Vocabulary Lesson 4

1. aversion - n - strong dislike

2. unequivocal - adj. - very clear, obvious

3. alleviate - v - to relieve, to make easier

4. voluminous - adj. - large; enough to fill volumes

5. callous - adj. - unfeeling, insensitive

6. tenets - n - principles, beliefs, or truths held by a group

7. abstinence - n - the giving up of certain pleasures like food, drink, sex, etc.

8. antithesis - n - direct opposite

9. validate - v - to verify or substantiate

10. surreptitiously - adv. - sneakily, slyly

Five more for Honors:

11. fracas - n - brawl, melee

12. munificent - adj. - very generous

13. complacent - adj. - self-satisfied

14. veracious - adj. - truthful

15. mendicant - n - beggar

Extra Credit:

hemidemisemiquaver - n
plug-ugly - n
fustigate - v
terpsichorean - adj.
bowyer - n