vocabulary unit 14
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Vocabulary Unit 14. Level F. amenable. +. ( adj ) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible Synonyms: agreeable, compliant, docile Antonyms: unresponsive, resistant, recalcitrant. -. berate. ( v .) to scold sharply - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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VOCABULARY UNIT 14Level F
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amenable(adj) willing to follow advice or
authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
Synonyms: agreeable, compliant, docileAntonyms: unresponsive, resistant,
recalcitrant
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berate(v.) to scold sharply
Synonyms: chide, rebuke, reprove, reprimand
Antonyms: praise, compliment, pat on the back
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I’ll be rating you poorly
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carnage(n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life
Synonyms: butchery, bloodbath, massacre
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credulous(adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived
Synonyms: gullibleAntonyms: dubious, skeptical
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Criterion (plural criteria)(n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or
evaluation
Synonyms: yardstick, touchstone, gauge, canon
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deplete(v.) to use up as a result of spending or
consumption; to diminish greatly
Synonyms: exhaust, empty, drain, bankruptAntonyms: replenish, refill, restock,
resupply
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expatiate(v.) to expand on, write or talk at length or
in detail; to move about freely
Synonyms: elaborate, enlarge, descant, wander, roam
Antonyms: sketch roughly, summarize, condense, adumbrate
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extraneous(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign;
present but not essential, irrelevant
Synonyms: incidental, extrinsicAntonyms: intrinsic, relevant, pertinent,
germane
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inception(n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of
some process, institution, etc.
Synonyms: commencement, inauguration, outset
Antonyms: completion, conclusion, termination
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infirmity(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical,
mental, moral, etc.)
Synonyms: affliction, malady, defect
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jejune(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in
interest or substance; immature, juvenile
Synonyms: vapid, insipid, puerile, childishAntonyms: stimulating, mature
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obdurate(adj.) stubborn, unyielding
Synonyms: obstinate, adamantAntonyms: yielding, tractable, flexible
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potpourri(n.) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous
items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent
Synonyms: hodgepodge, melange, farrago, medley
Antonyms: homogenous or uniform group
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precocious(adj.) showing unusually early
development (especially in talents and mental capacity)
Synonyms: forward, gifted, advancedAntonyms: backward, retarded, slow
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sadistic(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively
cruel
Synonyms: brutal, vicious, inhuman, fiendish
Antonyms: masochistic, clement, humane, merciful
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sententious(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by
moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy
Synonyms: aphoristic, epigrammatic, moralistic
Antonyms: discursive, diffuse, episodic
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supplicate(v.) to beg earnestly and humbly
Synonyms: plead, petition, implore, entreat
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surfeit(n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in
eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v.) to feed or supply with anything to
excess
Synonyms: (n) excess, glut; (v) cloy, satiateAntonyms: (n) dearth, paucity, lack
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tortuous(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly
involved, complex; devious
Synonyms: circuitous, serpentine, labyrinthine
Antonyms: direct, straight, straightforward
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turgid(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess;
over decorated or excessive in language
Synonyms: inflated, pompous, bombastic, overblown
Antonyms: muted, understated, unadorned, austere
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