Vocabulary Terms (Part 1)

Vocabulary Terms (Part 1)

• Affliction: State of pain, distress, or grief. Synonyms: suffering, agony, pain, distress. Antonyms: comfort, relief, happiness.

• Appease: To ease, calm, or satisfy. Synonyms: calm, soothe, pacify, placate. Antonyms: aggravate, provoke, irritate.

• Belligerent: Angry and aggressive, feeling or showing readiness to fight. Synonyms: hostile, aggressive, combative, antagonistic. Antonyms: peaceful, friendly, calm, cooperative.

• Bias: The action of supporting or opposing something unfairly. Synonyms: prejudice, favoritism, partiality, inclination. Antonyms: objectivity, fairness, impartiality.

• Cajole: Persuade someone to do something by making promises or using flattery. Synonyms: persuade, coax, sweet-talk, lure. Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, repel.

• Coerce: To force someone to do something through threats, intimidation, or authority. Synonyms: force, pressure, intimidate, compel. Antonyms: persuade, encourage, allow.

Vocabulary Terms (Part 2)

• Contradiction: A disagreement between two things; inconsistency. Synonyms: inconsistency, paradox, contradiction, denial. Antonyms: agreement, consistency, harmony.

• Confidante: Someone entrusted with secrets. Synonyms: trusted friend, companion, confidant, advisor. Antonyms: stranger, adversary, opponent.

• Demure: Shy, modest, reserved. Synonyms: shy, modest, reserved, humble. Antonyms: bold, confident, outgoing.

• Debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed; rubble, ruins. Synonyms: rubble, remains, wreckage, fragments. Antonyms: whole, intact, complete.

• Delusion: Belief in something untrue. Synonyms: misconception, illusion, fallacy, fantasy. Antonyms: reality, truth, fact.

• Diligent: Hardworking; constant in effort. Synonyms: hardworking, industrious, persistent, assiduous. Antonyms: lazy, careless, negligent.

Vocabulary Terms (Part 3)

• Drought: A long period of dry weather. Synonyms: dryness, aridity, dearth, shortage. Antonyms: flood, abundance, rainfall.

• Elicit: To draw out or bring forth, especially information. Synonyms: extract, draw out, evoke, induce. Antonyms: suppress, withhold, hide.

• Erudite: Characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly. Synonyms: knowledgeable, learned, scholarly, intelligent. Antonyms: ignorant, uneducated, uninformed.

• Fabricate: To make or build; to fake or forge. Synonyms: invent, forge, falsify, manufacture. Antonyms: tell the truth, authenticate, verify.

• Gullible: Too willing to believe everything; easily deceived. Synonyms: naive, trusting, credulous, innocent. Antonyms: skeptical, suspicious, discerning.

• Harangue: A scolding or long verbal attack; a passionate speech. Synonyms: tirade, rant, lecture, diatribe. Antonyms: praise, compliment, flattery.

Vocabulary Terms (Part 4)

• Haughty: Proud, snobbish, arrogant. Synonyms: arrogant, proud, conceited, supercilious. Antonyms: humble, modest, unassuming.

• Illicit: Not legally authorized; not allowed. Synonyms: illegal, unlawful, prohibited, forbidden. Antonyms: legal, lawful, authorized, permissible.

• Incompatible: Not able to exist or work together without conflict. Synonyms: incompatible, conflicting, mismatched, unsuitable. Antonyms: compatible, harmonious, agreeable.

• Jubilant: Showing great happiness, joy, or triumph. Synonyms: joyful, delighted, ecstatic, elated. Antonyms: sorrowful, despondent, miserable.

• Juxtapose: To place things that are dissimilar next to each other; to compare. Synonyms: compare, contrast, place side by side. Antonyms: separate, divide, isolate.

• Maxim: A short statement about a general truth; a saying. Synonyms: proverb, saying, adage, aphorism. Antonyms: contradiction, falsehood, myth.

Vocabulary Terms (Part 5)

• Mediocre: Ordinary, of moderate quality. Synonyms: average, ordinary, uninspiring, run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: exceptional, outstanding, superb.

• Nadir: Lowest point of something. Synonyms: bottom, low point, depth, rock-bottom. Antonyms: peak, zenith, high point.

• Novice: A person who is new to something; beginner. Synonyms: beginner, newcomer, rookie, learner. Antonyms: expert, veteran, master.

• Nuisance: Someone or something that is annoying. Synonyms: annoyance, irritation, bother, pest. Antonyms: blessing, aid, benefit, help.

• Odyssey: A long journey with notable experiences and hardships. Synonyms: journey, adventure, quest, pilgrimage. Antonyms: stagnation, standstill, inaction.

• Pacify: To calm or make peaceful. Synonyms: calm, soothe, appease, settle. Antonyms: provoke, enrage, irritate.

Vocabulary Terms (Part 6)

• Parody: A humorous imitation of someone or something. Synonyms: satire, spoof, caricature, imitation. Antonyms: original, authentic, serious work

• Recant: To publicly deny a belief or statement previously held. Synonyms: retract, withdraw, revoke, rescind.. Antonyms: affirm, confirm, assert

• Resilient: Able to recover quickly from difficulties. Synonyms: tough, strong, durable, adaptable.. Antonyms: fragile, weak, vulnerable

• Substantiate: To provide proof for something. Synonyms: prove, validate, confirm, verify.. Antonyms: disprove, refute, contradict

• Submissive: Obedient or compliant. Synonyms: obedient, compliant, docile, deferential. Antonyms: rebellious, defiant, disobedient

• Vehement: Showing strong emotion. Synonyms: passionate, intense, fervent, forceful. Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic, dispassionate.

Vocabulary Terms (Part 7)

• Vex: To annoy or upset. Synonyms: annoy, irritate, anger, frustrate.. Antonyms: please, delight, soothe, calm

• Warrant: A document giving legal authority for an action. Synonyms: authorization, sanction, permission, order.. Antonyms: prohibition, disallowance.

• Zealous: Showing strong support for a cause or belief. Synonyms: passionate, fervent, enthusiastic, devoted.. Synonyms: indifferent, apathetic, disinterested

• Zenith: Highest point or peak. Synonyms: peak, summit, apex, climax. Antonyms: nadir, bottom, low point