Vocab Unit 15
Terms
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- to outline or sketch broadly; to foreshadow or prefigure; to disclose partially Syn;indicate
- adumbrate
- the elevation of a person to a divine rank or status; the glorification of a person as an ideal; a glorified ideal Syn;deification
- apotheosis
- practicing strict self-denial for the sake of personal or spiritual discipline; one who leads a life of self-discipline, especially to express religious devotion Syn;austere, spartan,celibate Ant;wanton, dissolute, hedonist
- ascetic
- a small, showy ornament of little value or use Syn; trifle, gewgaw, knickknack, bagatelle Ant;gem, precious jewel, treasure
- bauble
- to mislead or deceive; to cheat; to divert; to cause to vanish unnoticed Syn;delude, dupe, lure, while away
- beguile
- to put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; to develop rapidly or suddenly Syn;sprout, blossom, bloom, flourish Ant;atrophy, wither, shrivel, diminish
- burgeon
- something that completes a whole; the quantity or number need to make up a whole; the full number or allowance; the complete Syn; balance, round out
- complement
- obstinately or willfully disobedient; openly rebellious Syn;impudent, unruly, defiant, refractory Ant; docile, meek, deferential, cooperative
- contumacious
- an irascible, churlish person Syn;grouch, crank, sorehead, churl
- curmudgeon
- intended to instruct, especially morally; inclined to moralize too much Syn;educational, instructional, moralistic
- didactic
- lacking in sincerity or candor Syn;artful, sly, two-faced, insincere Ant;candid, frank, artless, sincere
- disingenuous
- to clear of guilt or blame Syn;absolve, exonerate, acquit Ant;convict, condemn
- exculpate
- a slip in manners or conduct; a social blunder Syn;indiscretion, gaffe Ant;coup, tour de force
- faux pas
- to denounce or condemn vehemently; to explode, detonate Syn;rail, inveigh Ant;praise, applaud, commend, extol
- fulminate
- inflated or pretentious language in speech or writing; a cloth made of cotton and flax Syn;rant, claptrap, bombast, grandiloquence
- fustian
- haughtiness of bearing or attitude Syn;conceit, superciliousness, snobbishness Ant;modesty, humility, diffidence, mousiness
- hauteur
- to restrain or hold back; to hinder or arrest;; to prohibit Syn;repress, check, suppress Ant;foster, promote, expedite, facilitate
- inhibit
- an elaborate or prolonged lamentation; any tale of woe Ant;paean, song of praise
- jeremiad
- one who makes a practice of taking advantage of circumstances to further his or her own self-interest, regardless of principle or ultimate consequences Syn; self-seeker, exploiter
- opportunist
- not guided or restrained by conscience, prudence, or reason; unscrupulous; immoderate Syn;unjustifiable, indefensible, unforgivable Ant;justifiable, reasonable, honorable
- unconscionable