Lesson 6

Sectarian

• narrowly confined to a particular group syn: insular; dogmatic ant: tolerant

Peregrination

• Travel by walking syn: trekking; exploration

Accoutrement

• An accessory item of dress or equipment syn: device; gear

contrive

• To plan cleverly; to devise

• syn: concoct; design; engineer

hubris

• Overbearing pride; arrogance

• syn: conceit; smugness; pompousness

• ant: humility; modesty

platitude

• an obvious remark; a cliché

• syn: banality; maxim; truism

Venerate

• To respect or revere• Syn: glorify, treasure• Ant: abhor, despise

Scullion

• A servant for menial tasks

• Syn: peon, toiler• Ant: patrician, aristocrat

Quotidian

• Everyday; commonplace• Syn: ordinary, routine• Ant: rare, uncommon

Prognosticate

• To predict• Syn: forecast;

foreshadow

Antediluvian

• Extremely old; antiquated.

• Syn: ancient; archaic• Ant: modern; new

Stringent

• Restrictive; imposing demanding standards.

• Syn: severe; rigid; inflexible

• Ant: lenient; Flexible

HaughtyAdj: Condescendingly

proud; arrogant

Syn: conceited, snobbish, supercilious

Ant: humble, modest

Sanctimonious Adj, Showing false piety or

righteousness

Syn: hypocritical, specious

Ant: Humble, modest

Imbroglion. A difficult and

embarrassing situation

Syn: predicament

Ant: peace, serenity

Lesson 7

Gibberish

• Nonsense; unintelligible speech

• Syn: babble; chatter; prattle

Inimical

• Unfriendly; hostile; injurious

• Syn: mean; malicious; harmful

Nexus

• A link, tie, or bond• Syn: connection; correlation

Coeval• -Of the same time

period

• Syn: Contemporaneous

Dilatory• - Tending to delay or

procrastinate

• Syn: dallying; laggard; unhurried

• Ant: diligent; prompt

Convoluted• - complicated;

intricate

• Syn: involved; jumbled

• Ant: simple; obvious

Entreat

• To earnestly request or petition

• Syn: importune; implore• Ant: demand

Anecdote

• a short account of an incident

• Syn: narrative

Incumbent

• Obligatory; necessary

• Syn: required; essential • ant: voluntary;

unnecessary

Churlish

• Boorish or Vulgar

• Syn: uncouth; rude; surly

• Ant: courteous; polished; civil

Promulgate

• To announce; to make known

• Syn: declare; exhibit

Staid

• Showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety

• Syn: composed; serious; solemn

• Ant: agitated; excited; nervous

Livid

• Extremely Angry• Syn: Enraged, furious,

fuming• Ant: Contented ,

pleased

Lurid

• Shocking; explicit• Syn: Sensational,

extreme• Ant: Dull, boring,

mediocre

Cogent

• Convincing, reasonable • Syn: Compelling,

pertinent, influential• Ant: Ineffective, weak