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obdurate
a) Definition:
i. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
ii. hardened in feelings
iii. resistant to persuasion or softening
influences
b) Synonym: ruthless
c) Antonym: sympathetic
d) In a sentence: He is known for his obdurate determination.
2. disparity
a) Definition:
i.
a noticeable and usually significant
difference or dissimilarity
ii. the state of being different or dissimilar (as
in the sensory information received)
b) Synonym: different
c) Antonym: similarity
d) In a sentence: Their life seems an immense disparity between
effort and opportunity.
3. irrevocable
a) Definition: not possible to revoke : UNALTERABLE
b) Synonym: irreversible
c) Antonym: fixed
d) In a sentence: She has made an irrevocable decision.
4. reproach
a) Definition:
i. an expression of rebuke or disapproval
ii. the act or action of reproaching or
disapproving
iii. a cause or occasion of blame, discredit, or
disgrace
iv. one subjected to censure or scorn
v. to express disappointment in or displeasure
with (a person) for conduct that is
blameworthy or in need of amendment
vi. to make (something) a matter of reproach
vii. to bring into discredit
 b) Synonym: disgrace, berate
c) Antonym: honor
d) In a sentence:
i. She looked at him with reproach.
ii. Parents and teachers gaped at the young
writers, uncertain whether to reproach or
praise these young adults for their language
in writing about decidedly adult issues.
5. rebuke
a) Definition:
i. to criticize sharply : REPRIMAND
ii. to serve as a rebuke to
iii. an expression of strong disapproval :
REPRIMAND
b) Synonym: condemnation, reprimand
c) Antonym: endorsement, approve
d) In a sentence:
i. The father was forced to rebuke his son for
the spendthrift ways he had adopted since
arriving at college.
ii. He delivered a stinging rebuke to the
Congress, calling for an end to backstabbing
and arguing.
6. conceded
a) Definition:
i. to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
ii. to relinquish grudgingly or hesitantly
iii. to accept as true, valid, or accurate
iv. to grant as a right or privilege
v.
b) Synonym: admit
c) Antonym: deny
d) In a sentence: The company says that workers are not
conceding enough in negotiations.
7. hypocrisy
a) Definition:
 i. a feigning to be what one is not or to
believe what one does not : behavior that
contradicts what one claims to believe or
feel
ii. an act or instance of hypocrisy
b) Synonym: deception
c) Antonym: sincerity
d) In a sentence: His hypocrisy was finally revealed with the
publication of his private letters.
8. bombast
a)Definition: pretentious inflated speech or writing
b)Synonym: rhetoric
c)Antonym: plain speaking
d)In a sentence: It was characteristically witty and full of
bombast.
9. considerable
a) Definition:
i. worth consideration : SIGNIFICANT
ii. large in extent or degree
iii. a considerable amount, degree, or extent
b) Synonym: significant
c) Antonym: inconsiderable
d) In a sentence: We received a considerable number of
complaints.
10.brute
a) Definition:
i. of or relating to beasts
ii. characteristic of an animal in quality, action,
or instinct
iii. one who lacks intelligence, sensitivity, or
compassion : a brutal person
b) Synonym: brutal
c) Antonym: humane
d) In a sentence:
i. They used brute force to open the door.
ii. Let go of me, you brute!
11.undulations
 a) Definition:
i.
a rising and falling in waves
ii.
the pulsation caused by the vibrating
together of two tones not quite in unison
iii. a wavy appearance, outline, or form :
WAVINESS
b) Synonym: waviness
c) Antonym: flat
d) In a sentence: Kickapoo was marked by a slight undulation in
the topography
12.stocked
a) Definition: being very excited
b) Synonym: excited
c) Antonym: bummed
d) In a sentence: I just heard that my favorite director is making a
new movie and I'm already stoked.
13.equivalent
a) Definition:
i. equal in force, amount, or value
ii. corresponding or virtually identical
especially in effect or function
iii. having the same chemical combining
capacity
b) Synonym: identical
c) Antonym: opposite
d) In a sentence: Those less-known companies manufacture
equivalent products at cheaper prices.
14.salvation
a) Definition:
i. deliverance from the power and effects of
sin
ii. the agent or means that effects salvation
iii. liberation from ignorance or illusion
iv. preservation from destruction or failure
v.
b) Synonym: rescue
c) Antonym: destruction
 d) In a sentence: We spent the night in the cellar praying for
salvation from the tornadoes.
15.intangible
a) Definition:
i. not tangible : IMPALPABLE
ii. not capable of being perceived by the sense
of touch
b) Synonym: incorporeal
c) Antonym: tangible
d) In a sentence: Leadership is an intangible asset to a company.
