Mastery Vocabulary Units 1-7 + Antonyms

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Adulterate

Back 1

to contaminate

Antonym: Expurgate: to get rid of bad

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Ambidextrous

Back 2

able to work with both of your hands equally well

Antonym: Maladroit: bad skills

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Augment

Back 3

to make larger

Antonym: Diminish: to make smaller

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Bereft (of)

Back 4

deprived of, or lacking something

Antonym: replete: full of

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deploy

Back 5

organize (military)

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Dour

Back 6

gloomy (sad)

Antonym: genial: cheerful

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Fortitude

Back 7

courage

Antonym: Timidity: shy and scared

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Gape

Back 8

to stare with open mouth

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Gibe

Back 9

ridicule, mock

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Guise

Back 10

mask, costume

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Insidious

Back 11

treacherous (guilty)

Antonym: Ingenuous: honest, sincere

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Intimation

Back 12

hint, clue

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Opulent

Back 13

wealthy

Antonym: Destitute: poor

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Pliable

Back 14

flexible

Antonym: Recalcitrant: rigid, stiff

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Reiterate

Back 15

repeat

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Stolid

Back 16

unemotional

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Tentative

Back 17

hesitant

Antonym: Conclusive: committed

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Unkempt

Back 18

untidy, sloppy

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Verbatim

Back 19

word for word

Antonym: Paraphrased: putting it into your own words.

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Warily

Back 20

Cautiously

Antonym: Heedlessly: not paying close attention

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Adroit

Back 21

Skillful

Antonym: Inept: clumsy

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Amicable

Back 22

friendly

Antonym: Antagonistic: not friendly

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Averse (to)

Back 23

opposed to

Antonyms: Favorably Disposed: you are all for it

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Belligerent

Back 24

warlike

Antonym: Conciliatory: peaceful

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Benevolent

Back 25

Kind

Antonym: Malicious: wicked, mean, evil

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Cursory

Back 26

rushed through

Antonyms: Painstaking: careful

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Duplicity

Back 27

deceitfulness

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Extol

Back 28

Praise

Antonym: Disparage: criticize

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Feasible

Back 29

possible

Antonym: Impractical: not possible

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Grimace

Back 30

pained expression

Antonym: Beam: smile

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Holocaust

Back 31

by fire, a vast slaughter

Antonym: Deluge: flood

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Impervious

Back 32

not able to be affected or hurt by

Antonym: Permeable: something can harm it

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Impetus

Back 33

cause of something happening

Antonym: Impediment: something that stands in you way

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Jeopardy

Back 34

Danger

Front 35

Meticulous

Back 35

extremely careful

Antonym: Negligent: careless

Front 36

Nostalgia

Back 36

a longing for something in the past

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Quintessence

Back 37

the most typical example

Front 38

Retrogress

Back 38

decline

Front 39

Scrutinize

Back 39

extremely closely

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Tepid

Back 40

unenthusiastic

Antonym: Heated: passionate, excited

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Adversary

Back 41

enemy

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Alienate

Back 42

separate

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Artiface

Back 43

clever trick

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Coerce

Back 44

bully, intimidate

Front 45

Craven

Back 45

Cowardly

Front 46

Culinary

Back 46

related to cooking or to the kitchen

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Delete

Back 47

erase

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Demise

Back 48

death

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Exhilirate

Back 49

excited

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Fallow

Back 50

unproductive

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Harass

Back 51

annoy, pester

Front 52

Inclement

Back 52

Stormy, harsh

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Muse

Back 53

to think in a dreamy way

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Negligible

Back 54

consequential, insignificant

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Perpetuate

Back 55

to keep something going

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Precedent

Back 56

Model, tradition

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Punitive

Back 57

punishment

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Redress

Back 58

to set right, correct

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Sojourn

Back 59

to stay for a time, visit

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urbane

Back 60

Suave, elegant

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Affiliated

Back 61

Associated

Front 62

Ascertain

Back 62

Discover

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Attainment

Back 63

accomplishment

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Bequeath

Back 64

pass on as an inheritance

Front 65

Cogent

Back 65

persuasive

Front 66

Converge

Back 66

unite

Front 67

Disperse

Back 67

scatter

Front 68

Esteem

Back 68

respect

Front 69

Expurgate

Back 69

to erase

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Finite

Back 70

having limits

Front 71

invulnerable

Back 71

impervious (not able to be affected or hurt by)

