Vocabulary 6 English 11 Honors 1 antipathy noun

Vocabulary #6 English 11 Honors

1. antipathy • (noun) an intense dislike • Synonym: hatred • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

2. elucidate • (verb) to make clear and understandable • Synonym: explain; clarify • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

3. imminent • (adjective) likely to happen; threatening • Synonym: approaching • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

4. banal • (adjective) common; ordinary • Synonym: overused • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

5. obdurate • (adjective) stubborn; hardheaded • Synonym: inflexible • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

6. peruse • (verb) to read very carefully • synonym: examine • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

7. bedlam • (noun) a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion • Synonym: chaos • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

8. affluence • (noun) wealth; richness • Synonym: fortune • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

9. parody • (noun) a work ( such as a writing, a picture, a song) which copies another in a comical way • Synonym: mockery • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

10. amoral • (adjective) lacking a sense of right or wrong • Synonym: corrupt; evil • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

11. scurrilous • (adjective) coarsely abusive; vulgar • Synonym: indecent • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

12. sedulous • (adjective) hard-working; diligent • Synonym: studious • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

13. onerous • (adjective) burdensome; hard to endure • Synonym: distressing • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

14. eschew • (verb) to keep away from; shun • Synonym: avoid • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.

15. denouement • (noun) an outcome; result • Synonym: conclusion • Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.