By: Erin Jolicoeur

Ashley Hutton

Matt Perrott

Unit 14

Definition:

Amenable

(Adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held

responsible for

Synonyms:Agreeable; manageable; responsive

Antonyms:Nonconforming; uncooperative; unwilling

Amenable

Sentence:

The amendable girl followed the advice of the psychic.

Amenable

BerateDefinition:

(V.) To scold sharply

BerateSynonyms:

Tell off; cuss out; jump all over

Antonyms:Compliment; hail; praise

BerateSentence:

My mother will berate you if you cuss.

CarnageDefinition:

(N.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life

CarnageSynonyms:

Annihilation; mass murder; extermination

CarnageSentence:

The holocaust was a huge carnage.

CredulousDefinition:

(Adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived

CredulousSynonyms:

Gullible; trustful; believing

Antonyms:Suspecting; untrusting; skeptical

CredulousSentence:

Girls are often very credulous when it comes to boys.

CriterionDefinition:

(N.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation.

CriterionSynonym:

Opinion; example; proof

Antonym:Guess; possibility; probability

CriterionSentence:

There is a certain criterion by which we judge writing.

DepleteDefinition:

(V.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly.

DepleteSynonyms:

Reduce; use up; decrease

Antonyms:Add; expand; increase

DepleteSentence:

The suspect had to deplete his evidence.

ExpatiateDefinition:

(V.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely.

Synonyms:To elaborate; enlarge; roam

Antonyms:Decrease; lessen; shrink

Expatiate

ExpatiateSentence:

She expatiated on her previous suggestions.

ExtraneousDefinition:

(Adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant.

ExtraneousSynonyms:

Alien; exotic; strange

Antonyms:Natural; native

ExtraneousSentence:

The boy from Mexico felt extraneous in the United States.

Definition:

(n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.

Inception

Synonyms:Commencement; inauguration; initiation;

Antonyms:Conclusion; end; finish

Inception

Sentence:

The inception of human beings dates back to thousands of years ago.

Inception

Definition:

(n.) a weakness or ailment

(physical, mental, moral, etc.)

Infirmity

Synonyms:Ailment; affliction; defect; malady

Antonyms:Health; strength

Infirmity

Sentence:

The child had an infirmity in his lungs and needed a respirator to help him breathe.

Infirmity

Definition:

(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile

Jejune

Synonyms:Childish; insipid; juvenile; puerile

Antonyms:Mature; stimulating

Jejune

Sentence:

The jejune kindergarteners enjoyed seeing who could the farthest jump off a chair.

Jejune

Definition:

(adj.) stubborn, unyielding

Obdurate

Synonyms:Adamant; obstinate; unyielding

Antonyms:Amendable; compliant; submissive

Obdurate

Sentence:

The obdurate boy repeatedly asked his parents to go to the beach for a week with his

friends until they yielded to his request.

Obdurate

Definition:

(adj.) apparent, appearing to be true or actual; capable of being show or exhibited

Ostensible

Synonyms:Apparent; professed; purported

Antonyms:Actual; genuine; real; true

Ostensible

Sentence:

The ostensible reason for the divorce was the couple was not getting along; however,

the true motive was the husband was having an affair.

Ostensible

Definition:

(n.) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with

spices for scent

Potpourri

Synonyms:Farrago; hodgepodge; medley

Antonyms:Ingredient; singular

Potpourri

Sentence:

The potpourri of food at the celebration provided each guest with something they

would like to eat.

Potpourri

Definition:

(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents or mental capacity)

Precocious

Synonyms:Advanced; forward; gifted

Precocious

Sentence:

The precocious boy became a world renowned surgeon.

Precocious

Definition:

(adj.) Happening as thought through divine intervention; characterized by good fortune

Providential

Synonyms:fortunate, lucky, blessed

Antonyms:luckless, unfortunate, unhappy

Providential

Sentence:

They providentially won the lottery.

Providential

Definition:

(Adj.) Delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel,

Sadistic

Synonyms:ruthless, barbarous, brutal

Antonyms:

compassionate, good-hearted, humane

Sadistic

Sentence:

The man was killed in a sadistic manner.

