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Vocabulary

2. Abyss ~ uh BISS Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth
The man had fallen into the abyss of depravity.

3. Advocacy ~ AD vuh cuh see
Support of an idea or cause
The nominee’s advocacy of higher taxes may have cost him the election.
Antonym: opposition

4. Approbation ~ ap row BAY shun
Official approval, praise, commendation
We initiated the attack with the approbation of the general.
Antonym: disapproval

5. Atone ~ uh TONE To make amends
He atoned for his theft by repaying the victim.
Antonym: to offend

6. Baseness ~ BASE ness The quality of lacking higher values
We were shocked at the criminal’s baseness.
Synonyms: vileness, servility, unworthiness

7. Defile ~ deh FILE To make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute
The gang defiled the school with obscene graffiti.
Synonyms: contaminate, taint

8. Depravity ~ deh PRAV eh tee
Moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act
The depravity of his behavior shocked everyone.
Synonyms: corruption, debauchery, perversion

9. Discern ~ deh SURN To differentiate between two or more things
Because of the frog, I was barely able to discern the landing strip.
Antonym: To ignore, to be oblivious

10. Ecstasy ~ EK stuh see Extreme happiness
The music was so beautiful that it put the crowd into a state of ecstasy.
Synonyms: rapture, transport
Antonym: wretchedness

11. Fluid ~ FLOO id Smooth and effortless
Most good golfers have a very fluid swing.
Antonym: jerky

12. Furrow ~ FUR ow To make wrinkles or grooves
The man’s furrowed brow showed his deep concern.
Antonym: To make plain

13. Heedless ~ HEED les Disregarding, thoughtless
He walked on, heedless of the signs warning about the mine field.
Antonyms: aware, concerned, attentive

14. Illustrious ~ eh LUS tree us
Notably outstanding, famous
I was impressed by the illustrious personage at the ball.
Synonyms: celebrated, distinguished
Antonym: infamous

15. Infamous ~ IN fuh mus
Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an infamous act.
Synonym: disreputable
Antonym: illustrious

16. Lassitude ~ LAS eh tood Feeling of weariness; fatigue
The hot weather in some parts of Mexico probably created the lassitude that led to the siesta.
Synonyms: Languor, stupor
Antonym: Restlessness

17. Perishable ~ PER eh shuh bul