Level G Unit 11 Vocab
Question: Abrogate
Answer: (v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
Synonyms: annul, revoke
Antonyms: renew, ratify
Question: Ambient
Answer: (adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing
Synonyms: -
Antonyms: -
Question: Asperity
Answer: (n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
Synonyms: rigor, harshness
Antonyms: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience
Question: Burnish
Answer: (v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster
Synonyms: (v.) shine, buff
Antonyms: (v.) dull, abrade
Question: Cabal
Answer: (n.) a small group working in secret
Synonyms: ring, gang, plot, conspiracy
Antonyms: -
Question: Delectable
Answer: (adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish
Synonyms: (adj.) scrumptious
Antonyms: (adj.) repugnant, repulsive, distasteful
Question: Deprecate
Answer: (v.) to expres mild disapproval; to belittle
Synonyms: deplore, frown upon
Antonyms: smile on, approve
Question: Detritus
Answer: (n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
Synonyms: wreckage, ruins, rubble
Antonyms: -
Question: Ebullient
Answer: (adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
Synonyms: exhilarated, elated
Antonyms: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blasé
Question: Eclectic
Answer: (adj.) draw from different sources; (n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
Synonyms: (adj.) selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose
Antonyms: (adj.) uniform, monolithic