1. Lesson 14

2. Levity  Noun  Lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness  Syn: foolishness, giddiness, wit  Ant: seriousness, somberness, sobriety  Tony and Mathew levity towards difficult situations makes everything more fun.  Noun  Lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness  Syn: foolishness, giddiness, wit  Ant: seriousness, somberness, sobriety  Tony and Mathew levity towards difficult situations makes everything more fun.

3. Hoax  Noun  A practical joke; a trick  Syn: fake, scam, fraud  The boys played a hoax on the citizens of spain by posing like statues.  Noun  A practical joke; a trick  Syn: fake, scam, fraud  The boys played a hoax on the citizens of spain by posing like statues.

4. Amicable  Adjective  Friendly; peaceable  Syn: agreeable, civil, understanding  Ant: unfriendly, warlike, hostile  Laura is amicable, even when it comes to strangers.  Adjective  Friendly; peaceable  Syn: agreeable, civil, understanding  Ant: unfriendly, warlike, hostile  Laura is amicable, even when it comes to strangers.

5. Obstreperous  Adjective  Aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant  Syn: piercing, rowdy, wild  Ant: meek, tractable  Shane is always obstreperous towards Ore in English class.  Adjective  Aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant  Syn: piercing, rowdy, wild  Ant: meek, tractable  Shane is always obstreperous towards Ore in English class.

6. Enraptured  Adjective  Delighted beyond measure  Syn: enchanted, captivated, ecstatic  Ant: disenchanted, disgusted, turned off  The man and monkey are more enraptured then ever imagined  Adjective  Delighted beyond measure  Syn: enchanted, captivated, ecstatic  Ant: disenchanted, disgusted, turned off  The man and monkey are more enraptured then ever imagined

7. Marital  Adjective  Having to do with marriage  Syn: wedded, spousal, matrimonial  Ant: single, divorced  Looking at how happy they are, there will be no marital problems in this relationship.  Adjective  Having to do with marriage  Syn: wedded, spousal, matrimonial  Ant: single, divorced  Looking at how happy they are, there will be no marital problems in this relationship.

8. Bask  Verb  To expose oneself to pleasant warmth  Syn: enjoy, indulge, delight in  The girl basked in the sun.  Verb  To expose oneself to pleasant warmth  Syn: enjoy, indulge, delight in  The girl basked in the sun.

9. Genial  Adjective  Friendly; amiable  Syn: cordial, cheery, pleasant  Ant: unfriendly, moody, unhappy  My sister, Gillian, is one of the most genial people I have ever met.  Adjective  Friendly; amiable  Syn: cordial, cheery, pleasant  Ant: unfriendly, moody, unhappy  My sister, Gillian, is one of the most genial people I have ever met.

10. Charlatan  Noun  One who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others  Syn: fraud, phony, pretender  Ant: professional  Bernard Madoff is the worst charlatan ever for stealing fifty billion dollars.  Noun  One who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others  Syn: fraud, phony, pretender  Ant: professional  Bernard Madoff is the worst charlatan ever for stealing fifty billion dollars.

11. Mundane  Adjective  Commonplace; earthly and not spiritual  Syn: boring, worldly, normal  Ant: unique, different, exotic  The mundane girl went to sit on the bench and eat her food.  Adjective  Commonplace; earthly and not spiritual  Syn: boring, worldly, normal  Ant: unique, different, exotic  The mundane girl went to sit on the bench and eat her food.

12. Fickle  Adjective  Likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason  Syn: changeable, unsteady, unpredictable  Ant: aware, stable, constant  Sally was fickle, she couldn’t decide between vanilla or chocolate.  Adjective  Likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason  Syn: changeable, unsteady, unpredictable  Ant: aware, stable, constant  Sally was fickle, she couldn’t decide between vanilla or chocolate.

13. Juggernaut  Noun  A terrible destructive or irresistable force  The Nazi juggernaut killed thousands of jews.  Noun  A terrible destructive or irresistable force  The Nazi juggernaut killed thousands of jews.

14. Naïve  Adjective  Simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent  Syn: unsuspecting, natural, fresh  Ant: cunning, leery, wise  People kept taking advantage of the naïve girl.  Adjective  Simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent  Syn: unsuspecting, natural, fresh  Ant: cunning, leery, wise  People kept taking advantage of the naïve girl.

15. Nocturnal  Adjective  Having to do with the night; occuring at night  Syn: nightly, late  Ant: diurnal  An owl that stays up all night is a nocturnal animal.  Adjective  Having to do with the night; occuring at night  Syn: nightly, late  Ant: diurnal  An owl that stays up all night is a nocturnal animal.

16. Novice  Noun  A beginner; one who is inexperienced  Syn: apprentice, beginner  Ant: master, expert, professional  The novice player could not compete with the girl from the varsity team.  Noun  A beginner; one who is inexperienced  Syn: apprentice, beginner  Ant: master, expert, professional  The novice player could not compete with the girl from the varsity team.