Vocab 10 (130915)

  1. Accolade
    praise; approval; honor; recognition
  2. encomium
    praise; approval; honor; recognition
  3. acclamation
    praise; approval; honor; recognition
  4. kudos
    praise; approval; honor; recognition
  5. demerit
    (ant) praise; approval; honor; recognition
  6. Capricious
    inconsistant; fickle; characterized by abrupt changes in feeling or action
  7. skittish
    inconsistant; fickle; characterized by abrupt changes in feeling or action
  8. wanton
    inconsistant; fickle; characterized by abrupt changes in feeling or action
  9. captious
    inconsistant; fickle; characterized by abrupt changes in feeling or action
  10. staid
    (ant) inconsistant; fickle; characterized by abrupt changes in feeling or action
  11. steadfast
    (ant) inconsistant; fickle; characterized by abrupt changes in feeling or action
  12. Debase
    to reduce in status, in quality, or in value
  13. degrade
    to reduce in status, in quality, or in value
  14. defile
    to reduce in status, in quality, or in value
  15. discredit
    to reduce in status, in quality, or in value
  16. taint
    to reduce in status, in quality, or in value
  17. laud
    (ant) to reduce in status, in quality, or in value
  18. elevate
    (ant) to reduce in status, in quality, or in value
  19. Devoid
    empty; vacant; lacking
  20. void
    empty; vacant; lacking
  21. full
    (ant) empty; vacant; lacking
  22. Dilatory
    tending to cause delay; tardy; slow
  23. languid
    tending to cause delay; tardy; slow
  24. phlegmatic
    tending to cause delay; tardy; slow
  25. zealous
    (ant) tending to cause delay; tardy; slow
  26. diligent
    (ant) tending to cause delay; tardy; slow
  27. Duplicity
    doubleness of action or speech with the intent to deceive or trick
  28. deception
    doubleness of action or speech with the intent to deceive or trick
  29. deceitfulness
    doubleness of action or speech with the intent to deceive or trick
  30. forthrightness
    (ant) doubleness of action or speech with the intent to deceive or trick
  31. honesty
    (ant) doubleness of action or speech with the intent to deceive or trick
  32. Equanimity
    emotional balance or poise; evenness of disposition
  33. composure
    emotional balance or poise; evenness of disposition
  34. aplomb
    emotional balance or poise; evenness of disposition
  35. anxiety
    (ant) emotional balance or poise; evenness of disposition
  36. agitation
    (ant) emotional balance or poise; evenness of disposition
  37. Equivocal
    having double meaning or dual nature
  38. ambiguous
    having double meaning or dual nature
  39. unequivocal
    (ant) having double meaning or dual nature
  40. obvious
    (ant) having double meaning or dual nature
  41. Extol
    to praise highly
  42. laud
    to praise highly
  43. eulogize
    to praise highly
  44. blame
    (ant) to praise highly
  45. criticize
    (ant) to praise highly
  46. Ineffable
    unable to be adequately described; unspeakable
  47. unutterable
    unable to be adequately described; unspeakable
  48. inexpressible
    unable to be adequately described; unspeakable
  49. taboo
    unable to be adequately described; unspeakable
  50. definable
    (ant) unable to be adequately described; unspeakable
  51. utterable
    (ant) unable to be adequately described; unspeakable
  52. Infidel
    an unbeliever; one who does not accept a particular religion
  53. atheist
    an unbeliever; one who does not accept a particular religion
  54. disbeliever
    an unbeliever; one who does not accept a particular religion
  55. Inveterate
    firmly established, like a long-standing habit
  56. short-lived
    (ant) firmly established, like a long-standing habit
  57. Forerunner
    one who precedes others; ancestor; predecessor; an omen; a sign of the future
  58. antecedent
    one who precedes others; ancestor; predecessor; an omen; a sign of the future
  59. harbinger
    one who precedes others; ancestor; predecessor; an omen; a sign of the future
  60. portent
    one who precedes others; ancestor; predecessor; an omen; a sign of the future
  61. precursor
    one who precedes others; ancestor; predecessor; an omen; a sign of the future
  62. descendant
    (ant) one who precedes others; ancestor; predecessor; an omen; a sign of the future
  63. Peevish
    irritable, cross
  64. querulous
    irritable, cross
  65. irascible
    irritable, cross
  66. fretful
    irritable, cross
  67. pleasant
    (ant) irritable, cross
  68. friendly
    (ant) irritable, cross
  69. Perfidy
    deceit; betrayal; deliberate violation of a promise
  70. treachery
    deceit; betrayal; deliberate violation of a promise
  71. fidelity
    (ant) deceit; betrayal; deliberate violation of a promise
  72. Protract
    to prolong; draw out; to lengthen in time
  73. elongate
    to prolong; draw out; to lengthen in time
  74. curtail
    (ant) to prolong; draw out; to lengthen in time
  75. truncate
    (ant) to prolong; draw out; to lengthen in time
  76. Restive
    unruly; stubbornly resisting control
  77. balky
    unruly; stubbornly resisting control
  78. obstinate
    unruly; stubbornly resisting control
  79. fractious
    unruly; stubbornly resisting control
  80. calm
    (ant) unruly; stubbornly resisting control
  81. Salutary
    promoting good health or wholesomeness; corrective
  82. restorative
    promoting good health or wholesomeness; corrective
  83. salubrious
    promoting good health or wholesomeness; corrective
  84. toxic
    (ant) promoting good health or wholesomeness; corrective
  85. Ubiquitous
    widespread; existing or being everywhere at the same time
  86. omnipresent
    widespread; existing or being everywhere at the same time
  87. rare
    (ant) widespread; existing or being everywhere at the same time
  88. scarce
    (ant) widespread; existing or being everywhere at the same time
  89. Venerable
    worthy of honor or respect
  90. reverential
    worthy of honor or respect
  91. discredited
    (ant) worthy of honor or respect
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Vocab 10 (130915)
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Voab 10
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