Honors Vocab. Set 9By Sachin Jain Block 6

Murmured (v.)• Definition:

Mumbled quietly or make low continuous sounds

• Synonym: muttered• Antonym: bellow• The nomad

murmured so quietly that John had to lean in to hear what the nomad was saying.

Relent (v.)• Definiton: To give

in, give up, or let up

• Synonym: concede• Antonym: fight• Sentence: Despite

John’s pleads for him to talk, the nomad didn’t relent and stayed silent.

Terse (adj.)• Definition: To be brief

or to the point; said in few words

• Synonym: frank• Antonym: wordy• Sentence: Finally, when

John persuaded the nomad to talk, the nomad only said a few terse phrases that were difficult to decipher.

NO!NEVER!

NOT NOW.

Diminish (v.)• Definition: Become less

or smaller; cause to be smaller or littler

• Synonym: reduce• Antonym: increase• Sentence: When John

thought he had finally gotten the nomad to talk, the amount that the nomad spoke began to diminish, frustrating John.

Destination (n.)• Definition: A place one

wants to go to; a goal• Synonym: endpoint• Antonym: start• Sentence: As John’s

journey with the nomad reached its destination, John felt strangely indebted to the nomad for being the sole reason for John’s amazing expedition.

Mercantile (adj.)• Definition:

Concerning business or marketing

• Synonym: trading• Antonym:

spirituality• Sentence: When

Bob was told to sell chocolate bars, he became a very mercantile person.

Tactic (n.)• Definition: A

strategic plan to get something done

• Synonym: method• Antonym: gambit• Sentence: Bob’s

effective mercantile tactics while selling chocolate bars produced a large profit.

Scowled (v.)• Definition: Frowned

with disapproval• Synonym: glared• Antonym: smiled• Sentence: The business

man scowled at Bob as he trapped the man into a position where the entire chocolate bar economy would be in Bob’s control.

Wavered (v.)• Definition: Hesitated; to

go back and forth on something; be indecisive

• Synonym: dithered• Antonym: remain• Sentence: Bob’s business,

Bob’s Chocolate Bars, wavered as the media found out that the main ingredient of Bob’s chocolate bars was a factory produced substitute of chocolate.

Envisioned (v.)• Definition: Pictured

in your mind• Synonym:

anticipated• Antonym: ignore• Sentence: Many

marketing newspapers envisioned the downfall of Bob’s Chocolate Bars after this recent scandal.

Malevolent (adj.)• Definition: Evil or

hateful• Synonym: malicious• Antonym: peaceful• Sentence: My

malevolent brother kicked me.

Splotched (v.)• Definition: Marked

down sloppily• Synonym:

blemished• Antonym: N/A• Sentence: Joe

splotched down his homework so illegibly that he wasn’t able to read it the next day.

Aesthetic (adj.)• Definition: Relating to

beauty or the appreciation of beauty; please in appearance

• Synonym: appealing• Antonym: ugly• Sentence: Charlene was

so stubborn on making her house as aesthetic as possible, that she hired 3 redecorating committees to discuss what was needed to be changed; she paid over $23,000,000 just so she could have a rare painting in her house.

Anachronism (n.)• Definition: Something

out of its proper or chronological order

• Synonym: holdover• Antonym: proper• Sentence: The actor’s

2013 model ring was a great anachronism in the reenactment of the Japanese War.

Beleaguered (adj.)• Definition: Beset

with troubles or problems; surrounded by troops

• Synonym: stressed• Antonym: calm• Sentence: The

beleaguered man was thinking about quitting his overwhelming job.

Caprice (n.)• Definition: An impulsive

change of mind• Synonym: whim• Antonym: focus• Sentence: I had caprice

when I discovered I would be forced to speak at the trial; I recanted my testimony. I was afraid of retribution from the criminals.

Ebullient (adj.)• Definition: Zestfully

enthusiastic• Synonym: jovial• Antonym: boring• Sentence: My

ebullient dog is always in a hurry to get in the car and go on an adventure.

Echelon (n.)• Definition: A level of

responsibility or authority in a hierarchy; a rank

• Synonym: tier• Antonym: socialism• Sentence: John

couldn’t afford not taking the job offer so, he had to accept a low echelon job.