removed in thought from the immediate situation; lost in one’s
own mind
1. abstracted (ab STRAK ted)
Antonym: attentive
Sentence: The child, thinking of Christmas, had an abstracted look on his face.
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extreme praise or admiration
2. adulation (ad u LAY shun)
Antonym: defamation; slander
Sentence: Due to the great adulation of the crowds, the politician thought that he might win the election.
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misfortune; unfavorable happening
3. adversity (ad VER suh tee)
Antonym: prosperity
Sentence: He has suffered much adversity by first losing his job and then losing his wife.
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to sprout; to newly emerge
4. burgeon (BUR jun)
Antonym: to shrivel and die; to wither
Sentence: Plants burgeon with the coming of spring.
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a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination
5. chimera(kuh MEER uh)
Synonym: fantasy, vision
Antonym: gentle creature
Sentence: He is not the chimera your fears have made him in your mind.
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deserving blame; guilty
6. culpable (KUL puh bul)
Antonym: blameless
Sentence: He was culpable for his children’s constant bad behavior.
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decaying
7. decadent (DEK uh dunt)
Synonym: declined, degenerated
Antonym: flourishing
Sentence: Drugs, prostitution, and crime are signs of a decadent society.
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a plea; an earnest request
8. entreaty(en TREE tee)
Synonym: adjuration; appeal; suit; importunity; supplication
Antonym: denial
Sentence: The lawyer made a lengthy entreaty to the jury before they retired to chambers.
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foolish; silly in an obnoxious way; inane
9. fatuous (FACH oo us)
Synonym: asinine; silly; simple
Antonym: sensible
Sentence: The woman was fatuous to think that she needed three thousand pairs of shoes.
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kind, compassionate, sympathetic, and considerate
10. humane(hyoo MANE)
Antonym: brutal
Sentence: The United States was very humane in its treatment of prisoners of war.
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lenient, especially toward oneself
11. indulgent (in DUL junt)
Antonym: harsh; strict
Sentence: The boy did not learn respect from his indulgent parents.
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lack of competence or judgment
12. ineptness(in EPT nes)
Synonym: gauche; maladroit
Antonym: expertise
Sentence: The evidence of his ineptness as a coach is his poor win-loss record.
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an ungrateful person
13. ingrate(IN grate)
Antonym: grateful person
Sentence: I was stunned when I didn’t even receive a “thank you” from the ingrate.
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to flood; to overflow
14. inundate(IN un date)
Antonym: to drain
Sentence: The television station was inundated with phone calls when the basketball game was interrupted.
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one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard
money
15. miser(MY zur)
Synonym: skinflint, tightwad, pinchpenny
Antonym: one who spends money easily
Sentence: The old miser lived in a shack but was actually a millionaire.
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extremely wicked; evil; vicious
16. nefarious(neh FARE ee us)
Synonym: degenerate; iniquitous; villainous
Antonym: righteous
Sentence: Hitler’s treatment of Jewish people was a sign that he was a very nefarious person.
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meaningless sounds; babble
17. prattle(PRAT ul)
Antonym: articulate language
Sentence: I have difficulty understanding the prattle of young children.
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preference
18. predilection(pred uh LEK shun)
Antonym: dislike; disinclination
Sentence: He has a predilection for fish when he goes out to eat.
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to defer action; to delay
19. procrastinate(pro KRAS tuh nate)
Synonym: prolong; postpone
Sentence: We try not to procrastinate when asked to do a job.
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not showing passion or feeling; indifference; impassive
20. stoic(STOW ik)
Synonym: apathetic; phlegmatic; stolid
Antonym: impassioned; ardent
Sentence: The umpire remained quite stoic despite the manager’s screaming and the intense booing of the crowd.
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right to vote
21. suffrage(SUF rij)
Antonym: lack of franchise
Sentence: Woman’s suffrage was a movement and a cause at the beginning of the twentieth century.
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to call together; to send for; to request to appear
22. summon(SUM un)
Synonym: convene; convoke; muster
Antonym: to turn away
Sentence: I am frightened because I have been summoned to the principal’s office.
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quality of being able to be seen through; clear
23. transparent(trans PARE unt)
Synonym: limpid; translucent
Antonym: opaque
Sentence: Glass is a transparent substance.
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wild or disturbing activity
24. turbulence(TUR byuh luns)
Antonym: stillness
Sentence: There is a lot of turbulence during a hurricane.
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capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately
25. viable(VIE uh bul)
Antonym: moribund; incapable of
Sentence: He is a viable candidate because he has experience and can attract votes.
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