Lesson 11 Affable Agrarian Arduous Avid Dolorous Epistle

Lesson 11 Affable, Agrarian, Arduous, Avid, Dolorous, Epistle, Explicit, Formidable, Gadfly, Gargantuan, Grandiloquent, Grimace, Harangue, Humility, Sycophant

Affable • Adj. friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to • SYN: amiable; good-natured • ANT: disagreeable; irascible

Agrarian • Adj. concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land • SYN: agricultural • ANT: urban; industrial

Arduous • Adj. difficult; requiring much effort • SYN: strenuous; laborious • ANT: easy; unchallenging

Avid • Adj. enthusiastic; extremely interested • SYN: voracious; eager • ANT: apathetic

Dolorous • Adj. exhibiting sorrow or pain • SYN: mournful • ANT: joyous

Epistle • N. a letter or literary composition in letter form

Explicit • Adj. clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination • SYN: exact; precise • ANT: ambiguous; vague

Formidable • Adj. arousing fear or awe • SYN: intimidating

Gadfly • N. an irritating and persistent person • SYN: nuisance; pest

Gargantuan • Adj. of huge or extraordinary size and power • SYN: gigantic; huge • ANT: tiny

Grandiloquent • Adj. pompous or high-flown in speech • SYN: pretentious • ANT: plain-spoken

Grimace • N. a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain • SYN: scowl • ANT: smile

Harangue • N. a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture • SYN: tirade

Humility • N. absence of vanity; humbleness • SYN: modesty • ANT: vanity; arrogance

Sycophant • N. a flatterer; one who fawns on other sin order to gain favor • SYN: toady • ANT: contrarian