Vocab 12
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ABJURE
- abjure (v.) to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun Synonym: forswear, retract, recant, abstain from antonym: affirm, avow, avert, profess
ACRID
- (adj.) harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper Synonym: irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic antonym: gentle, soothing, mild
AUGUST
- (adj.) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect Synonym: stately, dignified, exalted, venerable antonym: humble, base, mean, lowly, abject
CALLOUS
- (adj.) emotionally hardened, unfeelings Synonym: insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned antonym: sensitive, compassionate, tenderhearted
CLANDESTINE
- (adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded synonym: covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy antonym: open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard
COMPUNCTION
- (n.) remorse, regret synonym: scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition antonym: shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance
CONFLAGRATION
- (n.) a large destructive fire Synonym: holocaust, wildfire antonym: deluge, flood
ELATED
- (adj., part) in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased synonym: overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink antonym: depressed, crestfallen, despondent, blue
INDELIBLE
- (adj.) not able to be erased or removed; memorable synonym: lasting, permanent, unforgettable antonym: erasable, impermanent, ephemeral
INDULGENT
- (adj.) yielding to the wishes or demands of others synonym: lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal antonym: strict, severe, inflexible, hard-nosed
INVENTERATE
- (adj.) firmly established, long-standing; habitual synonym: persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool antonym: sporadic, intermittent, occasional
IRRELAVENT
- (adj.) not to the point, not applicable or pertinent synonym: inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point antonym: pertinent, material, apropos, germane
NOCTURNAL
- (adj.) of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness synonym: nighttime antonym: daytime, diurnal
PLATITUDE
- (n.) a commonplace, stale, or trite remark synonym: cliche, truism, bromide antonym: epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot
QUELL
- (v.) to subdue, put down forcibly synonym: suppress, pacify, squelch, quash, crush antonym: incite, provoke, arouse, foment, stir up
QUIESCENT
- (adj.) inactive; at rest synonym: still, insert, motionless, dormant, tranquil antonym: active, thriving, lively, bustling, volatile
RUMINATE
- (v.) to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud synonym: ponder, reflect, mull over, muse
TACIT
- (adj.) unspoken, silent; implied, inferred synonym: unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit antonym: explicit, express, specific
TANGIBLE
- (adj.) capable of being touched; real, concrete synonym: preceptible, actual, evident, palpable antonym: immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial
TRENCHANT
- (adj.) incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut synonym: penetrating, cutting, telling, acute antonym: dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive
