sift, strain, filter, sort
- Deprecate
- (v). to express mild disapproval; to belittle SYN: deplore, frown upon ANT: smile on, countenance, approve
- Detritus
- (n). loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction SYN: debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble
- Ebullient
- (adj). overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling SYN: exhilarated, elated, exuberant ANT: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blasé
- Flaccid
- (adj). limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness SYN: soft, flabby ANT: hard, firm, solid