Vocabulary Building: Understanding Advanced English Words

judicious = foolish alacrity = reluctance deify = abhor carnage = peace

judicious = sensible jargon = terminology frivolous = vital alacrity = slowness

catalyst = a minor weakness in character jargon = vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people benediction = the act of blessing foible = a person, thing, or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result

<p>catalyst = noun judicious = adjective deify = verb frivolous = adverb</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>catalyst = positive jargon = negative benediction = positive carnage = negative</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>catalyst = chemistry jargon = law benediction = religion alacrity = enthusiasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>urge = propel pallid = colorless debonair = charming feisty = spirited</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>impetuous = planned pallid = hearty equivocal = certain lateral = forward</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>epitaph = an inscription on a tombstone chicanery = the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive penchant = a strong liking nadir = the lowest point</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>harp = verb lateral = adjective genealogy = noun deplete = verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>macabre = horrible farcical = absurd debonair = elegant feisty = aggressive</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>adjunct = academic setting gull = carnival mitigate = natural disaster chicanery = criminal activity</p> Signup and view all the answers