Word	Audio	Meaning
altruistic		al tru IS tik unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous
		Synonyms:
		Antonym: belligerent; stingy; selfish
		Derivatives: altruism, altruist, altruistically
		Nuns and nurses are usually very altruistic people since they seek ways to help people.
ambivalent		am BIV uh lunt having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action
		Synonyms: undecided
		Antonym: certain; firmly convinced
		Derivatives: ambivalence
		I am ambivalent about a permanent relationship with him, because I like him one day and don't the next.
angular		ANG gyuh ler lean; sharp cornered; gaunt
		Synonyms:
		Antonym: rotund
		Derivatives: angulate, angularity, angulation, angulator
		The patient has lost so much weight that his face has become quite angular.
arrogant		AIR uh gunt overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
		Synonyms: presumptuous, haughty, imperious, brazen
		Antonym: meek, modest
		Derivatives: arrogance, arrogancy, arrogantly
		Because the girl was so arrogant, she had few friends.
aversion		uh VER shun strong disinclination, disliking
		Synonyms: hesitance, loathing, reluctance
		Antonym: inclination
		Derivatives: averseness, aversely, averse
		I have an aversion to getting married.
discern		deh SURN to differentiate between two or more things
		Synonyms:
		Antonym: to ignore; to be oblivious; to
		Derivatives: discerner, discernible, discernable, discernibleness, discernibly, discernably, discerningly, discernment
		Because of the fog, I was barely able to discern the landing strip.
disdain		dis DANE intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy
		Synonyms: (to be) arrogant, haughty, high-handed, insolent, lordly,
		Antonym: favor, admiration; to love
		Derivatives: disdained, disdaining, disdainer, disdainful, disdainfully, disdainfulness
		Never having had to do manual labor, he disdained the idea of becoming a cotton picker.
disparage		deh SPAR ij to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner
		Synonyms: belittle, decry, deprecate
		Antonym: to praise profusely
		Derivatives: disparagement, disparager, disparagingly
		His disparaging remarks about me caused the committee to give the job to another person.
disparity		deh SPAR eh tee inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree
		Synonyms:
		Antonym: similarity
		Derivatives: disparate, disparately, disparateness, disparatum
		The couple got married even though there was a great disparity in their ages.
embellish		em BEL ish to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation
		Synonyms: deck, garnish, ornament, adorn
		Antonym: to abbreviate
		Derivatives: embellisher, embellishment
		He would embellish his narratives with anecdotes about famous people.
engender		en JEN der to cause, to produce, to create
		Synonyms:
		Antonym: to squelch
		Derivatives: engendered, engenderer, engenders, engendering
		His angry words engendered strife in his relationship with his wife.
innocuous		eh NOK yoo us harmless, producing no injury
		Synonyms:
		Antonym: dangerous; injurious
		Derivatives: innocuously, innocuousness
		Since the drink is innocuous, it is okay for us to have some.
insipid		in SIP id boring and stupid
		Synonyms: banal, flat, inane, jejune, vapid
		Antonym: spirited and animated; zestful
		Derivatives: insipidity, insipidly, insipidness
		I am bored by your insipid talk.
lament		luh MENT to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
		Synonyms: bemoan, bewail, deplore
		Antonym: to rejoice
		Derivatives: lamented, lamenting, lamentation, lamentable
		She lamented the death of her father in a very lachrymose manner.
laud		LAWD to praise, to extol
		Synonyms: revere
		Antonym: to defame
		Derivatives: laudability, laudable, laudableness
		Her performance was lauded by all of the critics.
obscure		ub SKYOOR difficult to see, vague
		Synonyms: abstruse, ambiguous, cryptic, enigmatic, equivocal, recondite
		Antonym: clear; apparent
		Derivatives: obscuration, obscurative, obscuredly, obscurely, obscurement, obscureness, obscurity
		Because the meaning of the play was obscure, I was unable to enjoy it.
ostentatious		os ten TAY shus showy, pretentious
		Synonyms: pompous
		Antonym: modest
		Derivatives: ostentation, ostentate, ostentatiously, ostentatiousness, ostentative
		The ostentatious socialite wore her mink fur coat even during the warmest days of August.
prodigal		PROD uh gul wasteful, a person given to extravagance
		Synonyms: lavish, lush, luxuriant, profuse
		Antonym: thrifty individual
		Derivatives: prodigality, prodigally, prodigalize
		The prodigal son squandered his inheritance.
repudiate		reh PYOO dee ate to reject, to disown, to disavow
		Synonyms:
		Antonym: to adopt
		Derivatives: repudiation, repudiationist, repudiator
		He announced that he would repudiate all debts that had been created by his wife.
reticence		RET uh suns restraint in speech, reluctance to speak
		Synonyms: reserve, taciturnity
		Antonym: candor
		Derivatives: reticency, reticent, reticently
		A lawyer must have great reticence in discussing matters that could violate his client's rights.
revere		reh VERE to honor, to regard with respect
		Synonyms: adore, venerate, worship
		Antonym: to despise
		Derivatives: reverence, reverent, reverentness, reverential, reverentiality, reverentially
		Nearly all Catholics revere the Pope.
serene		suh REEN calm, placid
		Synonyms: tranquil
		Antonym: agitated
		Derivatives: serenely, sereneness, serenity
		The mountain on a clear spring morning is a serene setting.
subtle		SUT ul delicate, elusive, not obvious
		Synonyms:
		Antonym: obvious; gross; blunt
		Derivatives: subtilist, subtility, subtilization, subtilize, subtilizer, subtleness, subtlety
		To avoid being obtrusive in the elegant restaurant, he used subtle gestures to call the waiter to his table.
superfluous		soo PUR floo us beyond what is needed or required, an overflow
		Synonyms:
		Antonym: necessary
		Derivatives: superfluously, superfluousness, superfluent, superfluity
		The meeting lasted so long because of many superfluous comments by some of the speakers.
taciturn		TAS eh turn quiet, not verbose
		Synonyms: reserved, reticent
		Antonym: loquacious; talkative
		Derivatives: tacit, tacitly, tacitness, taciturnity, taciturnly
		A shy person is usually taciturn.
antithesis		an TI thuh sis a direct opposite, a contrast
		Synonyms:
		Antonym: duplicate; same
		Derivatives: antithetic, antithetical, antithetically
		Good is the antithesis of evil.