1. Lesson 11
Affable, Agrarian, Arduous, Avid, Dolorous, Epistle, Explicit, Formidable, Gadfly, Gargantuan, Grandiloquent, Grimace, Harangue, Humility, Sycophant

2. Affable Adj. friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to
SYN: amiable; good-natured
ANT: disagreeable; irascible

3. Agrarian Adj. concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land
SYN: agricultural
ANT: urban; industrial

4. Arduous Adj. difficult; requiring much effort
SYN: strenuous; laborious
ANT: easy; unchallenging

5. Avid Adj. enthusiastic; extremely interested SYN: voracious; eager
ANT: apathetic

6. Dolorous
Adj. exhibiting sorrow or pain
SYN: mournful
ANT: joyous

7. Epistle
N. a letter or literary composition in letter form

8. Explicit
Adj. clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination
SYN: exact; precise
ANT: ambiguous; vague

9. Formidable
Adj. arousing fear or awe
SYN: intimidating

10. Gadfly
N. an irritating and persistent person
SYN: nuisance; pest

11. Gargantuan Adj. of huge or extraordinary size and power
SYN: gigantic; huge
ANT: tiny

12. Grandiloquent Adj. pompous or high-flown in speech SYN: pretentious
ANT: plain-spoken

13. Grimace N. a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain
SYN: scowl
ANT: smile

14. Harangue
N. a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture
SYN: tirade

15. Humility N. absence of vanity; humbleness SYN: modesty
ANT: vanity; arrogance

16. Sycophant
N. a flatterer; one who fawns on other sin order to gain favor
SYN: toady
ANT: contrarian