These words were tough to find Abrogate Verb To repeal cancel declare null and void Synonyms annul revoke Antonyms reaffirm renew ratify Ambient Adjective Completely surrounding encompassing ID: 484393
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Unit 11 Vocabulary
These words were tough to find.Slide2
Abrogate
Verb
To repeal, cancel, declare null and void
Synonyms: annul, revokeAntonyms: reaffirm, renew, ratifySlide3
Ambient
Adjective
Completely surrounding, encompassingSlide4
Asperity
Noun
Roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
Synonyms: rigor, harshnessAntonyms: mildness, blandness, softness, lenienceSlide5
Burnish
Verb
To make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish;
Noungloss, brightness, lusterSynonyms: shine, buff
Antonyms: tarnish, dull, abradeSlide6
Cabal
Verb
A small group working in secret
Synonyms: clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracySlide7
Delectable
Adjective
Delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory
VerbAn appealing or appetizing food or dishSynonyms: delicious, scrumptious
Antonyms: repugnant, repulsive, distastefulSlide8
Deprecate
Verb
To express mild disapproval; to belittle
Synonyms: deplore, frown upon
Antonyms: smile on, countenance, approveSlide9
Detritus
Noun
Loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
Synonyms: debris, wreckage, ruins, rubbleSlide10
Ebullient
Adjective
Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
Synonyms: exhilarated, elated, exuberantAntonyms: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blasé Slide11
Eclectic
Adjective
Drawn from different sources;
Noun One whose beliefs are drawn from various sourcesSynonyms: selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose
Antonyms: uniform, monolithicSlide12
Flaccid
Adjective
Limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
Synonyms: soft, flabbyAntonyms: hard, firm, solidSlide13
Impecunious
Adjective
Having little or no money
Synonyms: penniless, impoverished, indigentAntonyms: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, richSlide14
Inexorable
Adjective
Inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
Synonyms: inescapable, ineluctable, obdurateAntonyms: avoidable, yielding, pliantSlide15
Moribund
Adjective
Dying, on the way out
Synonyms: obsolescentAntonyms: flourishing, thrivingSlide16
Necromancer
Noun
One who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard
Synonyms: sorcerer, conjurerSlide17
Onerous
Adjective
Burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty
Synonyms: oppressive, weightyAntonyms: light, easy, undemanding, untaxingSlide18
Rife
Adjective
Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding, plentiful, abundant, replete
Antonyms: devoid of, lackingSlide19
Rudiments
Noun
The parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything
Synonyms: fundamentals, basicsSlide20
Sequester
Verb
To set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
Synonyms: seclude, segregate, isolate, closetSlide21
Winnow
Verb
To get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan
Synonyms: sift, strain, filter, sort