Lesson 15 Befuddle, Chutzpah, Complacent, Connive, Crass, Fallacy, Hypercritical, Indiscreet, Laudable, Liege, Noxious, Odium, Pandemonium, Parsimonious, Verbose

Befuddle V. to confuse; to perplex SYN: bewilder; fluster ANT: clarify; elucidate

Chutzpah N. nerve; audacity SYN: brazenness; effrontery ANT: timidity

Complacent Adj. self-satisfied; smug SYN: assured; confident ANT: humble

Connive V. to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing SYN: conspire

Crass Adj. coarse; tasteless SYN: crude ANT: refined

Fallacy N. a mistaken notion; a misconception ANT: truth

Hypercritical Adj. overcritical; too severe in judgment SYN: faultfinding ANT: lax

Indiscreet Adj. not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action SYN: flagrant; tactless ANT: prudent

Laudable Adj. worthy of praise; commendable SYN: admirable ANT: execrable

Liege N. a lord, master, or sovereign SYN: king ANT: commoner; servant

Noxious Adj. harmful to the health SYN: injurious ANT: harmless

Odium N. hatred SYN: abhorrence ANT: love; adoration

Pandemonium N. a wild disorder, noise, or confusion SYN: chaos; tumult; din ANT: order; calm

Parsimonious Adj. excessively thrifty; stingy SYN: cheap ANT: extravagant

Verbose Adj. using more words than are needed; wordy SYN: prolix ANT: terse; concise; succinct