Vocabulary Study Notes

Vocabulary Study Notes

• Acquaintance: Someone you know but aren't close friends with. Synonyms: associate, contact, colleague. Antonyms: close friend, confidant.

• Ambition: A strong desire to achieve something, often through hard work. Synonyms: aspiration, drive, goal. Antonyms: apathy, indifference.

• Confidentially: Secretly or privately, meant to be kept hidden. Synonyms: privately, secretly, discreetly. Antonyms: publicly, openly.

• Contour: The outline or shape of something. Synonyms: outline, shape, form. Antonyms: disfiguration, irregularity.

• Efflorescence: The act or process of flowering, or blooming. Synonyms: blossom, bloom, flowering. Antonyms: withering, wilting.

• Effulgence: Brilliant radiance; shining brightly. Synonyms: brilliance, radiance, glow. Antonyms: dullness, darkness.

• Enmity: A strong feeling of hostility or hatred. Synonyms: hostility, animosity, hatred. Antonyms: friendship, goodwill, amity.

• Fledged: Fully developed or grown, often used for birds or people ready for something. Synonyms: mature, developed, grown. Antonyms: unfledged, immature, underdeveloped.

• Foliage: The leaves of a plant or tree. Synonyms: leaves, greenery, vegetation. Antonyms: bare, defoliated.

• Multitude: A large number of people or things. Synonyms: crowd, mass, army. Antonyms: few, handful.

• Octave: A group of eight notes in music; a range of eight. Synonyms: interval, range, scale.

• Omen: A sign or warning of something that will happen; an important sign. Synonyms: portent, sign, warning. Antonyms: coincidence, accident.

• Sapling: A young tree, not fully grown yet. Synonyms: seedling, young tree. Antonyms: mature tree, adult tree.

• Spat: A small argument or quarrel. Synonyms: dispute, quarrel, disagreement. Antonyms: harmony, agreement.

• Specious: Appearing true but actually false and misleading. Synonyms: deceptive, misleading, false. Antonyms: genuine, truthful, valid.

• Strident: Loud, harsh, and grating in sound. Synonyms: loud, harsh, jarring. Antonyms: soft, quiet, gentle.

• Clamber: To climb in an awkward or difficult way. Synonyms: scramble, climb, struggle. Antonyms: glide, descend, slide.

• Emboss: To carve or mold a design in relief on a surface. Synonyms: engrave, imprint, mold. Antonyms: flatten, smooth.

• Envelop: To surround completely; to enclose. Synonyms: surround, enclose, cover. Antonyms: expose, uncover.

• Persist: To continue despite difficulty or opposition. Synonyms: continue, endure, persevere. Antonyms: quit, surrender, stop.

• Trot: A moderate speed of movement, often of a horse or brisk walking. Synonyms: jog, run, pace. Antonyms: walk, stroll, stand still.

• Upheaval: A violent or sudden change. Synonyms: disruption, turmoil, disturbance. Antonyms: calm, stability, peace.

• Decorous: Proper, dignified, and socially acceptable. Synonyms: polite, respectable, proper. Antonyms: rude, improper, undignified.

• Incredulous: Unwilling to believe; skeptical. Synonyms: skeptical, disbelieving, doubtful. Antonyms: believing, convinced, trusting.

• Immured: Confined or trapped in a space. Synonyms: imprisoned, trapped, confined. Antonyms: free, liberated, released.

• Indignation: Anger or frustration at perceived injustice. Synonyms: fury, outrage, resentment. Antonyms: calm, contentment, satisfaction.

• Pallidly: In a pale or sickly manner. Synonyms: pale, wan, sickly. Antonyms: rosy, flushed, healthy.

• Proffer: To offer or present something. Synonyms: offer, present, extend. Antonyms: withhold, refuse, deny.

• Defiles: To spoil, pollute, or make unclean. Synonyms: contaminate, corrupt, desecrate.