Sadler-oxford vocabulary workshop- lesson 14
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- Beatific
- adj. syn. blissful,rapturous, ecstatic, transcendent ant. disconsolate, dejected, doleful
- Behemoth
- n. mammoth, whale, elephant, colossus ant. dwarf, pygmy, midget
- Innate
- adj. natural, inborn, inherent, built-in, intrinsic, congenital ant. learned, acquired, extrinsic, accidental
- Loath
- adj. unwilling, reluctant, disinclined, averse, indisposed ant. willing, eager, inclined
- Manifest
- adj. clear, apparent ant. unrevealed, hidden v. exhibit, evince, reveal, disclose ant. hide, conceal n. a list of cargo and or passengers
- Minutiae
- n. trifling matters, trivia, trifles ant. essentials
- Moratorium
- n. postponement, stoppage ant. acceleration, escalation
- Nostrum
- n. panacea, elixir, an alleged cure- all, a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
- Pariah
- n. outcast, untouchable, person non grata
- Visionary
- adj. not practical, utopian, idealistic, impractical ant. realistic, practical n. one given to far fetched ideas, a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight
- Wizened
- adj. dry, shrunken, wrinkled, withered, shriveled ant. bloated, distended
- Blandishment
- n. sweet-talk, apple-polishing, allurement, enticement, cajolery ant. threat intimidation
- Cacophonous
- adj. harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant ant. harmonious, melodious, mellifluous
- Chicanery
- n. trickery, double-dealing, ant. fair dealing
- Consign
- v. entrust, deliver, transfer, remit, convey
- Coup
- n. masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, strategem, ant. blunder, faux pas, gaffe
- Euphamism
- n. substitute
- Febrile
- adj. feverish, frenetic ant. leisurely, relaxed
- Gainsay
- v. deny, contradict, controvert, dispute, oppose ant. confirm, corroborate, support, admit
- Imminent
- adj. about to happen, threatening, impending, looming ant. distant, remote, faraway