Vocabulary words

By: Dhairya Thakar

Adversary(noun)

• Definition: An opponent or enemy• Synonym: antagonist• Antonym: Ally• My Adversary was trying to kill me. He has

been my rival for years.

Aplomb(noun)

• Definition: Self-confident in a difficult situation• Synonym: balance• Antonym: Gaucheness• I was aplomb, as I shot the winning shot in the

basketball game.

Apprehensive(adjective)

• Definition: anxious or fearful; uneasy• Synonym: afraid• Antonym: calm• I was apprehensive to enter the dilapidated

house. After a few minutes I got rid of my fear.

Fragrance(noun)

• Definition: a sweet or pleasant odor; a scent• Synonym: aroma• Antonym: stench• A pleasant fragrance emanated from the

person right in front of me. It smelled amazing.

Furtive(adjective)

• Definition: sneaky; acting in a way so as not to be noticed

• Synonym: Cautious• Antonym: open• I was furtively, grabbing a cookie; as for I

didn’t want to be spotted.

Grueling(adjective)

• Definition: physically or mentally exhausting; very hard to do

• Synonym: brutal• Antonym: easy• I was grueling over the calculus problem, as it

was to hard to do.

Potential(noun)

• Definition: Ability to grow, develop or improve; possibility

• Synonym: dormant• Antonym: lacking• I could see a lot of potential in my apprentice,

as if he were to grow to be better then me in the way of the sword.

Precipice(noun)

• Definition: very steep overhanging rock; edge of a cliff

• Synonym: cliff• Antonym: flat-ground• The grand canyon was very precipice. When I

stared down I started to get dizzy, because it was to deep.

Pristine(adjective)

• Definition: in a pure or unspoiled state; untouched

• Synonym: refined• Antonym: dingy• The food must be pristine, as for we will be

having a lot of customers, we don’t want them to be eating spoiled food.

Apparition(noun)

• Definition: An unusual or unexpected sight• Synonym: ghostly• Antonym: human• I saw an apparition, and I was freaked I

thought ghosts weren’t real

Cryptic(adjective)

• Secret; mysterious• Synonym: arcane• Antonym: clear• The letter’s where cryptic, as if it were a secret

language.

Lugubrious(adjective)

• Definition: Exaggeratedly mournful• Synonym: bleak• Antonym: cheerful• I was lugubrious as as I had to go somewhere

on an amazing day, I was very sad.

Maelstrom(noun)

• Definition: a powerful whirlpool; turmoil• Synonym: vortex• Antonym: calm-sea• The Maelstrom was powerful, as for it was

sucking me into it’s powerful whirlpool.

Mausoleum(noun)

• Definition: A large; elaborate tomb• Synonym: tomb• Antonym: none• The large mausoleum, was built for the kings

of Egypt, to bury them in it.