Vocabulary Lesson 9 Words

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adept

Back 1

-very good at something
(synonyms: talented, skilled, expert, proficient, adroit)
(antonyms: clumsy, untrained, incompetent, inept, unskilled)

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arrogant

Back 2

-think they are better than everyone else
synonyms: stuck-up, conceited, haughty, egotistical, supercilious)
(antonyms: humble, modest, meek, unassuming,)

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condemn

Back 3

he or she is thought to be guilty
synonyms: sentence, blame, convict, doom, denounce)
(antonyms: approve, pardon, acquit, absolve, exonerate)

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guise

Back 4

-a false apperance
(synonyms: mask, costume, disguise, semblance, facade)

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incensed

Back 5

you are extremly angry and insulted by it
synonyms: outraged, infuriated, exasperated, riled, irate)
(antonyms: happy, content, pleased, joyous, blissful)

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incur

Back 6

it happens becuase of something you did

(synonyms: invite, earn, deserve, acquire)

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insolent

Back 7

is rude and disrespectful
(synonyms: impolite, impudent, impertinent, brash, audacious)
(antonyms: polite, well mannered, respectful, courteous, gracious)

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obstinate

Back 8

you are stubborn
synonyms: determined, headstrong, tenacious, dogged, adamant)
(antonyms: flexible, passive, compliant, docile, submissive)

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rashly

Back 9

you act too quickly and without thinking
(synonyms: spontaneously, hastily, recklessly, impulsively, impetuously)
(antonyms: carefully, cautiously, thoughtfully, sensibly)

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remorse

Back 10

you feel guilty and regret it

(synonyms: sorrow, shame, repentance)
(antonyms: indifference, contentment, apathy)

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boisterous

Back 11

noisy and excited
(synonyms: wild, disorderly, rowdy, unruly, clamorous)
(antonyms: quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil, serene)

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confound

Back 12

it confuses you
(synonyms: puzzle, baffle, mystify, perplex, bewilder)
(antonyms:explain, solve, clear up, clarify, enlighten)

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consternation

Back 13

is a feeling of nervousness or alarm
(synonyms: fright, shock, apprehension, dismay, trepidation)
(antonyms: calmness, fearlessness, composure, equanimity, self-possession)

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conundrum

Back 14

is a mystery, puzzle, or problem
(synonyms: challenge, riddle, dilemma, enigma)

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docile

Back 15

calm and easy to control
synonyms: tame, obedient, agreeable, manageable, complaint)
(antonyms: wild, disobedient, unruly, untrainable, defiant)

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indiginant

Back 16

you are angry about something that seems unfair
(synonyms: offended, resentful, fuming, incensed)
(antonyms:happy, pleased, delighted, content)

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laden

Back 17

it is carrying heavy thingsor burdens
(synonyms: weighed down, loaded, encumbered)
(antonyms: empty, unburdened, unencumbered)

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sinister

Back 18

something looks evil and scary
(synonyms: frightening, threatening, alarming, menacing, ominous)
(antonyms: calming, soothing, kindly, benevolent, benign)

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unceremoniously

Back 19

you do it quickly and without manners (synonyms: rudely, casually, informally)
(antonyms: carefully, politely, formally)

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unsettling

Back 20

makes you feel uneasy or disturbed
synonyms: disturbing, troubling, flustering, disquieting, disconcerting)
(antonyms: calming, comforting, soothing, reassuring, pacifying)

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accordingly

Back 21

you do it as a result of something (synonyms: consequently, correspondingly)
(antonyms: conversely, on the contrary)

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accumulate

Back 22

you collect or gather things over time
(synonyms: collect, add, amass, accrue)
(antonyms: scatter, distribute, disperse, dissipate)

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affluent

Back 23

peaople have a lot of money
(synonyms: well-off, rich, wealthy, privileged, prosperous)
(antonyms: poor, broke, underprivileged, impoverished, destitute)

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cultivate

Back 24

you take care of it and make it grow
synonyms: grow, develop, tend, nurture, foster)
(antonyms: neglect, ignore, abandon)

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destitute

Back 25

extremely poor
(synonyms: poor, needy, penniless, impoverished, indigent)
(antonyms: rich, wealthy, well-off, prosperous, affluent)

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inadvertently

Back 26

you do something accidentally
(synonyms: mistakenly, accidentally, unconsciously, unintentionally)
(antonyms: purposely, knowingly, intentionally, deliberately)

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magnanimous

Back 27

is very genourous
(synonyms: mistakenly, accidentally, unconsciously, unintentionally)
(antonyms: purposely, knowingly, intentionally, deliberately)

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sagacious

Back 28

gives good advice and wise
synonyms: sage, knowledgeable, wise, perceptive, clever, keen)
(antonyms: foolish, unwise, ignorant, unaware, uninformed)

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solicit

Back 29

you ask someone for it
(derivations: solicits v., solicited v., soliciting v., solicitor n.)
(synonyms: beg, request, plead, beseech, implore)

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undaunted

Back 30

you are not worried or discouraged by things that happen
(synonyms: fearless, carefree, unconcerned, impervious, unperterbed)
(antonyms: scared, nervous, worried, troubled, perterbed

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barren

Back 31

dry, empty or unable to grow things
synonyms: bare, unproductive, bleak, deserted, devoid)
(antonyms: filled, productive, fertile, fruitful, fecund)

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bolster

Back 32

you support it and make it stronger
(synonyms: strengthen, encourage, reinforce, sustain)
(antonyms: weaken, discourage, hinder, undermine)

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combustible

Back 33

you can burn it easily
(synonyms: burable, explosive, flammable)
(antonyms: nonexplosive, nonflammable)

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dearth

Back 34

there is not enough of it
synonyms: lack, shortage, scarcity, deficiency)
(antonyms: plenty, excess, abundance, sufficiency)

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dire

Back 35

seems like there is no hope and it it extemely bad
(synonyms: terrible, dreadful, grim, dismal, calamitous)
(antonyms: good, fortunate, wonderful, hopeful, promising)

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incoherant

Back 36

it is not clear and difficult to understand
(synonyms: imcomprehensible, unintelligible, disjointed, garbled)
(antonyms: clear, understandable, coherent, lucid)

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insatiable

Back 37

cant get enough and is never satisfied
synonyms: greedy, wanting, voracious, ravenous)
(antonyms: satisfied, content, fulfilled, sated)

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languish

Back 38

you suffer and become weak
(synonyms: weaken, decline, wane, deteriorate, pine)
(antonyms: improve, strengthen, thrive, flourish, bolster)

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lucid

Back 39

plain clear or easy to understand
(synonyms: logical, obvious, evident, coherent)
(antonyms: unclear, confusing, vague, obscure, ambiguous

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miserly

Back 40

doesnt want to give away anything
synonyms: greedy, selfish, ungenerous, parsimonious)
(antonyms: generous, unselfish, charitable, magnanimous)