Vocabulary List 12
Word/PoS
abjure
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Definition
to renounce,
repudiate under
oath; to avoid,
shun
harsh in taste or
odor; sharp in
manner or temper
Synonym
forswear, retract,
recant, abstain
from
Antonym
affirm, avow, aver,
profess
irritating, stinging,
bitter, caustic
gentle, soothing,
mild
majestic, inspiring
admiration and
respect
stately, dignified,
exalted, venerable
humble, base,
mean, lowly,
abject
emotionally
hardened,
unfeeling
secret, concealed;
underhanded
insensitive,
unsympathetic,
thick-skinned
covert, furtive,
surreptitious,
stealthy
scruple, qualm,
misgiving,
contrition
holocaust, wildfire
sensitive,
compassionate,
tenderhearted
open, overt,
undisguised,
aboveboard
shamelessness,
insouciance,
nonchalance
deluge, flood
overjoyed,
ecstatic, tickled
pink
lasting, permanent,
unforgettable
depressed,
crestfallen,
despondent
erasable,
impermanent,
ephemeral
strict, severe,
inflexible, hardnosed
sporadic,
intermittent,
occasional
pertinent, material,
apropos, germane
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august
_________
callous
_________
clandestine
_________
compunction
remorse, regret
_________
conflagration
_________
elated
indelible
_________
indulgent
_________
inveterate
irrelevant
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nocturnal
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platitude
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quell
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quiescent
a large destructive
fire
in high spirits,
jubilant; extremely
pleased
not able to be
erased or removed;
memorable
yielding to the
wishes or demands
of others
firmly established,
long-standing;
habitual
not to the point,
not applicable or
pertinent
of or occurring in
the night; under
cover of darkness
a commonplace,
stale, or trite
remark
to subdue, put
down forcibly
inactive; at rest
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ruminate
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to mediate, think
about at length; to
chew the cud
lenient,
permissive,
tolerant, liberal
persisting, chronic,
dyed-in-the-wool
inapplicable,
immaterial, beside
the point
nighttime
daytime, diurnal
cliché’, truism,
bromide
epigram, quip,
witticism, bon mot
suppress, pacify,
squelch, quash,
crush
still, inert,
motionless,
dormant, tranquil
ponder, reflect,
mull over, muse
incite, provoke,
arouse, foment,
stir up
active, thriving,
lively, bustling,
volatile
tacit
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tangible
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trenchant
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unspoken, silent;
implied, inferred
capable of being
touched; real,
concrete
incisive, keen;
forceful, effective;
cutting, caustic;
distinct, clear-cut
unexpressed,
unvoiced,
understood,
implicit
perceptible, actual,
evident, palpable
penetrating,
cutting, telling,
acute
explicit, express,
specific
immaterial,
imperceptible,
insubstantial
dull, bland,
insipid, vapid,
imperceptive