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Sectarian narrowly confined to a particular group syn: insular; dogmatic ant: tolerant
Peregrination Travel by walking syn: trekking; exploration
Accoutrement An accessory item of dress or equipment syn: device; gear
contrive To plan cleverly; to devise syn: concoct; design; engineer
hubris Overbearing pride; arrogance syn: conceit; smugness; pompousness ant: humility; modesty
platitude an obvious remark; a cliché syn: banality; maxim; truism
Venerate To respect or revere Syn: glorify, treasure Ant: abhor, despise
Scullion A servant for menial tasks Syn: peon, toiler Ant: patrician, aristocrat
Quotidian Everyday; commonplace Syn: ordinary, routine Ant: rare, uncommon
Prognosticate To predict Syn: forecast; foreshadow
Antediluvian Extremely old; antiquated. Syn: ancient; archaic Ant: modern; new
Stringent Restrictive; imposing demanding standards. Syn: severe; rigid; inflexible Ant: lenient; Flexible
Haughty Adj: Condescendingly proud; arrogant Syn: conceited, snobbish, supercilious Ant: humble, modest
Sanctimonious Adj, Showing false piety or righteousness Syn: hypocritical, specious Ant: Humble, modest
Imbroglio n. A difficult and embarrassing situation Syn: predicament Ant: peace, serenity
Lesson 7
Gibberish Nonsense; unintelligible speech Syn: babble; chatter; prattle
Inimical Unfriendly; hostile; injurious Syn: mean; malicious; harmful
Nexus A link, tie, or bond Syn: connection; correlation
Coeval -Of the same time period Syn: Contemporaneous
Dilatory - Tending to delay or procrastinate Syn: dallying; laggard; unhurried Ant: diligent; prompt
Convoluted - complicated; intricate Syn: involved; jumbled Ant: simple; obvious
Entreat To earnestly request or petition Syn: importune; implore Ant: demand
Anecdote a short account of an incident Syn: narrative
Incumbent Obligatory; necessary Syn: required; essential ant: voluntary; unnecessary
Churlish Boorish or Vulgar Syn: uncouth; rude; surly Ant: courteous; polished; civil
Promulgate To announce; to make known Syn: declare; exhibit
Staid Showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety Syn: composed; serious; solemn Ant: agitated; excited; nervous
Livid Extremely Angry Syn: Enraged, furious, fuming Ant: Contented , pleased
Lurid Shocking; explicit Syn: Sensational, extreme Ant: Dull, boring, mediocre
Cogent Convincing, reasonable Syn: Compelling, pertinent, influential Ant: Ineffective, weak