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Understanding Vocabulary: Abrogate, Ambient, Asperity, and More

Explore a selection of intriguing vocabulary words including "abrogate," "ambient," and "asperity." Each term is accompanied by its definition, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in context. Enhance your vocabulary by learning words that describe legal principles, environmental settings, emotional states, and more. This resource is perfect for students, writers, and anyone looking to improve their language skills and expand their lexicon with precise and nuanced words.

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Understanding Vocabulary: Abrogate, Ambient, Asperity, and More

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  1. Abrogate (v) To repeal, cancel, declare null and void Syn: annul, revoke Ant: reaffirm, renew, ratify **abolish

  2. Ambient (adj) Completely surrounding, encompassing **ambiance

  3. Asperity (n) Roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness Syn: rigor, harshness Ant: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience **severity

  4. Burnish (v) To make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n) gloss, brightness, luster Syn: (v) shine, butt Ant: (v) tarnish, dull, abrade **polish

  5. Cabal (n) A small group working in secret Syn: clique, ring, gang, plot, conspiracy **Kabul – where Bin Laden secretly met with his cabal

  6. Delectable (adj) Delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish Syn: (adj) delicious, scrumptious Ant: (adj) repugnant, repulsive, distasteful ***delightful, delicious

  7. Deprecate (v) To express mild disapproval Syn: deplore, frown upon Ant: smile on, countenance, approve **disapprove, deplore

  8. Detritus (n) Loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction Syn: debris, wreckage, ruins, rubble **debris

  9. Ebullient (adj) Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling Syn: exhilarated, elated, exuberant Ant: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blasé ***exuberant

  10. Eclectic (adj) Drawn from different sources; (n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources Syn: (adj) selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose Ant: (adj) uniform, monolithic **elect use a variety of things

  11. Flaccid (adj) Limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness Syn: soft, flabby Ant: hard, firm, solid **flabby

  12. Impecunious (adj) Having little or no money Syn: penniless, impoverished, indigent Ant: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich **impossible to live off of nothing

  13. Inexorable (adj) Inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding Syn: inescapable, ineluctable, obdurate Ant: avoidable, yielding, pliant **inflexible, inescapable

  14. Moribund (adj) Dying, on the way out Syn: obsolescent Ant: flourishing, thriving ** “morbid” can relate to death – dying art - outmoded

  15. Necromancer (n) One who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard Syn: sorcerer, conjurer **sorcerer

  16. Onerous (adj) Burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty Syn: oppressive, weighty Ant: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing **the “onus” is on dr. to give bad news

  17. Rife (adj) Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete Syn: devoid of, lacking *** rumors are rife

  18. Rudiments (n. pl.) The parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything Syn: fundamentals, basics **basics

  19. Sequester (v) To set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody Syn: seclude, segregate, isolate, closet **separate

  20. Winnow (v) To get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on in; to blow on, fan Syn; sift, strain, filter, sort **blow air, wind

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