Post on 13-May-2020
Lesson 8
• aleatory
• allay
• ameliorate
• asperity
• pander
• profligate
• puerile
• recalcitrant• asperity
• exegesis
• inveigh
• lionize
• otiose
• recalcitrant
• renunciation
• unimpeachable
• vitiate
pander
• To exploit weakness
of others; to cater to
the vices of others
• Syn: cajole; indulge• Syn: cajole; indulge
otiose
• Useless; futile
• Syn: unimportant;
worthless
• Ant: productive; • Ant: productive;
necessary
puerile
• Childish; juvenile
• Syn: immature;
infantileinfantile
• Ant: mature
aleatory
• Dependent on luck or
chance
• Because of the
uncertain weather uncertain weather
forecast, the success
of our company picnic
is purely aleatory
asperity
• Roughness or
harshness; severity
• Syn: acerbity;
irascibilityirascibility
• Ant: mildness;
kindness
renunciation
• Rejection; refusal to
acknowledge
• Syn: denial; refusal
• Ant: admittance; • Ant: admittance;
concession
unimpeachable
• Unquestionable;
beyond doubt
• Syn: trustworthy;
infallibleinfallible
• Ant: questionable;
flawed
inveigh
• To disapprove angrily;
to protest
• Syn: berate;
condemn; condemn;
remonstrate
• Ant: commend; laud;
praise
lionize
• To assign great social
importance to; to treat
as a celebrity
• Syn: acclaim; exalt; • Syn: acclaim; exalt;
honor
• Ant: ignore; overlook
allay
• To relieve; to alleviate
• Syn: calm; ease;
pacify
• Ant: excite; intensify; • Ant: excite; intensify;
agitate
vitiate
• To corrupt morally; to
contaminate
• Syn: defile; devalue;
spoilspoil
• Ant: purify; clarify;
cleanse
recalcitrant
• Stubbornly resistant;
showing opposition
• Syn: defiant;
insubordinate; insubordinate;
unwilling
• Ant: agreeable;
obedient
exegesis
• An explanation of a
text; a critical
interpretation
• Syn: analysis; • Syn: analysis;
exposition;
commentary
ameliorate
• To make better; to
improve
• Syn: enhance;
upgradeupgrade
• Ant: weaken;
damage; corrupt
profligate
• wasteful and immoral
• Syn: licentious;
decadent
• Ant: virtuous; • Ant: virtuous;
principled