1. Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level G, Unit 13 Murphy
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Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary
Level G, Unit 13
Murphy

2. Abstruse (clue = obtuse wouldn’t get it)
(adj.) extremely difficult to understand
Synonyms: esoteric, arcane, recondite, occult
Antonyms: simple, straightforward

3. Affront (clue=confront)
(n.) an open or intentional insult; a slight; (v.) to insult to one’s face; to face in defiance, confront
Synonyms: (n.) offense; (v.) offend
Antonym: (n., v.) compliment, praise

4. Canard (sing like a canary)
(n.) a false rumor, fabricated story
Synonym: hoax

5. Captious (clue=capt.)
(adj.) excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intending to trap, confuse, or show-up
Synonyms: faultfinding; nit-picking, carping
Antonym: uncritical

6. Cognizant (clue = recognize)
(adj.) aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction
Synonyms: conscious, acquainted
Antonyms: unaware, unconscious, oblivious

7. Contrite (clue=ex-con)
(adj.) regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent
Synonyms: remorseful, rueful
Antonyms: unrepentant, unapologetic, impenitent

8. Cynosure (clue=nose)
(n.) the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct
Synonym: focus

9. Decorous (clue=well-decorated)
(adj.) well behaved, dignified socially proper
Synonyms: seemly, becoming, tasteful
Antonyms: unseemly, unbecoming, improper, tasteless

10. Deign (clue=reign supreme)
(v.) to think it appropriate or suitable to one’s dignity to do something; to condescend
Synonyms: deem, stoop

11. Desiccated (clue=desert)
(adj.) thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting
Synonyms: dehydrated, shriveled, parched
Antonyms: sodden, soggy, waterlogged, drenched

12. Efficacy (clue=efficient, effective)
(n.) the power to produce a desired result
Synonyms: effectiveness, potency, reliability
Antonyms: ineffectiveness, impotence

13. Engender (clue=two genders)
(v.) to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form
Synonyms: beget, generate, cause, form
Antonyms: stop, deter

14. Ethereal (clue=almost not real)
(adj.) light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)
Synonyms: heavenly, celestial, gossamer
Antonyms: infernal, hellish, thick, heavy

15. Façade (clue=face)
(n.) the front or face of the building; a surfaced appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind)
Synonyms: exterior, surface, mask, pretense
Antonym: interior

16. Ghoulish (clue-ghoul)
(adj.) revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead
Synonyms: fiendish, barbarous, monstrous

17. Incongruous (clue=congress)
(adj.) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
Synonyms: discordant, jarring
Antonyms: compatible, harmonious, consistent

18. Machination (clue=Machiavelli)
(n.) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end
Synonyms: plot, scheme, maneuver

19. Mesmerize (clue=hypnotize with eyes)
(v.) to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch

20. Opprobrium (clue=probation)
(n.) disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach
Synonyms: infamy, dishonor, odium, shame
Antonyms: acclaim, honor, glory, renown

21. Putative (clue=reputed)
(adj.) generally regarded as such; reputed, hypothesized, inferred
Synonym: supposed, presumed
Antonyms: known, corroborated, confirmed