Unit 13-15

• (adj.) extremely difficult to understand
• S: arcane, recondite, occult
• A: simple, straightforward

• (n.) an open or intentional insult; a slight;
• (v.) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance , confront
• S: offense, offend
• A: compliment, praise

• (n.) a false rumor, fabricated story
• S: Hoax

• (adj.) excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up
• S: faultfinding, carping
• A: uncritical

• (adj.) aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction
• S: acquainted, 
• A: unaware, unconscious, oblivious

• (adj.) regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent
• S: remorseful, rueful
• A: unapologetic, impenitent

• (n.) the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct
• S: focus

• (adj.) well behaved, dignified, socially proper
• S: seemly, becoming, tasteful
• A: unbecoming, improper, tasteless

• (v.) to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend
• S: deem

• (adj.) thoroughly dried out; arid and uninteresting; divested of spirit or vitality
• S: dehydrated, shriveled
• A: sodden, waterlogged, drenched

• (n.) the power to produce a desired result
• S: effectiveness, potency, reliability
• A: impotence

• (v.) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form
• S: generate, cause, form
• A: stop, deter

• (adj.) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (not earthbound)
• S: heavenly, celestial, gossamer
• A: infernal, hellish, thick, heavy

• (n.) the front of a building; a surface appearance
• S: exterior, surface, mask
• A: interior

• (adj.) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or preys on the dead. 
• S: barbarous, monstrous

• (adj.) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
• S: discordant
• A: compatible, harmonious, consistent

• (n.) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end
• S: plot, maneuver

(v.) to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch

• (n.) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach
• S: infamy, dishonor, odium
• A: acclaim, honor, glory, renown

• (adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed; inferred, hypothesized 
• S: supposed, presumed
• A: corroborated, confirmed

• (adj.) blissful; rendering or making blessed
• S: rapturous, ecstatic
• A: disconsolate, dejected, doleful

• (n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance
• S: whale, elephant, colossus
• A: dwarf, pygmy, midget

• (n.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing
• S: allurement, cajolery
• A: intimidation

• (adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
• A: harmonious, melodious, mellifluous

• (n.) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
• A: fair dealing

• (v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use
• S: remit, convey

• (n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership
• A: blunder, faux pas, gaffe

(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute

• (adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
• A: leisurely

• (v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
• A: confirm, corroborate, support, admit

• (adj.) about to happen, threatening
• S: looming
• A: distant, remote, faraway

• (adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in
• S: congenital
• A: learned, acquired, extrinsic, accidental

• (adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
• S: averse, indisposed
• A: eager, inclined

• (adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind;
• (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince;
• (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers
• S: apparent, reveal, disclose
• A: unrevealed, hidden, hide, conceal

• (pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters
• S: trifles
• A: essentials

• (n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay
• S: postponement, stoppage
• A: escalation

• (n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
• S: elixir

• (n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization
• S: untouchable, persona non grata

• (adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream;
• (n.) one given to far fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight
• S: Utopian, idealistic, impractical
• A: practical

• (adj.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)
• S: withered, shriveled
• A: bloated, distended

• (n.) that which is pleasant or agreeable
• (pl.) attractive features, customs, etc.
• A: unpleasantness, disagreeableness

• (n.) an opening, gap, hole; orifice
• A: closure, blockage, occlusion

• (n.) a difference of opinion; discontent
• S: disagreement, disaffection 
• A: harmony, concord

• (adj.) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food;comfort and ease;
• (n.) a person with discriminating taste
• S: sybaritic, discriminating
• A: ascetic, self-denying, abstemious

• (adj.) not thrifty, failing to plan ahead
• S: prodigal, spendthrift, extravagant
• A: frugal, economical, cautious

• (n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act
• S: evil, crime
• A: probity, rectitude, uprightness

• (adj.) sacred; of such a character that it might not be broken, injured, or profaned
• S: unassailable
• A: vulnerable, assailable

• (adj.) open to or capable of change; fickle
• S: changeable, variable
• A: changeless, steadfast, constant

• (adj.) just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
• S: incipient, embryonic
• A: dying, moribund, senescent

• (n.) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission; homage, deference
• S: honor
• A: disrespect, irreverence

• (n.) formal or elaborate praise; a tribute
• S: tribute, encomium, testimonial
• A: tirade, philippic

• (n.) a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule
• (V.) to expose to public contempt or ridicule
• A: extol, laud, acclaim

• (n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion
• S: trifle
• A: fortune

• (v.) to foreshadow and point to a future event; to predict;
• (n.) a warning or indication of the future
• S: augur, foretell

• (n.) descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples
• S: issue, posterity
• A: forbears, antecedents

• (v.) to explain or issue officially; to make known far and wide
• S; announce
• A: withdraw, retract, abrogate, nullify

• (n.) uprightness, righteousness; correctness
• S: probity, integrity
• A: iniquity, heinousness

• (adj.) restless, hard to manage, balky
• S: uneasy, recalcitrant
• A:serene, unruffled, docile

• (adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial
• S: cherubic
• A: devilish

• (v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue
• S: last, sustain