Vocabulary Homework

Jehad Aiban
Vocabulary building
September 9th, 22
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Vocabulary Building
1) Bewildering
Synonyms:
1: Amazing 2: Impressive 3: Marvelous
Use in a sentence:
The increasing empowerment of workers is frustrating and bewildering for many managers.
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2) Impede
Synonyms:
1: Block 2: Curb 3: Slow
Use in a sentence:
He claims that economic growth is being impeded by government regulations.
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3) Abhorrent
Synonyms:
1: Despicable 2: Repulsive 3: Loathsome
Use in a sentence:
His constant and divisive rhetoric led to the abhorrent actions we saw today.
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4) Elusive
Synonyms:
1: Tricky 2: Fleeting 3: Puzzling
Use in a sentence:
Watson remained an elusive runner this year, his fourth season.
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5) Precarious
Synonyms:
1: Dangerious 2: Rocky 3: Delicate
Use in a sentence:
The delay underscores the precarious nature of such solutions.
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6) Enigma
Synonyms:
1: Riddle 2: Puzzle 3: Paradox
Use in a sentence:
The Man in the Iron Mask is an enigma which each one attempts to solve.
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7) Boycott
Synonyms:
1: Spurn 2: Snub 3: Shun
Use in a sentence:
When he met with leaders of the boycott, he stuck to familiar talking points.
8) Scapegoat
Synonyms:
1: Victim 2: Patsy 3: Fall guy
Use in a sentence:
They’ve been a frequent scapegoat during economic woes and disease outbreaks.
9) Draconian
Synonyms:
1: Harsh 2: Severe 3: Strict
Use in a sentence:
There were, however, some exceptions even to this Draconian system.
10) Conciliatory
Synonyms:
1: Pacific 2: Placatory 3: Appeasing
Use in a sentence:
At first Wall's answers were conciliatory, but naval preparations still went on.
11) Laudable
Synonyms:
1: Worthy 2: Noteworthy 3: Excellent
Use in a sentence:
Recently, many laudable civic education initiatives have emerged.
12) Abstain
Synonyms:
1: Refrain 2: Desist 3: Hold back
Use in a sentence:
Some of us abstain from meat and fish on occasion, others altogether.
13) Apathy
Synonyms:
1: indifference 2: lack of interest 3: unconcern
Use in a sentence:
Men don’t have that kind of apathy for women like Dean does.
14) Mitigate
Synonyms:
1: Justifying 2: Qualifying 3: Moderating
Use in a sentence:
Good information on a product can mitigate this problem.
15) Militate
Synonyms:
1: Resist 2: Hinder 3: Discourage
Use in a sentence:
This seems occasionally to militate against the clearness of the work.
16) Volatile
Synonyms:
1: Eruptive 2: Unstable 3: Labile
Use in a sentence:
Yes, accepting such a volatile currency for payment is a GAAP accounting nightmare.
17) Audacious
Synonyms:
1: Bold 2: Daring 3: Fearless
Use in a sentence:
It was audacious of him to take such action in this situation.
18) Concise
Synonyms:
1: Short 2: Brief 3: To the point
Use in a sentence:
IT managers were hungry for concise and accessible information and advice.
19) Zeal
Synonyms:
1: Passion 2: Ardor 3: Love
Use in a sentence:
That is, the communal zeal these days is not love for party but hate for elites.
20) Loquacious
Synonyms:
1: Winded 2: Voluble 3: Talkative
Use in a sentence:
The Captain was more loquacious than the British man-servant.
21) Astonishment
Synonyms:
1: Amazement 2: Shock 3: Surprise
Use in a sentence:
Much to our collective astonishment, Chris ended up joining the military.
22) Delight
Synonyms:
1: Adore 2: Love 3: Relish
Use in a sentence:
Back-to-school time is usually greeted with delight by children and parents.
23) Preservation
Synonyms:
1: Care 2: Continuation 3: Keeping
Use in a sentence:
A cuisine’s preservation is also frequently the result of community members’ efforts.
24) Escalated
Synonyms:
1: Grow 2: Develop 3: Increase
Use in a sentence:
Financial burdens, however, escalated rapidly between 1886 and 1911.
25) Loathing
Synonyms:
1: Despise 2: Dislike 3: Hate
Use in a sentence:
With a look of intense loathing the queen bent down and laid her head on the sleeper's chest.
26) Tenet
Synonyms:
1: Belief 2: Creed 3: Credo
Use in a sentence:
A core tenet of good urban design is the need for “eyes on the street”
27) Fallacy
Synonyms:
1: Delusion 2: Misbelief 3: Mistaken Belief
Use in a sentence:
It’s a planning fallacy based on screwy positive self-perception.
28) Contention
Synonyms:
1: Disagreement 2: Discord 3: Argument
Use in a sentence:
Now, with Harden, the Nets have multiple pathways to contention.
29) Plethora
Synonyms:
1: Excess 2: Profusion 3: Abundance
Use in a sentence:
If politics and a pandemic aren’t scary enough for you, we’ve got a plethora of horror movie
recommendations.
30) Futile
Synonyms:
1: Vain 2: Pointless 3: Useless
Use in a sentence:
I kept a stiff backbone for a while, but presently a futile rage against circumstances bubbled up and boiled
over.
31) Euphoria
Synonyms:
1: Joy 2: Delight 3: Happiness
Use in a sentence:
Despite the euphoria I felt from being honest with them, I kept my identity close to my chest.
32) Composure
Synonyms:
1: Calm-ness 2: Cool-ness 3: Self Control
Use in a sentence:
When people are anxious, they often try to regain composure by clinging strongly to their moral norms.
33) Elaboration
Synonyms:
1: Explanation 2: Account 3: Justification
Use in a sentence:
Like Beowulf it is elaborate, but it is the elaboration of art rather than of feeling.
34) Disjointed
Synonyms:
1: Disconnected 2: Without unity 3: unconnected
Use in a sentence:
Coronado spurred his horse down the rough, disjointed, slippery declivity, and the others followed.
35) Fathom
Synonyms:
1: Understand 2: Comprehend 3: Process
Use in a sentence:
Such was the mystery that, without rule or precedent, they were now required to fathom.
36) Refute
Synonyms:
1: Disprove 2: Prove Wrong 3: Demolish
Use in a sentence:
Remembering Mildreds words, could not refute the old mans statements.
37) Fallacious
Synonyms:
1: False 2: Untrue 3: Wrong
Use in a sentence:
The fallacious assumption implied in the query, quid Christianis cum regibus?
38) Enticing
Synonyms:
1: Tempt 2: Allure3: Lure
Use in a sentence:
At least 17 other people are becoming billionaires from the listing, which has enticed retail and institutional
investors alike.
39) Contemporary
Synonyms:
1: Of the day 2: Coexisting 3: Coexist
Use in a sentence:
In contemporary times, researchers have sought to understand the ways in which rituals bind people together.
40) Hypothesis
Synonyms:
1: Theory 2: Thesis 3: Opinion
Use in a sentence:
Do more research on it, come up with a hypothesis as to why it underperforms, and try to improve it.
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