Hightower's Latest Vocab

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211131227	oppugn	To assail by argument, criticism, or action; to call in question, dispute Synonyms: contradict, criticize, attack, debate, argue Antonyms: agree, support
211131228	ornery	Having an irritable disposition Synonyms: bad-tempered, ratty, crabby, grouchy Antonyms: cheerful, good-natured, pleasant, genial
211131229	palliate	To mitigate the intensity of; to gloss over or cover up Synonyms: cure, heal, alleviate Antonyms: accuse, blame
211131230	panegyrize	To deliver or write a panegyric about; to eulogize Synonyms: acclaim, commend, praise Antonyms: condemn, curse
211131231	parity	the quality or state of being equal or equivalent Synonyms: alike, corresponding, the same, Antonyms: different, unequal, dissimilar
211131232	parsimonious	frugal, to the point of stinginess Synonyms: miserly, tightfisted, avaricious Antonyms: generous, lavish, liberal
211131233	paucity	A small quantity Synonyms: scarcity, shortage Antonyms: abundance, opulence
211131234	pecunious	Abounding in money; wealthy; rich. Synonyms: prosperous, affluent, opulent Antonyms: needy, poor, deprived
211131235	munificent	extremely liberal in giving; very generous Synonyms: bountiful, bounteous, lavish, generous Antonyms: niggardly, penurious, miserly, mean, tight, avaricious, mercenary, conservative
211131236	mutable	given to changing; constantly changing; fickle or inconstant Synonyms: changeable, variable. unstable, vacillating, unsettled, wavering, unsteady Antonyms: stable, constant
211131237	myriad	a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things Synonyms: countless, boundless, infinite, untold. Adjectives: finite, bounded, few
211131238	naive	having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality Synonyms: simple, unaffected, unsuspecting, artless, guileless, candid, open, plain Antonyms: sophisticated, artful
211131239	neophyte	a beginner or novice Synonyms: abecedarian, amateur, apprentice, novice, recruit, rookie, trainee, tyro Antonyms: master, professional, expert, adept
211131240	niggardly	reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly Synonyms: penurious, miserly, mean, tight, avaricious, mercenary, conservative Antonyms: bountiful, bounteous, lavish, generous, munificent
211131241	obstinate	firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty Synonyms: mulish, obdurate, unyielding, unbending, intractable, perverse, inflexible, refractory, pertinacious Antonyms: submissive, tractable
211131242	onerous	burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship Synonyms: heavy, crushing, grievous; irksome, galling Antonyms: light, complacent
214593684	scintillating	animated; vivacious; effervescent; sparkling Synonyms: dazzling, bright, flashing, gleaming, glimmering, glinting, glittering, lively, shining, twinkling, witty Antonyms: dull
214593685	skinflint	ungenerous or niggardly person or a miser Synonyms: Scrooge, hoarder, miser, moneygrubber, penny-pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, tightwad Antonyms: spender, spendthrift, waster, wastrel
214593686	sportive	playful or joyous; relating to or interested in sports Synonyms: boon, festive, frisky, frolicsome, game, gamesome, jocular, merry, prankish, sprightly, wanton Antonyms: solemn, staid
214593687	stratagem	a clever ruse or scheme that is designed to deceive others or achieve a goal Synonyms: trick, feint, dodge, plot, scheme, device
214593688	substantiate	to establish by proof or competent evidence Synonyms: actualize, affirm, approve, attest to, authenticate, confirm, corroborate, establish, incarnate, justify,validate, verify Antonyms: break, disprove
214593689	supercilious	haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression Synonyms: bossy, cavalier, cocky, condescending, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, haughty, high-and-mighty, imperious, snobby, superior, uppity, vainglorious Antonyms: humble, modest
214593690	synergy	combined action or functioning Synonyms: alliance, coaction, combined effort, harmony, symbiosis, synergism, team effort, teaming, teamwork, union, unity, working together Antonyms: autonomy, competition, opposition, rivalry, undermining
214593691	taciturn	habitually uncommunicative or reserved in speech and manner Synonyms: reticent, silent, reserved, laconic Antonyms: talkative, chatty, conversational, communicative
218105711	pedantic	of, related to, or being a pedant (one who makes a show of knowledge, or is a precisionist on very small details); narrowly or ostentatiously learned Synonyms: overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, perfectionist, punctilious, meticulous Antonyms: imprecise
218105712	pejorative	having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force Synonyms: deprecatory Antonyms: complimentary, flattering, praising
218105713	penchant	a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something Synonyms: affection, affinity Antonyms: dislike, hate
218105714	penurious	extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly; extremely poor; destitute; indigent; poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources Synonyms: tight, close, niggardly Antonyms: generous
218105715	perfunctory	performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic Synonyms: negligent, heedless, thoughtless, uninterested Antonyms: careful, diligent
218105716	pernicious	causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful Synonyms: deadly, fatal, evil, wicked, harmful, detrimental, destructive, damaging Antonyms: helpful, kind, loveable
218105717	perspicuous	Easily understood; clearly expressed Synonyms: apparent, distinct, understandable Antonyms: obscure, vague
218105718	perspicacious	Having mental penetration or discernment Synonyms: insightful, wise, astute Antonyms: dense