Lesson 8

• aleatory

• allay

• ameliorate

• asperity

• pander

• profligate

• puerile

• recalcitrant• asperity

• exegesis

• inveigh

• lionize

• otiose

• recalcitrant

• renunciation

• unimpeachable

• vitiate

pander

• To exploit weakness

of others; to cater to

the vices of others

• Syn: cajole; indulge• Syn: cajole; indulge

otiose

• Useless; futile

• Syn: unimportant;

worthless

• Ant: productive; • Ant: productive;

necessary

puerile

• Childish; juvenile

• Syn: immature;

infantileinfantile

• Ant: mature

aleatory

• Dependent on luck or

chance

• Because of the

uncertain weather uncertain weather

forecast, the success

of our company picnic

is purely aleatory

asperity

• Roughness or

harshness; severity

• Syn: acerbity;

irascibilityirascibility

• Ant: mildness;

kindness

renunciation

• Rejection; refusal to

acknowledge

• Syn: denial; refusal

• Ant: admittance; • Ant: admittance;

concession

unimpeachable

• Unquestionable;

beyond doubt

• Syn: trustworthy;

infallibleinfallible

• Ant: questionable;

flawed

inveigh

• To disapprove angrily;

to protest

• Syn: berate;

condemn; condemn;

remonstrate

• Ant: commend; laud;

praise

lionize

• To assign great social

importance to; to treat

as a celebrity

• Syn: acclaim; exalt; • Syn: acclaim; exalt;

honor

• Ant: ignore; overlook

allay

• To relieve; to alleviate

• Syn: calm; ease;

pacify

• Ant: excite; intensify; • Ant: excite; intensify;

agitate

vitiate

• To corrupt morally; to

contaminate

• Syn: defile; devalue;

spoilspoil

• Ant: purify; clarify;

cleanse

recalcitrant

• Stubbornly resistant;

showing opposition

• Syn: defiant;

insubordinate; insubordinate;

unwilling

• Ant: agreeable;

obedient

exegesis

• An explanation of a

text; a critical

interpretation

• Syn: analysis; • Syn: analysis;

exposition;

commentary

ameliorate

• To make better; to

improve

• Syn: enhance;

upgradeupgrade

• Ant: weaken;

damage; corrupt

profligate

• wasteful and immoral

• Syn: licentious;

decadent

• Ant: virtuous; • Ant: virtuous;

principled