1. By: Vitali Kublashvili
Lesson 10 Vocabulary
By: Vitali Kublashvili

2. Synonym- Elaborate, Clear Up, Dilate Antonym- Muddle, Confuse, Shorten
Expound
To explain in detail; To clarify
Synonym- Elaborate, Clear Up, Dilate
Antonym- Muddle, Confuse, Shorten
To make a detailed statement, Ms. Kopp was expounding on her favorite topic.

3. Cajole To persuade with false promises and flattery
Synonym- Coax, Wheedle, Sway
Antonym- Dissuade, Deter, Compel
He cajoled his younger brother into doing his chores.

4. Inscrutable Not easily understood; Hard to fathom
Synonym- enigmatic, mysterious, puzzling
Antonym- obvious, evident, apparent
The killer left no clues, and the murder remains an inscrutable mystery.

5. Balk
To refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on.
Synonym- hesitate, object, resist
Antonym- agree, continue, proceed
When the officers where arresting a possible suspect she balked and refused to put the handcuffs on.

6. Acrimony Ill-natured, bitter hostility
Synonym- Animosity, Harshness, Bitterness
Antonym- Friendliness, Kindness, Politeness
Many people where shocked when they found out that Chris Brown used acrimony behavior by beating his girlfriend Rihanna.

7. Dour Stern and ill-humored Synonym- forbidding, dismal, dreary
Antonym- pleasant, bright, happy
The teacher was being dour by not letting the kids work together.

8. Exult To rejoice; To feel triumphant
Synonym- Celebrate, Cheer, Delighted
Antonym- grieve, mourn, sad
When the MVP trophy was announced Shaq exulted in his victory.

9. Omniscient Having unlimited knowledge; All-knowing
Synonym- Almighty, wise, knowledgeable
Antonym- Unknowing, Unintelligent, Stupid
Isaac Newton is known as a very omniscient scientist for discovering the law of gravity.

10. Feasible Reasonable; Capable of being carried out
Synonym- Possible, Doable, Achievable
Antonym- Unworkable, Impossible, Unlikely
Most American voters voted for president Obama because they believed in his feasible ideas to restore the country and its economy.

11. Fiasco A complete, ridiculous failure
Synonym- Disaster, Breakdown, Error
Antonym- Success, Miracle, Benefit
Electing president Bush to a 2nd term was a fiasco.

12. Métier Synonym- forte, Profession, career
The work one is especially suited for; Ones specialty; An occupation
Synonym- forte, Profession, career
Anonym- Weakness, Inability, Frailty
Because of Yao Ming's height his métier is basketball.

13. Fluctuate To rise and fall; To vary irregularly
Synonym- Waver, Vacillate, Alternate
Antonym- Stabilize, Remain, Persist
Gas prices have been fluctuating over the past year.

14. Harry To annoy or harass Synonym- Bother, Pester, Tease
Antonym- Soothe, Assist, Support
William Hungs American idol addition harried the judges.

15. Incognito Disguised; Pretending not to be oneself.
Synonym- anonymous, unknown, camouflaged
Antonym- Unhidden, Known, Identified
Many teenagers have incognito identities so they can participate in elderly activities.

16. Lethargy Lack of energy; sluggishness
Synonym- Torpor, Lassitude, Dullness
Antonym- Vitality, Vigor, Thrilling
In the Simpons, do to his laziness Homer Simpson is known as a very lethargic character.