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Malevolent

Back 72

wicked

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Nonchalant

Back 73

cool and confident

Front 74

Omniscient

Back 74

all-knowing

Front 75

Panacea

Back 75

universal cure

Front 76

Scrupulous

Back 76

meticulous (extremely careful)

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Skulk

Back 77

Stalking

Front 78

Supercilious

Back 78

snobbish

Front 79

Uncanny

Back 79

Strange, spooky

Front 80

Venial

Back 80

forgivable

Front 81

Altruistic

Back 81

caring for other people

Front 82

assent

Back 82

Agree

Front 83

Benefactor

Back 83

one who does good to others

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Chivalrous

Back 84

marked with honor, courage, and courtesy

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Clemency

Back 85

second chance (mercy)

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Dearth

Back 86

not enough of

Front 87

Diffident

Back 87

shy

Front 88

Descrepancy

Back 88

lack of agreement

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Embark

Back 89

begin

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Facile

Back 90

easily done

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Indomitable

Back 91

unconquerable

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Infallible

Back 92

free from error

Front 93

Plod

Back 93

to walk heavily

Front 94

Pungent

Back 94

stinging, bitting

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Remiss

Back 95

Careless

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Repose

Back 96

to rest, sleep

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Temerity

Back 97

recklessness (without caution)

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Truculent

Back 98

belligerent (warlike)

Front 99

Unfeigned

Back 99

sincere, genuine

Front 100

Virulent

Back 100

extremely poisonous

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Accede

Back 101

to agree with

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Brandish

Back 102

to wave in a vigorous fashion

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Compire

Back 103

to be made up of

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Deft

Back 104

to skillful

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Destitude

Back 105

really poor

Front 106

Explicit

Back 106

clearly stated

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Extirpade

Back 107

to destroy totally, wipeout

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Innoportune

Back 108

Inappropriate

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Ironic

Back 109

when something unexpected happens

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Musty

Back 110

out-of-date

Front 111

Officious

Back 111

getting into people's bussiness

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Ominous

Back 112

threatening, bad omen

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Pinnacle

Back 113

highest point or peak

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Premiditated

Back 114

preplanned

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Rampant

Back 115

widespread

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Solace

Back 116

comfort, relief

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Stately

Back 117

magnificent

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Supple

Back 118

pliable (flexible)

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Supress

Back 119

to stop by force

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Venal

Back 120

dishonest

Front 121

Abhor

Back 121

to hate deeply

Front 122

Amend

Back 122

to unite

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Buffet

Back 123

to punch, smack, or thump

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Chaos

Back 124

great confusion, disorder

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Commodious

Back 125

roomy, spacious

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Corrosive

Back 126

bitterly sarcastic

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Discern

Back 127

to see clearly

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Extant

Back 128

still existing

Front 129

Implicate

Back 129

to involve in

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Inter

Back 130

to bury

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Martinet

Back 131

someone who is really strict, taskmaker

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Obviate

Back 132

see something coming and prevent it from happening.

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Renegade

Back 133

rebel

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Reprehensive

Back 134

deserving blame or punishment

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Somber

Back 135

dark, gloomy

Front 136

Squalid

Back 136

really broken down

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Turbulent

Back 137

violent, stormy

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Vociferous

Back 138

loud and noisy

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Voluminous

Back 139

massive

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waive

Back 140

give up voluntarily (no thanks)