Lesson 8

1. aleatory allay ameliorate asperity exegesis inveigh lionize otiose pander profligate puerile recalcitrant renunciation unimpeachable vitiate Lesson 8

2. pander • To exploit weakness of others; to cater to the vices of others • Syn: cajole; indulge

3. otiose • Useless; futile • Syn: unimportant; worthless • Ant: productive; necessary

4. puerile • Childish; juvenile • Syn: immature; infantile • Ant: mature

5. aleatory • Dependent on luck or chance • Because of the uncertain weather forecast, the success of our company picnic is purely aleatory

6. asperity • Roughness or harshness; severity • Syn: acerbity; irascibility • Ant: mildness; kindness

7. renunciation • Rejection; refusal to acknowledge • Syn: denial; refusal • Ant: admittance; concession

8. unimpeachable • Unquestionable; beyond doubt • Syn: trustworthy; infallible • Ant: questionable; flawed

9. inveigh • To disapprove angrily; to protest • Syn: berate; condemn; remonstrate • Ant: commend; laud; praise

10. lionize • To assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity • Syn: acclaim; exalt; honor • Ant: ignore; overlook

11. allay • To relieve; to alleviate • Syn: calm; ease; pacify • Ant: excite; intensify; agitate

12. vitiate • To corrupt morally; to contaminate • Syn: defile; devalue; spoil • Ant: purify; clarify; cleanse

13. recalcitrant • Stubbornly resistant; showing opposition • Syn: defiant; insubordinate; unwilling • Ant: agreeable; obedient

14. exegesis • An explanation of a text; a critical interpretation • Syn: analysis; exposition; commentary

15. ameliorate • To make better; to improve • Syn: enhance; upgrade • Ant: weaken; damage; corrupt

16. profligate • wasteful and immoral • Syn: licentious; decadent • Ant: virtuous; principled