Vocabulary Terms (Part 1) PDF

**VOCABULARY TERMS (Part 1)** 1\. **affliction** -- state of pain, distress, or grief Sample Sentence: We must not abandon our brothers and sisters in the time of their affliction. **Synonyms**: suffering, agony, pain, distress **Antonyms**: comfort, relief, happiness 2\. **appease** -- to ease...

**VOCABULARY TERMS (Part 1)** 1\. **affliction** -- state of pain, distress, or grief Sample Sentence: We must not abandon our brothers and sisters in the time of their affliction. **Synonyms**: suffering, agony, pain, distress **Antonyms**: comfort, relief, happiness 2\. **appease** -- to ease, to calm, to satisfy Sample Sentence: To appease the angry passengers due to a 5-hour flight delay, the airline gave them free meals. Synonyms: calm, soothe, pacify, placate Antonyms: aggravate, provoke, irritate 3\. **belligerent** -- angry and aggressive; feeling or showing readiness to fight Sample Sentence: I don't like the belligerent tone of his speech. **Synonyms**: hostile, aggressive, combative, antagonistic **Antonyms**: peaceful, friendly, calm, cooperative 4\. **bias** -- the action of supporting/opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way Sample Sentence: Good judges must be objective about their decisions and must uphold the law without bias. **Synonyms**: prejudice, favoritism, partiality, inclination **Antonyms**: objectivity, fairness, impartiality 5\. **cajole** -- to persuade someone to do something or to give you something by making promises or saying nice things Sample Sentence: Anna, the favorite daughter in the family, cajoled her father to buy her a new computer. **Synonyms**: persuade, coax, sweet-talk, lure **Antonyms**: discourage, dissuade, repel 6\. **coerce** -- to force someone to do something by threat, intimidation, or authority Sample Sentence: He was just coerced to sign the document, so the court did not honor the document as evidence. **Synonyms**: force, pressure, intimidate, compel **Antonyms**: persuade, encourage, allow 7\. **contradiction** -- a disagreement between two things which means that both cannot be true; inconsistency Sample Sentence: How can anybody believe him? His statements are full of contradictions. **Synonyms**: inconsistency, paradox, contradiction, denial **Antonyms**: agreement, consistency, harmony 8\. **confidante** -- somebody entrusted with secrets Sample Sentence: Jean is my only confidante. She is the only one who understands my problems. **Synonyms**: trusted friend, companion, confidant, advisor **Antonyms**: stranger, adversary, opponent 9\. **demure** -- shy, modest, reserved Sample Sentence: She was not chosen by the panel because she was so demure during the interview. She didn't look confident. **Synonyms**: shy, modest, reserved, humble **Antonyms**: bold, confident, outgoing 10\. **debris** -- the remains of something broken or destroyed; rubble, ruins Sample Sentence: After the earthquake, two cars were hit by falling debris from a 21-story building. **Synonyms**: rubble, remains, wreckage, fragments **Antonyms**: whole, intact, complete 11\. **delusion** -- belief in something that is not true Sample Sentence: I think you are living in a delusion that you are better than everyone else. **Synonyms**: misconception, illusion, fallacy, fantasy **Antonyms**: reality, truth, fact 12\. **diligent** -- hardworking; constant in effort to accomplish something Sample Sentence: That student is very diligent. He always submits his homework on time and does extra work. **Synonyms**: hardworking, industrious, persistent, assiduous **Antonyms**: lazy, careless, negligent 13\. **drought** -- a long period of dry weather Sample Sentence: Many crops were damaged because of the 5-month drought. **Synonyms**: dryness, aridity, dearth, shortage **Antonyms**: flood, abundance, rainfall 14\. **elicit** -- to draw or bring out, to get or produce something (especially information) Sample Sentence: If you ask questions, you will surely elicit answers. **Synonyms**: extract, draw out, evoke, induce **Antonyms**: suppress, withhold, hide 15\. **erudite** -- characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly Sample Sentence: After one audience asked an interesting question, the speaker gave a 10-minute erudite lecture about it. **Synonyms**: knowledgeable, learned, scholarly, intelligent **Antonyms**: ignorant, uneducated, uninformed 16\. **fabricate** -- to make or build; to fake or forge Sample Sentence: The parts of many products are fabricated in first world countries but they are usually assembled in developing countries. They try to fabricate a story in order to sell their magazine. **Synonyms**: invent, forge, falsify, manufacture **Antonyms**: tell the truth, authenticate, verify 17\. **gullible** -- too willing to believe everything that other people say; easy to deceive or trick Sample Sentence: I think the voters now are wiser. Unlike before, many people are so gullible that they believe almost every promise of any politician. **Synonyms**: naive, trusting, credulous, innocent **Antonyms**: skeptical, suspicious, discerning 18\. **harangue** -- a scolding or a long verbal attack; a long and passionate speech Sample Sentence: He delivered his speech in a harangue: full of passion, vehemence, and discourse. **Synonyms**: tirade, rant, lecture, diatribe **Antonyms**: praise, compliment, flattery 19\. **haughty** -- proud, snobbish, arrogant Sample Sentence: His haughty attitude makes everyone hate him. **Synonyms**: arrogant, proud, conceited, supercilious **Antonyms**: humble, modest, unassuming 20\. **illicit** -- not legally authorized; not allowed Sample Sentence: A teacher and student