Vocabulary - Set 1

 Vocabulary - Set 1

ABANDON: To give up completely - abandoned the sinking ship.

Synonyms: relinquish, forgo, forsake

ACADEMIC: Pertaining to school; theoretical academic interests; an academic discussion, with no practical implications.

Synonym: scholastic

ACCELERATE: - To quicken, speed tip - took an accelerated course in order to graduate early.

Synonym: expedite (adj. expeditious)

Antonym: retard

ADVERSITY: Misfortune - calm in the face of adversity.

Synonyms: affliction, mischance, reverses

AGGRESSIVE (noun: AGGRESSION. an unprovoked attack): self-assertive; attacking, offensive - annoyed  people by his aggressive attitude;

Synonyms: bumptious, officious, obtrusive

Antonyms: meek, humble, retiring, diffident

AMBIGUOUS: Uncertain, vague, capable of being inter- in more than one way - puzzled by the ambiguous statement.

Synonyms: hazy, obscure, equivocal, dubious, nebulous

Antonyms: explicit, unquestionable

ANONYMOUS: Of unknown authorship-an anonymous publication.

APPREHENSIVE (verb: APPREHEND): Fearful - Being unprepared, John is apprehensive of the examination.

ARTFUL: Sly; crafty - attained his mean objective by artful measures.

Synonyms: cunning, wily, adroit, ingenious, guileful

Antonyms: guileless, ingenuous, artless

ATHEIST: One who denies that God exists - The atheist declared, "There is no God."

Synonyms: infidel, agnostic, sceptic