1. Focus on the Goal Vocab. Unit 14 By: Lacey Boles
in Ms. Wulchak’s class.
Vocab. Unit 14
By: Lacey Boles

2. Beatific: (adj.) Blissful; rendering or making blessed
During the awards
ceremony, the Gold Medal
winner had a positively
beatific expression
on his face.
Olympic snowboarder
Shaun White
Synonyms: rapturous,
ecstatic, transcendent
Antonyms: dejected, doleful

3. Behemoth: (n.) A creature of enormous size, power or appearance
The Loch Ness monster is a famous behemoth.
Synonyms: mammoth, whale, elephant, colossus
Antonyms: dwarf, midget

4. Blandishment:
(n., often pl.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple- polishing
The queen was often influenced by subtle blandishment .
Synonyms: allurement, enticement, cajolery
Antonyms: threat, intimidation

5. Cacophonous: (adj.) harsh sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
The scene opened with cacophonous laughter coming from three witches gathered around a steaming cauldron.
Antonyms: harmonious, melodious, mellifluous

6. Chicanery:
(n.) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double- dealing
The accountants used legal chicanery to cover up the company’s shaky financial position.
Antonyms: fair dealing

7. Consign:
(v.) To give over to another’s care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use
The ship’s captain consigned many duties to his trusted first mate.
Synonyms: transfer, remit, convey
A consignment shop

8. Coup: (coo– silent P)
(n.) A highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership
The surprise coup d'etat
by high-ranking military officers toppled the weak government in a matter of hours.
Antonyms: blunder, faux pas, gaffe

9. Euphemism: (n.) Mild or inoffensive expression used in place
of a harsh or unpleasant
one; a substitute
Common euphemisms for die
include the expressions pass
away and go to the other side.
sanitation engineer ---

10. Febrile:
(adj.) feverish; fast-paced, pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
The stock traders worked with febrile intensity.
Antonyms: leisurely, relaxed

11. Gainsay: (v.) To deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
Many people wished to gainsay the conclusions of the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter of who won the presidential election in 2000.
Antonyms: confirm, support, corroborate
George Bush won over Al Gore when the Supreme Court ordered a stop to Florida’s recount of ballots.

12. Imminent: (Adj.) About to happen, threatening
An imminent hurricane forced the islanders back to the mainland.
Synonyms: impending, looming
Antonyms: distant, remote, far away

13. Innate: (adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in
Musical excellence often comes from innate ability.
Synonyms: intrinsic, congenital
Antonyms: learned, acquired

14. Loath: (adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
The boy was loath to do his chore of cleaning the toilet.
Synonyms: averse, indisposed
Antonyms: willing, eager, inclined

15. Manifest:
(adj.) clear, evident to the eye or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers
It was manifest to many 19th century Americans that the nation was destined to extend to the Pacific Ocean.
When the man began to manifest signs of hearing loss, he went to a specialist.
The ship’s manifest lists African slaves being transported for sale—”Sold on the 19th of April 1825" lists the fifteen slaves and their sale price..
Synonyms: (adj.) apparent; (v.) reveal, disclose
Antonyms: (adj.)hidden, unrevealed (v.) hide, conceal

16. Minutiae: (pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters
Because the researcher was too concerned with minutiae, she was unlikely to make an original discovery.
Synonyms: trivia, trifles
Antonyms: essentials

17. Moratorium:
(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay
The protest was held to influence politicians to have a moratorium on off- shore oil drilling.
Synonyms: postponement, stoppage
Antonyms: escalation, acceleration

18. Nostrum:
(n.) an alleged cure-all; remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
The Federal Food and Drug Administration was created, in part, to keep unsavory characters from peddling nostrums to the public.
Synonyms: panacea, elixir

19. Pariah: (n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization
In most of the world today,
those who are suffering from
the disease of leprosy are
no longer treated as pariahs.
Synonyms: outcast,
untouchable,
persona non grata
Leprosy was recognized in the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt and India. The first known written mention of leprosy is dated 600 BC. Throughout history, the afflicted have often been ostracized by their communities and families. Today it is curable with MDT provided free by the World Health Organization.

20. Visionary:
(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n.) one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight
Ideas that once were considered visionary often become widely accepted over time.
The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was a visionary whose dreams inspired the American civil rights movement.
Synonyms: (adj.) utopian, idealist, impractical
Antonyms: realistic, practical

21. Wizened:
(adj., part.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as a result of aging)
The wizened old woman walked with the aid of a cane.
Synonyms: withered, shriveled, desiccated
Antonyms: bloated, distended

22. Complaisant: (adj.) wanting to please and help others
The gentlemen were very complaisant, wanting to help the community by having a market place.
Antonyms: disagreeable, unhelpful, rude, surly

23. Replete:
(adj.) filled to capacity, in abundance, rife, fraught, full of
The student’s paper was replete with excellent research and well-written ideas.
Antonyms: lacking, missing what’s needed, deficient