Vocabulary For The College Bound

Front 1

acclaim

Back 1

(v.) to greet with loud approval or praise.
(It was the most acclaimed movie of that summer.)
syn: laud, extol
ant: deride

Front 2

acquiesce

Back 2

(v.) to agree or consent quietly without protest, but without enthusiasm.
(Once Jack acquiesced, construction on the park was able to begin.)
syn: yield, accede
ant: disagree, resist

Front 3

assimilate

Back 3

(v.) to take in, or to be taken in by a larger group.
(During the nineteenth century European immigrants became assimilated more easily than Asian immigrants.)

Front 4

delirious

Back 4

(adj.) to be in a temporary state of extreme mental confusion or excitement.
(When they found him wandering in the desert, he was delirious.)

Front 5

diffusion

Back 5

(n.) the process of widely spreading or scattering.
(The invention of the movable printing press contributed to the diffusion of knowledge among the lower classes.)
syn: dispersal
ant: concentration

Front 6

diminution

Back 6

(n.) the act or process of diminishing or decreasing.
(The diminution of supplies made it difficult for the Red Cross to attend to the earthquake victims.)
ant: augmentation

Front 7

disdain

Back 7

(n.) aloof contempt or scorn; look down upon.
(She had great disdain for those girls who weren't cheerleaders.)
syn: despise
ant: respect, admire

Front 8

magnanimous

Back 8

(adj.) noble in heart and mind; rising above pettiness or meanness.
(To show what a magnanimous person he could be, Ralph contributed more money that he could afford.)
ant: mean-spirited, vile, vindictive, petty

Front 9

malignant

Back 9

(adj.) having an evil influence; very harmful; likely to cause death.
(His attitude was so malignant that everyone avoided him whenever possible.)
ant: benign

Front 10

meander

Back 10

(v.) to wander aimlessly and idly; ramble.
(After dropping out of college, Paul seemed to meander through life.)