English I
Vocab Week 10
Zenith
• (n) the highest point
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Synonyms: apex, summit, culmination
Example: It was the zenith of his
achievements
Vindicate
• (v) to clear from an accusation
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Synonyms: exonerate, support, justify
Example: She was determined to
vindicate his honor
Stanch
• (adj) firm or steadfast in principle
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Synonyms: constant, steadfast, faithful
Example: He was a staunch
Republican and refused to be swayed
Stupor
• (n) diminished sensibility
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Synonyms: inertia, lethargy, daze
Example: He lay there in a drunken
stupor
Intractable
• (adj) not easily controlled or directed
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Synonyms: headstrong, willful,
inflexible
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Example: There was an intractable
pain in his leg
Innuendo
• (n) an indirect intimation about something
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Synonyms: insinuation,
misrepresentation, slur
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Example: She was offended by the
innuendo her friends made
Obstinate
• (adj) stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose
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Synonyms: unyielding, unbending,
stubborn
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Example: There was an obstinate
advocacy of high taxes
Mar
• (v) to damage or spoil something
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Synonyms: disfigure, deface, scar
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Example: The holiday was marred by
bad weather
Entreat
• (v) to ask a earnestly
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Synonyms: pray, importune, solicit
Example: He entreated help in his
work
Indolent
• (adj) avoiding exertion
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Synonyms: slow, inactive, sluggish
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Example: Many teenagers are indolent
and refuse to exert energy
Ravenous
• (adj) extremely hungry
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Synonyms: starved, devouring,
famished
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Example: I was feeling ravenous after
a hard day’s work
Quiescence
• (adj) being at rest
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Synonyms: quiet, still, motionless
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Example: I have a quiescent mind
Acrid
• (adj) sharp or biting to the taste or smell
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Synonyms: acerbic, bitter, acid
Example: There was acrid smoke from
the burning rubber
Pernicious
• (adj) causing insidious harm or ruin
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Synonyms: hurtful, deadly, fatal
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Example: He had a pernicious disease
Verbose
• (adj) characterized by the use of too many
words
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Synonyms: prolix, tedious, inflated
Example: The politician’s report was
verbose
Immutable
• (adj) something that is unchangeable
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Synonyms: abiding, constant,
permanent
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Example: My opinion is immutable, so
you should stop trying to change it
Garish
• (adj) excessively elaborate
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Synonyms: loud, tawdry, gaudy
Example: Her prom dress was
overdone and very garish
Eschew
• (v) to abstain or keep away from
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Synonyms: circumvent, boycott, forgo
Example: For a second it sounded as if
he were about to eschew public life forever
Salient
• (adj) prominent or conspicuous
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Synonyms: important, striking,
remarkable
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Example: She had salient traits
Nemesis
• (n) something that a person cannot
conquer
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Synonyms: bane, curse, scourge
Example: The performance test proved
to be my nemesis