Definitions and AntonymsVOCABULARY UNIT 3

1. iniquity2. pellucid3. expurgate4. axiom5. scapegoat

A. patsy; suckerD. transparent; clear;

limpidE. an injustice or

abominationF. universal truth or

theoremG. to censor or bowdlerize

DEFINITIONS

6. archaic7. talisman8. peremptory9. atelier10. dulcet

B. magical charmC. obsolete; outmodedH. unconditional; not

allowing for a delay; imperative

I. an artist’s workshopM. harmonic; melodic

DEFINITIONS

11. abstemious12. vacillate13. perspicacious14. usurp15. patronizing

J. frugal; sparing; moderate

K. to take over or commandeer

L. arrogant; acting superior

N. keen; mentally sharp

O. to waver or waffle indecisively

MORE DEFINITIONS

1. Patronizing2. Peremptory3. Axiom4. Dulcet5. Usurp

F. passive; wishy-washy; equivocal

G. absurdityH. cacophonous; nasty

noise; dissonantI. willingly give up

(abdicate); relinquishJ. humble; friendly

ANTONYMS

6. Archaic7. Vacillate8. Perspicacious9. Abstemious10. Pellucid

A. gluttonous; greedy

B. obscure; opaqueC. current; modernD. decideE. dull; stupid

ANTONYMS

DulcetArchaicAbstemiousPeremptoryvacillate

A. contemporaryB. decideC. cacophonousD. passiveE. gluttonous

ANTONYMS

MellifluousCacophonousContemporaryOutmodedBygoneAntiquatedGluttonousFrugal

Decisive (making a decision or being definite or commanding)

Arbitrary (unreasonable)

Despotic (adj. the nature of being a tyrant)

Autocratic (adj. the nature of being a tyrant or dictator)

Passive

DISTRACTORS

ProcrusteanNomenclatureSophistryVestigeCarte blancheStygianRife

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