Vocabulary Unit 10Definitions and Antonyms

Definitions

• 1. majordomo• 2. untenable• 3. perambulate• 4. veneer• 5. timorous• 6. luminous• 7. circuitous• 8. perquisite• 9. probity• 10. polemical• 11. tacit• 12. largesse• 13. indolent• 14. circumlocution• 15. depredate

• A. Indefensible; can’t justify• B. Emitting light• C. Suggested; implied silently• D. To saunter; stroll about• E. Integrity; decency;

respectability• F. Chief assistant• G. Tip or fringe benefit• H. Indirect; roundabout• I. Lazy• J. Unnecessarily wordy• K. Disguise; a layer that

conceals• L. To pilfer or ransack• M. Timid• N. Controversial; contentious• O. Generosity

Antonyms

• 1. untenable• 2. timorous• 3. luminous• 4. circuitous• 5. probity

• 6. polemical• 7. tacit• 8. largesse• 9. indolent• 10. circumlocution• 11. depredate

• A. direct; straight• B. dim; dark; dull• C. bold; courageous• D. wickedness;

impiety• E. sound; irrefutable

F. Busy; productiveG. EnhanceH. Indisputable; agreeableI. StinginessJ. Concise and to the pointK. Explicit and frankly open