11th Grade Vocabulary, Unit 5

synonyms: picture, render, depict

(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)

synonyms: quirk, mannerism, eccentricity

synonyms: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite

(n) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring

(adj) having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged

(n) a strong attraction or inclination

(v) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use

(n) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

(n) shame and disgrace

(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

antonyms: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted

synonyms: acuteness, keenness

(adj) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

antonyms: dullness, obtuseness

(adj) earthly, worldly, relating 2 practical & material affairs; concerned with what's ordinary

(adj) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate

synonyms: impair, cripple, paralyze

synonyms: invention, fancy, creation

(adj) present or existing everywhere

antonyms: invigorate, strengthen, buttress

synonyms: specious reasoning

(n) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion

synonyms: dictum, ukase, edict

(n.) a subtle or slight variation (color, meaning, quality), shade of difference

synonyms: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt

(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness

(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

(adj) costly, rich, magnificent

(adj.) intended or understood by only a select few, private, or secret

The ____ eye of the TV camera threatens to rob citizens any sense of privacy.

(v) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere

antonyms: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible

synonyms; shade, nicety, refinement