Lesson 12 Altercation Audacity Evince Exhort Expedient Galvanize

Lesson 12 Altercation, Audacity, Evince, Exhort, Expedient, Galvanize, Hue, Hyperbole, Implacable, Incarcerate, Incisive, Lexicon, Ominous, Pertinent, Sanction

Altercation • N. a heated argument • SYN: quarrel; dispute • ANT: agreement; harmony

Audacity • N. rude boldness; nerve • SYN: insolence; impudence • ANT: decorum

Evince • V. to demonstrate clearly; to prove • SYN: manifest

Exhort • V. to urge on with stirring words • SYN: encourage

Expedient • Adj. practical; providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one’s self-interest) • SYN: effective • ANT: feckless

Galvanize • V. to startle into sudden activity • SYN: stimulate • ANT: enervate

Hue • N. a particular shade of a given color

Hyperbole • N. extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally • ANT: understatement

Implacable • Adj. unable to be appeased or pacified • SYN: inflexible; relentless • ANT: pacified; assuaged

Incarcerate • V. to put into prison; to confine • SYN: imprison; constrain • ANT: liberate; free

Incisive • Adj. sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter • SYN: piercing; acute • ANT: superficial; dull

Lexicon • N. a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place • SYN: jargon; argot; cant

Ominous • Adj. threatening; foreboding evil • SYN: sinister • ANT: comforting

Pertinent • Adj. having to do with the subject at hand; relevant • ANT: unrelated; extraneous

Sanction • N. permission; support