Modern Fiction
Vocabulary List #6
101) aberration
ab·er·ra·tion
[ab-uh-rey-shuh n]
noun
-a deviation from the usual or the normal
Synonyms: anomaly, deviation, quirk
Antonyms: average, norm
102) bellow
bel·low
[bel-oh]
verb
-to utter in a loud, powerful voice
Synonyms: holler, shout
Antonyms: murmur, mutter, whisper
103) blasphemy
blas·phe·my
[blas-fuh-mee]
noun
-the act of cursing or reviling God
Synonyms: irreverence, desecration, impiousness
Antonyms: adoration, respect, reverence
104) captivate
cap·ti·vate
[kap-tuh-veyt]
verb
-to attract and hold the attention or interest of
Synonyms: attract, enrapture, seduce
Antonyms: offend, repel, repulse
105) couth
couth
adjective
-having good manners and sophistication
Synonyms: refined
Antonyms: backward, crude
[kooth]
106) discordant
dis·cor·dant
[dis-kawr-dnt]
adjective
-not in agreement or harmony
Synonyms: conflicting, contradictory
Antonyms: agreeable, compatible, cooperating
107) frumpish
frump·ish
[frŭm'pĭsh]
adjective
-dull or plain, primly out of date
Synonyms: dowdy, unstylish, unkempt
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108) myriad
myr·i·ad
[mir-ee-uh d]
adjective
-a very great or infinite number of persons or things
Synonyms: countless, endless, numberless
109) sonorous
son·o·rous
[suh-nawr-uh s, -nohr-, son-er-uh s]
adjective
-having or producing sound
Synonyms: booming, resounding, ringing
110) tumult
tu·mult
[too-muh lt, tyoo-]
noun
-violent and noisy commotion of a crowd; a general disorder
Synonyms: brouhaha, pandemonium, commotion
111) awed (23)
awed
[awd]
verb
-inspired with mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder by authority,
genius, great beauty, sublimity, or might
Synonyms: amazed, dazzled
Antonyms: expected
112) fruitless (26)
fruit·less
[froot-lis]
adjective
-Unproductive of success
Synonyms: ineffective, unproductive
Antonyms: effective, profitable
113) infidel (36)
in·fi·del
[in-fi-dl, -del]
noun
-an unbeliever with respect to a particular religion, especially Christianity or Islam
Synonyms: nonbeliever, heathen, pagan
114) Koran (40)
Ko·ran
[kuh-rahn, -ran, kaw-, koh-]
noun
-the sacred text of Islam, considered by Muslims to contain the revelations of God to
Muhammad
115) narcissist (1)
nar·cis·sist
[nahr-suh-sist]
noun
-one who has an excessive love or admiration of himself or herself
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116) omen (31)
o·men
[oh-muh n]
noun
-a phenomenon supposed to predict good or evil; a prophetic sign
Synonyms: harbinger, premonition, prognostication
117) principle (30)
prin·ci·ple
[prin-suh-puh l]
noun
-a rule or law concerning the functioning of natural phenomena or mechanical processes
Synonyms: belief, credo
118) scabbard (39)
scab·bard
noun
-a sheath, as for a dagger or sword
[skab-erd]
119) trajectory (40)
tra·jec·to·ry
[truh-jek-tuh-ree]
noun
-A chosen or taken course, often dealing with a projectile or other moving body through
space
Synonyms: orbit, path
120) zenith (9)
ze·nith
noun
-high point
Synonyms: top, apex
Antonyms: bottom, nadir
[zee-nith]