1. Vocabulary Unit 3

2. chimerical (kuh MER ih kul)
Adjective
Given to wildly impossible plans, unrealistic, fantastic, impractical
Synonyms: imaginary, fanciful, quixotic

3. asinine (ASS uh nine) Adjective Stupid or silly
Synonyms: foolish, mindless, idiotic, ridiculous, absurd, inane

4. bellwether (BEL weth ur)
Noun
Leader
Synonyms: pacesetter, pacemaker, vanguard

5. limbo (LIM bo)
Noun
Place or state of neglect; period awaiting change; in-between state
Synonyms: neglect, transition, oblivion

6. plagiarize (PLAY juh rize)
Verb
Use ideas or writings of another and present them as one’s own
Synonyms: copy, steal, rob, purloin

7. titanic (ty TAN ik) Adjective Enormous in size and strength
Synonyms: gigantic, huge, enormous, prodigious

8. irony (EYE ruh nee) Noun
Expression that means the opposite of what is stated; event or result the opposite of what is expected
Synonyms: contradiction, mockery, sarcasm

9. effete (ih FEET) Adjective Worn-out, unproductive, barren
Synonyms: unproductive, exhausted, feeble, decadent

10. hyperbole (hy PUR buh lee)
Noun
Obviously extravagant statement or assertion
Synonyms: overstatement, rhetorical exaggeration

11. diabolic (dy uh BOL ik) Adjective Outrageously wicked; cruel; devilish
Synonyms: evil, fiendish, demonic, satanic, infernal