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ACT Power Plus Vocabulary. Lesson Twelve. halacyon – (adj.) calm; pleasant The severe windstorm interrupted the otherwise halcyon week. Synonyms. Antonyms. troubled tumultuous. tranquil unruffled. fastidious – (adj.) hard to please; fussy My neighbor is a fastidious housekeeper.
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ACT Power PlusVocabulary Lesson Twelve
halacyon – (adj.) calm; pleasantThe severe windstorm interrupted the otherwise halcyon week. Synonyms Antonyms troubled tumultuous • tranquil • unruffled
fastidious – (adj.) hard to please; fussyMy neighbor is a fastidious housekeeper. Synonyms Antonyms casual lax • meticulous • exacting
badinage – (n.) playful, teasing talkWhat began as badinage quickly escalated to cutting insults. Synonyms • chaff • joking
malapropism – (n.) a word humorously misusedHe used a malapropism when he said “conspite” in place of “inspire.” Synonyms • Bunkerism
garner – v.) to gather; to acquireDuring the fall harvest, extra workers were hired to garner the crops. Synonyms • collect • harvest
kismet – (n.) destiny; fate; fortune (one’s lot in life)She thought her kismet was to be a veterinarian until she failed her biology lab.
hegira – (n.) flight; escapeThe flooding caused a mass hegira from the city.
paradigm – (n.) a model; an exampleThe class regarded Kate as a paradigm of good manners.
debauchery – (n.) corruption; self-indulgenceJonas was once wealthy, but a life of gambling and debauchery left him with nothing. Synonyms • excess • dissipation
milieu – (n.) environment; settingThe poet felt that his proper milieu was the untouched wilderness of Alaska.
regress – (v.) to move backwardIf he took the job offer, Tyler felt that his career might regress rather than move forward.
bilious – (adj.) bad tempered; crossNo one could stand being in the same room with Sam when he was in a bilious mood. Synonyms Antonyms pleasant • grouchy • cantankerous
necromancy – (n.) magic, especially that practiced by a witchPuritans often executed people who had supposedly practiced necromancy. Synonyms • black magic • conjuring
gumption – (n.) courage and initiative; common senseIt takes a lot of gumption to succeed in this fast-paced society. Synonyms • enterprise • aggressiveness • drive
blandishment – (n.) flatteryThe salesman’s blandishments did not convince me to buy the expensive watch. Synonyms • overpraise • bootlicking