Sadistic

Definition:

Self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying

much in few words, pithy

Sententious

Synonyms:articulate, fluent, persuasive

Antonyms:

misrepresented, unclear, unintelligible

Sententious

Sentence:

He speaks very sententiously.

Sententious

Definition:

(V.) To beg earnestly and humbly

Supplicate

Synonyms:

beg, desire, seek

Antonyms:

hint, imply, gratify

Supplicate

Sentence:

Supplicate for the kings mercy.

Supplicate

Definition:

(N.) An excess or over indulgence, as in eating or drinking; causing disgust; to feed or

supple with anything to excess.

Surfeit

Synonyms:

excess, plethora, overabundance

Antonyms:

insufficient, meager, scant

Surfeit

Sentence:

The packet contained a surfeit of pages.

Surfeit

Definition:

(Adj.) Winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

Tortuous

Synonyms:

crooked, curved, bent

Antonyms:

straight, straightaway

Tortuous

Sentence:

The road was tortuous.

Tortuous

Definition:

(adj.) Swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language

Turgid

Synonyms:amplified overblown, tumescent

Antonyms:deflated, shrunken

Turgid

Sentence:

The mess in his bed room was very turgid.

Turgid

Review Activity

Review Activity1) What is a synonym for amenable?

A.Agreeable

B.Unwilling

C.Wanted

Review Activity2) What is the definition for berate?

A.To be ashamed

B.To scold sharply

C.Coming from the outside; foreign

Review Activity3) What is part of speech is carnage?

A.Noun

B.Verb

C.Adjective

Review Activity4) Aliens are often called _________.

A. Credulous

B. Expatiate

C. Extraneous

Review Activity5) What is a synonym for credulous?

A. Untrusting

B. Gullible

C. Suspect

Review Activity6) What is the definition for deplete?

A. To diminish greatly

B. To consume; eat up

C. To tell off

Review Activity7) What is an antonym for criterion?

A. Opinion

B. Guess

C. Example

Review Activity8) What is the definition for expatiate?

A. To scold sharply

B. To limit

C. To expand on

9) The professor’s long, _____ lecture cause half the class to fall asleep.

a) Criterionb) Jejunec) Turgid

Review Activity

10) The _____ of the new presidency was January 20, 2009.

a) Surfeitb) Sententious

c) Inception

Review Activity

11) Many people called the _____ child, a future Picasso.

a) Precociousb) Tortuousc) Expatiate

Review Activity

12) The _____ child threw a temper tantrum until her mother bought her

candy.

a) Obdurateb) Carnagec) Berate

Review Activity

13) The ambitious child only had one _____; his lack of support at home.

a) Inception

b) Extraneous

c) Infirmity

Review Activity

14) The criminal had an _____ alibi; however, it later proved to be false.

a) Expatiateb) Ostensible

c) Providential

Review Activity

15) The old woman’s house had a peculiar scent due to the large

amounts of _____ that she sets out.

a) Tortuousb) Supplicatec) Potpourri

Review Activity

16) What is the synonym of sadistic?

A.)Happy

B.)Cruel

C.)Patient

D.)Eager

Review Activity

17) What word best completes the sentence?

The rollercoaster was on a _______ path.A.)providential

B.)surfeitC.)tortuous

D.)sententious

Review Activity

18) What is the best antonym for Providential?

A.) fortunate

B.)occurring often

C.)unfortunate

D.) ordinary

Review Activity

19) What is the best synonym for surfeit?

A.)overindulgence

B.)tribulations

C.)deteriorating

D.)small amount

Review Activity

20) What word best fits the sentence?

The soldier ________ for his life

A.)Supplicated

B.)turgid

C.)surfeited

Review Activity

21) What is the best antonym for the word Sententious?

A.)self-righteousB.)humbleC.)happy

D.)disoriented

Review Activity

22) What is the best synonym for the word turgid?

A.)plainB.)simple

C.) over decoratedD.)happening beforehand

Review Activity

Answers1. A2. B3. A4. C5. B6. A7. B8. C

9. B

10. C

11. A

12. A

13. C

14. B

15. C

Answers

16. B

17. C

18. C

19. A

20. A

21. A

22. C

Answers