Vocabulary Unit 12

Abjure

• V. to renounce, retract
• Syn: forswear
• Ant: affirm

Acrid

• Adj. harsh in taste or odor
• Syn: irritating
• Ant: gentle

August

• Adj. majestic, inspiring
• Syn: stately
• Ant: humble

Callous

• Adj. Emotionally hardened
• Syn: insensitive
• Ant: sensitive

Clandestine

• Adj. secret, concealed
• Syn: covert
• Ant: open

Compunction

• N. remorse
• Syn: scruple
• Ant: shameless

Conflagration

• N. a large destructive fire
• Syn: holocaust
• Ant: deluge

Elated

• Adj. in high spirits
• Syn: overjoyed
• Ant: depressed

Indelible

• Adj. not able to be erased or removed
• Syn: lasting
• Ant: erasable

Indulgent

• Adj. yielding to the swishes or demands of others
• Syn: lenient
• Ant: strict

Inveterate

• Adj. firmly established
• Syn: persisting
• Ant: sporadic

Irrelevant

• Adj. not to the point
• Syn: inapplicable
• Ant: pertinent

Nocturnal

• Adj. of or occurring in the night
• Syn: nighttime
• Ant: daytime

Platitude

• N. a commonplace
• Syn: cliche
• Ant: epigram

Quell

• V. to subdue
• Syn: suppress
• Ant: incite

Quiescent

• Adj. inactive
• Syn: still
• Ant: active

Ruminate

• V. to meditate
• Syn: ponder

Tacit

• Adj. unspoken
• Syn: unexpected
• Ant: explicit

Tangible

• Adj. capable of being touched
• Syn: perceptible

Trenchant

• Adj. incisive, keen
• Syn: penetrating
• Ant: dull