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1 Lesson 6

2 Sectarian narrowly confined to a particular group
syn: insular; dogmatic ant: tolerant

3 Peregrination Travel by walking syn: trekking; exploration

4 Accoutrement An accessory item of dress or equipment syn: device; gear

5 contrive To plan cleverly; to devise syn: concoct; design; engineer

6 hubris Overbearing pride; arrogance
syn: conceit; smugness; pompousness ant: humility; modesty

7 platitude an obvious remark; a cliché syn: banality; maxim; truism

8 Venerate To respect or revere Syn: glorify, treasure
Ant: abhor, despise

9 Scullion A servant for menial tasks Syn: peon, toiler
Ant: patrician, aristocrat

10 Quotidian Everyday; commonplace Syn: ordinary, routine
Ant: rare, uncommon

11 Prognosticate To predict Syn: forecast; foreshadow

12 Antediluvian Extremely old; antiquated. Syn: ancient; archaic
Ant: modern; new

13 Stringent Restrictive; imposing demanding standards.
Syn: severe; rigid; inflexible Ant: lenient; Flexible

14 Haughty Adj: Condescendingly proud; arrogant
Syn: conceited, snobbish, supercilious Ant: humble, modest

15 Sanctimonious Adj, Showing false piety or righteousness Syn: hypocritical, specious Ant: Humble, modest

16 Imbroglio n. A difficult and embarrassing situation Syn: predicament Ant: peace, serenity

17 Lesson 7

18 Gibberish Nonsense; unintelligible speech
Syn: babble; chatter; prattle

19 Inimical Unfriendly; hostile; injurious Syn: mean; malicious; harmful

20 Nexus A link, tie, or bond Syn: connection; correlation

21 Coeval -Of the same time period Syn: Contemporaneous

22 Dilatory - Tending to delay or procrastinate
Syn: dallying; laggard; unhurried Ant: diligent; prompt

23 Convoluted - complicated; intricate Syn: involved; jumbled
Ant: simple; obvious

24 Entreat To earnestly request or petition Syn: importune; implore
Ant: demand

25 Anecdote a short account of an incident Syn: narrative

26 Incumbent Obligatory; necessary Syn: required; essential
ant: voluntary; unnecessary

27 Churlish Boorish or Vulgar Syn: uncouth; rude; surly
Ant: courteous; polished; civil

28 Promulgate To announce; to make known Syn: declare; exhibit

29 Staid Showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety
Syn: composed; serious; solemn Ant: agitated; excited; nervous

30 Livid Extremely Angry Syn: Enraged, furious, fuming
Ant: Contented , pleased

31 Lurid Shocking; explicit Syn: Sensational, extreme
Ant: Dull, boring, mediocre

32 Cogent Convincing, reasonable Syn: Compelling, pertinent, influential
Ant: Ineffective, weak


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