Vocabulary list #6

Adjourn-To put off or defer (put back) to

another day

We’re done, meeting adjourned

Court is adjourned, we’ll start again tomorrow

Syn. - postpone, suspend or terminate

Ant. begin, resume

Apprehend-

to arrest or take into custodySyn. seize, capture

Ant. release

To understand the meaning ofSyn.- perceive, comprehend

to look forward with fear or anxietySyn. anticipate, misgiving

Ant. confidence

The sheriff had to apprehend the escaped convict.

I cannot apprehend the reason my computer is constantly crashing.

The doctor assured his patient that there was nothing to apprehend in the upcoming operation.

Chronic-Syn. Inveterate, constant, recurring

Ant. Transitory, sporadic

Continuing over an extended period of time

habitual (making a habit of doing something)

My father has chronic back pain.

Mary was always getting detention for being a chronic latecomer to school.

Denote

To show; to communicate meaning by word or sign

This sign can denote victory or

peace.

Syn. convey; indicateAnt. Connote, suggest, imply

Elite

We consider ourselves socially superior, because we are a

select group

Syn. exclusive, aristocratic, privilegedAnt. average, mediocre, unremarkable, proletariat

The Navy SEALS and Army Rangers represent the elite of the United States military.

Vb. To worry; to be cross (angry) or discontented (upset)

Syn. Vex, chafe, annoyedAnt. : pacify, soothe, comfort

Noun. Agitation of mind

Syn. Irritation, tormentAnt. Equanimity, calmness, poise

Whenever Victor does not get his own way, he frets.

Victor constantly gets into frets over trifles.

Fret

Gullible

Syn. Credulous, unsuspecting, naiveAnt. Wary, suspicious,

skeptical

Easily deceived or imposed on,will believe anything they are told

Charlie Brown was gullible each time Lucy promised she wouldn’t pull the football away. 

Obscene

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Offensive to morals or modesty

Syn. Indecent, lewd,

salacious

Ant. Decent, pure, refined

I objected to his use of obscene language.

To wander about

To write or speak disconnectedly; to chatter

To grow or spread at random

Syn. Stroll, roam, meanderAnt. stride, prowl,

march

Syn. Babble, prattleAnt. laconic

Terrain

Ground or tract of ground

area

A region orterritory

Synonyms: land, topography, landscape

The volcano scattered ash over the surrounding terrain.

Adjourn Adhere Terminate Journey

Apprehend Capture Free Hear

Chronic Feeble Superior Recurring

Denote Express Defend Understand

Terrain Torment Ground Perceive

Gullible Skeptical Indecent Trusting

Obscene Feeble Superior Indecent

Fret Adhere Worry Comfort

Ramble Stroll Defend Terminate

Elite Inferior Superior Indecent

Synonyms