relationship in the same school is an illicit affair. **Synonyms**: illegal, unlawful, prohibited, forbidden **Antonyms**: legal, lawful, authorized, permissible 21\. **incompatible** -- not to be able to exist together without conflict; not able to be used together Sample Sentence: Many stories tell how incompatible a prince and a pauper are, but who cares about status anyway? **Synonyms**: incompatible, conflicting, mismatched, unsuitable **Antonyms**: compatible, harmonious, agreeable 22\. **jubilant** -- showing great happiness, joy, or triumph Sample Sentence: The jubilant coach ran around and shouted loudly after his team won the championship game. **Synonyms**: joyful, delighted, ecstatic, elated **Antonyms**: sorrowful, despondent, miserable 23\. **juxtapose** -- to put things that are not similar next to each other Sample Sentence: The exhibit juxtaposed M.C. Escher's earlier artworks and his later masterpieces. **Synonyms**: compare, contrast, place side by side **Antonyms**: separate, divide, isolate 24\. **maxim** -- a short statement about a general truth; a saying Sample Sentence: It is a common maxim that \"a book should not be judged by its cover.\" **Synonyms**: proverb, saying, adage, aphorism **Antonyms**: contradiction, falsehood, myth 25\. **mediocre** -- ordinary, of moderate quality Sample Sentence: In our country, there are many blockbuster movies whose quality is less than mediocre. **Synonyms**: average, ordinary, uninspiring, run-of-the-mill **Antonyms**: exceptional, outstanding, superb 26\. **nadir** -- lowest point of something Sample Sentence: The nadir of his career was the time when he was caught having an affair with his cousin. **Synonyms**: bottom, low point, depth, rock-bottom **Antonyms**: peak, zenith, high point 27\. **novice** -- a person who has just started doing something Sample Sentence: For novice boxers, head gears are needed. **Synonyms**: beginner, newcomer, rookie, learner **Antonyms**: expert, veteran, master 28\. **nuisance** -- someone or something that is annoying Sample Sentence: In my country, when you do not have money and you run for elections, they call you a nuisance candidate. **Synonyms**: annoyance, irritation, bother, pest **Antonyms**: blessing, aid, benefit, help 29\. **odyssey** -- a long journey which is usually marked by notable experiences, adventures, and hardships Sample Sentence: Billy Beane has indeed had an exciting odyssey before he became a well-known baseball manager. **Synonyms**: journey, adventure, quest, pilgrimage **Antonyms**: stagnation, standstill, inaction 30\. **pacify** -- to bring or restore to a state of peace; to cause someone who is angry to be calm or quiet Sample Sentence: A charming airline attendant came out to pacify the crowd of people who were complaining about the delayed flight. **Synonyms**: calm, soothe, appease, settle **Antonyms**: provoke, enrage, irritate 31\. **parody** -- a piece of writing, music, etc. that imitates someone else in a funny or an amusing way Sample Sentence: The students made a parody of how their teacher teaches in a play. **Synonyms**: satire, spoof, caricature, imitation **Antonyms**: original, authentic, serious work 32\. **recant** -- to announce in public that the past beliefs or statements were wrong and that you do not agree with them anymore Sample Sentence: After too much pressure from the media, the politician was forced to recant his earlier statement about the proposed policy. **Synonyms**: retract, withdraw, revoke, rescind **Antonyms**: affirm, confirm, assert 33\. **resilient** -- recovering readily from illness, depression, etc. Sample Sentence: He was resilient enough to cope with the tragedy that happened to his family. **Synonyms**: tough, strong, durable, adaptable **Antonyms**: fragile, weak, vulnerable 34\. **substantiate** -- to establish proof or complete evidence Sample Sentence: There were many allegations of corruption against him, but no one was able to substantiate their claims. **Synonyms**: prove, validate, confirm, verify **Antonyms**: disprove, refute, contradict 35\. **submissive** -- obedient Sample Sentence: During the feudal times in Japan, the women were expected to be totally submissive to their husband. **Synonyms**: obedient, compliant, docile, deferential **Antonyms**: rebellious, defiant, disobedient 36\. **vehement** -- strongly emotional, passionate, zealous Sample Sentence: Despite the vehement protest of the employees, the company did not give in to increasing their salary or other benefits. **Synonyms**: passionate, intense, fervent, forceful **Antonyms**: indifferent, apathetic, dispassionate 37\. **vex** -- to make somebody feel annoyed or upset Sample Sentence: The fact that he doesn't say thank you when you help him really vexes me. **Synonyms**: annoy, irritate, anger, frustrate **Antonyms**: please, delight, soothe, calm 38\. **warrant** -- a document giving the police permission to make an arrest, search someone's property, etc. Sample Sentence: The police have a warrant for his arrest. **Synonyms**: authorization, sanction, permission, order **Antonyms**: prohibition, disallowance 39\. **zealous** -- showing strong support for a person, cause, or belief Sample Sentence: The young activist was zealous in her efforts to fight for climate change policies. **Synonyms**: passionate, fervent, enthusiastic, devoted **Antonyms**: indifferent, apathetic, disinterested 40\. **zenith** -- the highest point or peak of something Sample Sentence: After years of hard work, the athlete reached the zenith of her career when she won the gold medal. **Synonyms**: peak, summit, apex, climax **Antonyms**: nadir, bottom, low point