1. Lesson 12
Altercation, Audacity, Evince, Exhort, Expedient, Galvanize, Hue, Hyperbole, Implacable, Incarcerate, Incisive, Lexicon, Ominous, Pertinent, Sanction

2. Altercation N. a heated argument SYN: quarrel; dispute
ANT: agreement; harmony

3. Audacity N. rude boldness; nerve SYN: insolence; impudence
ANT: decorum

4. Evince
V. to demonstrate clearly; to prove
SYN: manifest

5. Exhort
V. to urge on with stirring words
SYN: encourage

6. Expedient
Adj. practical; providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one’s self-interest)
SYN: effective
ANT: feckless

7. Galvanize V. to startle into sudden activity SYN: stimulate
ANT: enervate

8. Hue
N. a particular shade of a given color

9. Hyperbole
N. extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
ANT: understatement

10. Implacable Adj. unable to be appeased or pacified
SYN: inflexible; relentless
ANT: pacified; assuaged

11. Incarcerate V. to put into prison; to confine SYN: imprison; constrain
ANT: liberate; free

12. Incisive Adj. sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter
SYN: piercing; acute
ANT: superficial; dull

13. Lexicon
N. a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place
SYN: jargon; argot; cant

14. Ominous Adj. threatening; foreboding evil SYN: sinister
ANT: comforting

15. Pertinent Adj. having to do with the subject at hand; relevant
ANT: unrelated; extraneous

16. Sanction
N. permission; support