Honors Vocabulary Unit 4

Honors Vocabulary Unit 6

1. Antiquated (AN tuh kwat id) obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable Antonyms: modern Synonyms: antique, archaic, venerable Ex: We cannot afford to have antiquated military forces.

2. Arable (AIR uh bul) fit for plowing, tillable Antonyms: untillable Synonyms: Ex: If a farmer does not have good conservation measures, the land will not stay arable.

3. Ascendancy (uh SIN dun see) domination; growing power Antonyms: decline Synonyms: Ex: The United States would not patiently submit to the ascendancy of Hitler.

4. Atrophy (at row fee) to waste away, to wither Antonyms: to thrive; to grow Synonyms: Ex: His hunger strike caused his body to atrophy.

5. Clandestine (klan DES tin) secret Antonyms: open; obvious Synonyms: covert, furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, underhanded Ex: The C.I.A. is involved in clandestine activities.

6. Conciliate (kun SIL ee ate) to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship Antonyms: to estrange Synonyms: appease, mollify, placate, propitiate Ex: My husband tried to conciliate me with a gift of roses.

7. Cursory (KUR suh ree) superficial, casual, hastily done Antonyms: meticulous Synonyms: Ex: He gave only cursory consideration to my suggestion.

8. Derision (deh REH zhun) scoffing at, mockery, ridicule Antonyms: applause Synonyms: Ex: The boy received much derision for his plaid gym shorts.

9. Enmity (EN muh tee) absolute hatred Antonyms: love, admiration Synonyms: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor Ex: I have a lot of enmity for people who provide illegal drugs to children.

10. Extricate (EK struh kate) to free, to disentangle Antonyms: to snare Synonyms: disembarrass, disencumber Ex: He could not extricate himself form the trap.

11. Forbearance (fore BARE uns) patience, lenience Antonyms: impatience Synonyms: Ex: Because he is so young, we must have forbearance in dealing with him.

12. Frivolous (FRIV uh lus) lacking in seriousness or importance Antonyms: serious; sober Synonyms: Ex: A teacher should limit frivolous behavior in the classroom.

13. Garrulous (GAR yuh lus) talkative, rambling Antonyms: taciturn Synonyms: voluble Ex: He was so garrulous that he repeated everything many times. 14. Impetuous (im PECH oo us) violent, hasty, rash, impulsive Antonyms: reserved Synonyms: Ex: His impetuous behavior caused him to make many mistakes.

15. Industrious (in DUS tree us) skillfully busy or occupied Antonyms: slothful, indolent Synonyms: assiduous, diligent, sedulous Ex: The industrious student will use time wisely.

16. Infamous (IN fuh mus) having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad Antonyms: illustrious Synonyms: disreputable, ignominious Ex: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an infamous act.

17. Insolence (IN suh luns) insulting or contemptuous behavior Antonyms: affable Synonyms: arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, impertinence Ex: His insolence and lack of respect for his mother are shocking.

18. Levity (LEV eh tee) excessive frivolity, flippancy Antonyms: seriousness Synonyms: Ex: It was inappropriate for him to insert some levity into the funeral service.

19. Oblivion (uh BLIV ee un) state of being forgotten Antonyms: remembrance Synonyms: Ex: Until the singer’s recent hit, his career had fallen into a state of oblivion.

20. Paradoxical (pair uh DOKS uh kul) something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct Antonyms: Synonyms: Ex: It is paradoxical that a man from the South, Lyndon Johnson, led the fight for the passage of the civil rights bill.

21. Perjury (PER juh ree) false testimony under oath Antonyms: truthful testimony Synonyms: Ex: He was charged with perjury for lying to the grand jury.

22. Rancor (RANG kur) bitter, deep-seated ill will, enmity Antonyms: affection; kindness Synonyms: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility Ex: I was full of rancor when I learned that the men had killed my parents.

23. Sycophant (SIK uh funt) a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser Antonyms: Synonyms: leech, sponge, toady Ex: A wise ruler will not pay attention to the many sycophants who will try to gain his attention.

24. Vacillating (VAS uh lay ting) changing, fluctuating Antonyms: static; stable; not easily changed Synonyms: Ex: I have vacillating opinions concerning my future career.

25. Vivid (VIV id) bright, distinct, and clear Antonyms: lackluster Synonyms: graphic Ex: I have vivid memories of my trip to Europe.