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English 111
Sadlier-Oxford VocabularyLevel G, Unit 13
Murphy
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Abstruse (clue = obtuse wouldn’t get it) (adj.) extremely
difficult to understand
Synonyms: esoteric, arcane, recondite, occult
Antonyms: simple, straightforward
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Affront (clue=confront) (n.) an open or
intentional insult; a slight; (v.) to insult to one’s face; to face in defiance, confront
Synonyms: (n.) offense; (v.) offend
Antonym: (n., v.) compliment, praise
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Canard (sing like a canary)
(n.) a false rumor, fabricated story
Synonym: hoax
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Captious (clue=capt.) (adj.) excessively ready
to find fault; given to petty criticism; intending to trap, confuse, or show-up
Synonyms: faultfinding; nit-picking, carping
Antonym: uncritical
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Cognizant (clue = recognize) (adj.) aware,
knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction
Synonyms: conscious, acquainted
Antonyms: unaware, unconscious, oblivious
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Contrite (clue=ex-con) (adj.) regretful for some
misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent
Synonyms: remorseful, rueful
Antonyms: unrepentant, unapologetic, impenitent
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Cynosure (clue=nose) (n.) the center of
attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct
Synonym: focus
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Decorous (clue=well-decorated)
(adj.) well behaved, dignified socially proper
Synonyms: seemly, becoming, tasteful
Antonyms: unseemly, unbecoming, improper, tasteless
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Deign (clue=reign supreme) (v.) to think it
appropriate or suitable to one’s dignity to do something; to condescend
Synonyms: deem, stoop
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Desiccated (clue=desert)
(adj.) thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting
Synonyms: dehydrated, shriveled, parched
Antonyms: sodden, soggy, waterlogged, drenched
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Efficacy (clue=efficient, effective)
(n.) the power to produce a desired result
Synonyms: effectiveness, potency, reliability
Antonyms: ineffectiveness, impotence
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Engender (clue=two genders)
(v.) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form
Synonyms: beget, generate, cause, form
Antonyms: stop, deter
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Ethereal (clue=almost not real)
(adj.) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)
Synonyms: heavenly, celestial, gossamer
Antonyms: infernal, hellish, thick, heavy
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Façade (clue=face)
(n.) the front or face of the building; a surfaced appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind)
Synonyms: exterior, surface, mask, pretense
Antonym: interior
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Ghoulish (clue-ghoul)
(adj.) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead
Synonyms: fiendish, barbarous, monstrous
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Incongruous (clue=congress)
(adj.) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
Synonyms: discordant, jarring
Antonyms: compatible, harmonious, consistent
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Machination (clue=Machiavelli) (n.) a crafty,
scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end
Synonyms: plot, scheme, maneuver
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Mesmerize (clue=hypnotize with eyes) (v.) to hypnotize,
entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch
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Opprobrium (clue=probation)
(n.) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach
Synonyms: infamy, dishonor, odium, shame
Antonyms: acclaim, honor, glory, renown
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Putative (clue=reputed)
(adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed, hypothesized, inferred
Synonym: supposed, presumed
Antonyms: known, corroborated, confirmed