16.pall
a) Definition:
i.
to lose strength or effectiveness
ii.
to lose in interest or attraction
iii.
to cause to become insipid
iv.
to deprive of pleasure in something by
satiating
v. something that covers or conceals
b) Synonym: covering
c) Antonym: revealing
d) In a sentence: Bearing her husband's pall were her four
brothers and two nephews.
17.conflagration
a) Definition:
i. a large disastrous fire
ii. CONFLICT, WAR
b) Synonym: inferno
c) Antonym: peace
d) In a sentence: The treaty is the latest attempt to resolve the
ten-year conflagration.
18.peremptorily
a) Definition:
i. putting an end to or precluding a right of
action, debate, or delay
ii. expressive of urgency or command
iii. characterized by often imperious or
arrogant self-assurance
 b) Synonym: authoritarian
c) Antonym: modest
d) In a sentence: His peremptory tone angered me.
19.timberland
a) Definition: wooded land especially with marketable timber
b) Synonym: forest
c) Antonym: desert
d) In a sentence: The wildfire burned through a large swath of
timberland.
20.conjectural
a) Definition:
i.of the nature of or involving or based on
conjecture
ii. given to conjectures
b) Synonym: hypothetical
c) Antonym: factual
d) In a sentence: The latter is actually somewhat conjectural in
regards to archaeology.
21.protruding
a) Definition:
i. to jut out from the surrounding surface or
context
ii. to cause to project
iii. to thrust forward
b) Synonym: poke
c) Antonym: constrict
d) In a sentence: His lower jaw protrudes slightly.
22.monuments
a) Definition:
i. a burial vault : SEPULCHRE
ii. a lasting evidence, reminder, or example of
someone or something notable or great
iii. an identifying mark : EVIDENCE
iv. a boundary or position marker (such as a
stone)
b) Synonym: tombstone,memorial
c) In a sentence: They have erected a monument in his honor.
23.razed
a) Definition: to destroy to the ground : DEMOLISH
b) Synonym: demolish
c) Antonym: build
d) In a sentence: The developer razed the old school building
and built a high-rise condominium complex
24.dialectic
a) Definition:
i. discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a
method of intellectual investigation
ii. the logic of appearances and of illusions :
the logic of fallacy
iii. the Hegelian process of change in which a
concept or its realization passes over into
and is preserved and fulfilled by its opposite
iv. the theoretical application of this process
especially in the social sciences
v. the dialectical tension or opposition
between two interacting forces or
elements
b) Synonym: reasoning
c) Antonym: irrational
d) In a sentence: The con man's Ron job provokes a final
attorney dialectic.
25.generations
a) Definitions:a body of living beings constituting a single step in
the line of descent from an ancestor
b) Synonym: family
c) Antonym: strangers
d) In a sentence: He was a hero to generations of students.
26.appendage
a) Definitions:
i. an adjunct to something larger or more
important : APPURTENANCE
ii. a usually projecting part of an animal or
plant body that is typically smaller and of
 less functional importance than the main
part to which it is attached
iii. a dependent or subordinate person
b) Synonym: accessory
c) Antonym: essential
d) In a sentence: The court system acts as an appendage to the
government.
27.brethren
a) Definition: fellow Christians or members of a male religious
order.
b) Synonym: brother
c) Antonym: kin
d) In a sentence: We must support our weaker brethren.
28.abhorrence
a) Definition:
i. the act or state of abhorring or despising
something or someone
ii. something regarded as repugnant or
disgusting
b) Synonym: detestation
c) Antonym: love
d) In a sentence: In real life, of course, there are no fairies, and
Bianco had a lifelong abhorrence of the coddling of children.
29.blight
a) Definitions:
i. a disease or injury of plants marked by the
formation of lesions, withering, and death
of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
ii. something that frustrates plans or hopes
iii. something that impairs or destroys
iv. a deteriorated condition
v. to affect (a plant) with a disease or injury
marked by the formation of lesions,
withering, and death of parts (such as
leaves and tubers) : to affect with blight
vi. to impair the quality or effect of
b) Synonym: blotch, damage
 c) Antonym: enhancement, improve
d) In a sentence:
i. The expanding urban sprawl is a blight on
the countryside.
ii. Builders blighted the land with malls and
parking lots.
30.ardent
a) Definition: characterized by warmth of feeling typically
expressed in eager zealous support or activity
b) Synonym: passionate
c) Antonym: dispassionate
d) In a sentence: During the fourth century, pagan piety in the
upper classes became more elevated, more ardent, and more
mystical.