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Slide 2 Vocabulary #6 English 11 Honors Slide 3 1. antipathy (noun) an intense dislike Synonym: hatred Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 4 2. elucidate (verb) to make clear and understandable Synonym: explain; clarify Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 5 3. imminent (adjective) likely to happen; threatening Synonym: approaching Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 6 4. banal (adjective) common; ordinary Synonym: overused Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 7 5. obdurate (adjective) stubborn; hardheaded Synonym: inflexible Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 8 6. peruse (verb) to read very carefully synonym: examine Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 9 7. bedlam (noun) a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion Synonym: chaos Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 10 8. affluence (noun) wealth; richness Synonym: fortune Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 11 9. parody (noun) a work ( such as a writing, a picture, a song) which copies another in a comical way Synonym: mockery Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 12 10. amoral (adjective) lacking a sense of right or wrong Synonym: corrupt; evil Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 13 11. scurrilous (adjective) coarsely abusive; vulgar Synonym: indecent Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 14 12. sedulous (adjective) hard-working; diligent Synonym: studious Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 15 13. onerous (adjective) burdensome; hard to endure Synonym: distressing Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 16 14. eschew (verb) to keep away from; shun Synonym: avoid Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation. Slide 17 15. denouement (noun) an outcome; result Synonym: conclusion Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.