Vocabulary Workshop UNIT 10 Abominable adj arousing hatred

Vocabulary Workshop UNIT 10

Abominable • (adj) arousing hatred, disgusting, detestable • Synonyms: hateful, despicable, loathsome • Antonym: praiseful, delightful, charming

Bumbling • (adj blundering, awkward • (n) clumsy • Synonyms: clumsy, stumbling • Antonyms: forceful, effective, skillful, adroit

Consequence • (n) a result, effect, importance • Synonyms: outcome, significance • Antonyms: cause, source

Delude • (v) to fool, deceive, to mislead utterly • Synonyms: trick, hoodwink

Dole • (v) to give out in small amounts • (n) money, food or other necessities given out as charity; a small portion • Synonyms: ration, allot, distribute; handout

Engulf • (v)To swallow up; overwhelm; consume • Synonyms: encompass, immerse

Foil • (v)To defeat; to prevent from achieving an end • (n) A thin sheet of metal; • a light fencing sword; • a person or thing serving as a contrast

Formulate • (v) to express diplomatically or expressly; to devise, invent; to state as a formula • Synonyms: to define, articulate, • frame, specify

Initiative • (n) the taking of the first step or move; the ability to act without being directed or urged from the outside • Synonyms: leadership; enterprise • Antonyms: laziness, sloth; shiftlessness

Memento • (n) something that serves as a reminder • Synonyms: remembrance; souvenir, token

Nonconformist • (n) a person who refuses to follow the established ideas or ways of doing things; • (adj) of or relating to the unconventional

Null and Void • (adj) without legal force or effect; no longer binding • Synonyms: canceled, repealed, abolished • Antonyms: in effect; binding

Panorama • (n) a wide unobstructed view of an area; a complete survey of a subject; a continuous passing or changing scene; a range or spectrum • Synonym: overview

Posterity • (n) all of a person's offspring, descendants; all future generations • Antonyms: ancestry, ancestors, forebears, the past

Pry • (v) to pull loose by force, to look at closely or inquisitively; to be nosy about something • Synonyms: snoop, meddle

Refurbish • (v) to brighten, freshen or polish; to restore or improve • Synonyms: to remodel; to renew • Antonyms: dilapidate; run-down

Resourceful • (adj) able to deal promptly and effectively with all sorts of problems; clever in finding ways and means of getting along. • Synonyms: inventive, ingenious, skillful • Antonyms: uninventive, uncompetitive, dull-witted

Rigorous • (adj) severe, harsh, strict; thoroughly logical • Synonyms: tough, challenging, trying, rousing • Antonyms: easy, lax, indulgent, tiresome

Subsequent • (adj) coming after; following in time, place or order • Synonyms: later, following, ensuing • Antonyms: previous, prior, preceding

Unerring • (adj) making no mistakes, faultless, completely accurate • Synonyms: sure, certain, unfailing • Antonyms: faulty, fallible, unreliable