VOCABULARY LEVEL F UNIT 9
ADULATION (n.) praise or flattery that is excessive Syn: adoration, idolization, hero-worship Ant: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium
Such adulation for an athlete is kind of strange for an adult
AVARICE (n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth Syn: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness
Avarice Keeping all the RICE to himself!
CULPABLE (adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation Syn: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy Ant: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious
Culpable Able to be the culprit
EGREGIOUS (adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense) Syn: glaring, flagrant, blatant Ant: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling
We can all agree we don’t want to make egregious errors on the G.R.E.
“Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair….” EQUIVOCATE “Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair….” (v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous Syn: to talk out of both sides of one’s mouth, palter, hedge Ant: to speak one’s mind plainly
Kate was being equally vague on both sides of the argument.
IRRESOLUTE (adj.) unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating Syn: indecisive, vacillating, wavering Ant: determined, decisive, unwavering
Ir (without) Resolute (resolve)
NOVICE (n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience Syn: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice Ant: veteran, past master, pro, expert
He was an ‘80s TV novice He had seen no Vice.
PRETENTIOUS Some feel that Al Gore was PRETENTIOUS when he supposedly claimed to “invent” the internet. (adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one’s skill or abilities, ambitious Syn: inflated, ostentatious, affected Ant: unassuming, unaffected, modest
Pretentious Pretending to be great.
RECAPITULATE (v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up Syn: review, summarize, sum up, go over
LET ME RECAPITULATE EXACTLY HOW I CAPTURED THE FLAG! Recapture LET ME RECAPITULATE EXACTLY HOW I CAPTURED THE FLAG!
RESUSCITATE (v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence Syn: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate
Resuscitate Revive consciousness