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Vocab Quiz #2

1.Formulaic (adj) made according to a formula; systematic
2.Corroborate (v) to make more certain; confirm ; validate, substantiate  3.Anomaly (n) Something that is unusual or unexpected
4. Faculty (n) innate or acquired ability to act or do; power
5. Flamboyant(adj) having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention; colorful behavior
6. Effrontery (n) a very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude; shamelessness
7. Exonerate (v) to prove that someone is not guilty of a crime or responsible for a problem, bad situation, etc.
8. Augment (v) to increase the size or amount of (something)
9. Perpetuate (v) to cause (something that should be stopped, such as a mistaken idea or a bad situation) to continue

10. Sedentary (adj) not migratory; doing or requiring much sitting; not physically active
11. Itinerant (adj) traveling from place to place
12. Eschew (v) to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds
13. Esoteric (adj) requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group
14. Supercilious (adj) having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of people who think that they are better or more important than other people; pretentious 15. Unencumbered (adj) – not burdened, hindered or impeded




Vocab Quiz #1
1. Abhor (v)      to dislike intensely     
    SYN: detest, loath, execrate, denounce, abominate
    ANT: revere,  esteem, adulate, venerate

2. Ambiguous (adj) unclear, not classified as one or the other
    SYN: cryptic, indistinct, indeterminate, contradictory, paradoxical
    ANT: lucid, intelligible, explicit, manifest, unequivocal 

3. Assiduous (adj) – hard-working, diligent
    SYN: thorough, complete, scrupulous
    ANT: lackadaisical, idle, lethargic

4. Austerity (n) – severity,  seriousness
    SYN: gravity, stringency, somberness
    ANT: triviality, lightheartedness, indulgence

5.  Benevolent (adj) – kindly, charitable
    SYN: bountiful, magnanimous, philanthropic
    ANT: greedy, avaricious, stingy

6. Candid (adj) – 1. Fair, impartial 2. Frank, honest
    SYN: straightforward, unbiased
    ANT: deceitful, surreptitious, disingenuous

7.  Curtail (v) – to shorten or reduce

      SYN: foil, impede, abort,  abridge
      ANT: augment, unleash, distend
 
8. Debase (v)– to put down, lower in value
      SYN: desecrate, taint, blaspheme
      ANT: exalt, idolize, deify

9. Degenerate  (v)  – to grow worse or weaker
    SYN: regress, corrode,  atrophy
    ANT: resuscitate, invigorate, revive


10. Eccentric (adj) – unconventional, unusual, off-center
     SYN: quirky, unique, anomalous
     ANT: pedestrian, mundane, commonplace


11. Effervescent (adj) – bubbly, upbeat, lively
      SYN: gleeful, vivacious, buoyant
      ANT: sedentary, placid, bland

12. Eloquent (adj) – persuasive and fluent in speaking
       SYN: Charismatic, glib, mellifluous
       ANT: stammering, taciturn, inarticulate


1. Formulaic (adj) made according to a formula; systematic 
2. Corroborate (v) to make more certain; confirm ; validate, substantiate 
3. Anomaly (n) Something that is unusual or unexpected
4. Faculty (n) innate or acquired ability to act or do; power
5. Flamboyant(adj) having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention; colorful behavior
6. Effrontery (n) a very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude; shameless 
7. Edifice: (N) a large, usually impressive building.
8. Ponderous: (ADJ) weighty or clumsy.
9. CONGENIAL: pleasant, friendly.
10. INAUSPICIOUS: not prosperous, unpromising, ill-fated









VOCAB QUIZ WEDNESDAY 11/27 

11.      Denounce (v) – to accuse, strongly disapprove
After his disappointing loss, the candidate DENOUNCED his supporters for failing to vote.
SYN: censure, defame, chide
ANT: extol, acclaim, exalt

12.      Despondent (adj) – depressed
Mike was DESPONDENT when Lauren broke up with him and started dating his best friend.
SYN: disenchanted, melancholy, forlorn
ANT: jovial, exuberant, rapturous

13.       Detrimental (adj) - harmful
The surgeon general has determined that smoking is DETRIMENTAL to your health.
SYN: insidious, pernicious, lethal
ANT: vitalizing, curative, salubrious

14. Dilatory (adj) – 1. Late 2. Tending to cause delay
Nancy was DILATORY in submitting her college applications and was rejected from most schools.
SYN: tardy, sluggish, remiss
ANT: mindful, punctual brisk

15. Disinclined (adj) – unwilling, reluctant
Sam was DISINCLINED to attempt the driving test again after failing three times.
SYN: against, averse, indisposed
ANT: inclined, compliant, docile

16. Dispel (v) – to drive away, scatter, to cause to vanish
NASA quickly DISPELLED rumors of an alien invasion by explaining the actual causes of the lunar eclipse.
SYN: debunk, dissipate, diffuse
ANT: substantiate, amass, garner

17. Eccentric (adj) – unconventional, unusual, off-center
James is known for making ECCENTRIC choices, preferring to live in a cave instead of a house.
SYN: quirky, unique, anomalous
ANT: pedestrian, mundane, commonplace

18. Effervescent (adj) – bubbly, upbeat, lively
Vanessa’s giggle is as EFFERVECENT as the bubbles in a glass of champagne.
SYN: gleeful, vivacious, buoyant
ANT: sedentary, placid, bland



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