Unit 1 Definitions
•(noun) embarrassment; a complete loss of courage
Chagrin
(v): to shorten
Truncate
Synonym: Appeal/ beg
Importune
Syn: Enthusiastic
Zealous
The heart-_____________ photographs of the starving children caused Mike to make a donation.
wrenching
(adj.) best, most favorable, ideal
Optimum
(n.): rapport, goodwill
Camaraderie
Syn: Provincial/ narrow-minded
Parochial
Ant: Anxiety
Equanimity
Death Valley is characterized by its lack of _________ soil.
Arable
•(n). the exact opposite; an opposite extreme
Antithesis
(v.): to dry out, to remove moisture
Desiccate
Ant: fraudulent/ phony
Bona fide
Ant: durable
frangible
Alice thought she could __________ her son by taking him to church regularly.
Edify
(verb) to turn aside from a course; to stray
Deviate
(adj.): full; abundant
Replete
Syn: Accidental
Adventitious
Syn: Suspension
Moratorium
The __________ television program was not worth watching, as it was so unoriginal.
Pedestrian
•(verb) to confuse; to bewilder
Obfuscate
(adj.): occurring or seeming to occur everywhere, omnipresent
Ubiquitous
Glower
Syn: Gloomy
Lugubrious
The last few hours of school before the holiday break seemed ________________.
Interminable