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View the full archive of Just Vocabulary JV556 (Squalid and Winsome) SQUALID (adjective): 1 extremely dirty and unpleasant, dirty, run-down, or unsanitary, especially because of poverty;  2 showing a contemptible lack of moral standards: Examples: - The TV host made a squalid attempt to save himself from public embarrassment. - Volunteers in South Africa worked to improve the squalid conditions of the slums. - The non-profit agency raised money for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV555 (Relish and Voracious) RELISH Definition (noun, verb):  (Verb) 1.    to enjoy or take great pleasure in an experience 2.    to enjoy the taste of a particular food or drink 3.    to give a pleasing taste to food, e.g. by adding spice or relish Noun: 1.    enjoyment: a liking or appreciation of food or of an experience 2.    a spiced side dish or accompaniment to food, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV554 (Procrastinate and Unwitting) PROCRASTINATE (verb): to delay doing something that should be done, To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. To postpone or delay needlessly. Examples: - Marc warned his students not to procrastinate on the assignment because it could not be done in one day. - Lisa procrastinated all afternoon until it was too late [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV553 (Palliate and Turgid) PALLIATE (verb) : 1. to try to make something seem less serious or severe, especially by offering excuses; 2. to make something less intense or severe; 3. to relieve the painful, physical symptoms of a disorder or disease. Examples: - Lisa works out everyday in order to palliate stress. - The medical article addressed the many ways to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV552 (Insouciant and Synthesis) INSOUCIANT (adjective): a relaxed and happy,   without worry or guilt: without worry, anxiety, or guilt–unconcerned. Examples: - Frank’s insouciant attitude toward money and the importance of saving will surely land him in financial trouble. - The insouciant housekeeper didn’t notice that the dog had gotten out. - Sometimes, Lisa admired Frank’s youthful insouciance, but other times she thought he [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV551 (Pariah and Preface) PARIAH = someone who has been outcast from society and is avoided by people, a person who is not accepted by a social group, especially because he or she is not liked, respected or trusted Synonyms: outcast, vagrant, abomination, derelict, renegade, undesirable, castoff, reject Antonyms: insider Examples: - The president became a pariah after he asked for another tax [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV550 (Sanguine and Prudent) SANGUINE = (adjective) having a cheerfully optimistic temperament or outlook–hopeful Synonyms: upbeat, optimistic, positive, hopeful, expectant, enthusiastic, cheerful Antonyms: hopeless, pessimistic Examples: - The hotel trained its human resources staff to choose employees with sanguine personalities - Some people expect the economy to continue to improve, but others are less sanguine. - Stock traders remained sanguine despite reduced profit margins. - John’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV549 (Rectify and Impecunious) RECTIFY = (verb) to make something right again, to correct it Synonyms: remedy, repair, right, correct, adjust, amend, fix, mend, improve, revise Antonyms: ruin, damage, worsen Examples: - Frank tried to glue the vase back together, but unfortunately, he couldn’t rectify the break. - His top priority as the new president was to rectify his predecessor’s mistakes. - If Lisa doesn’t [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV548 (Nepotism and Imbroglio) NEPOTISM: (noun) favoritism shown to relatives by those in power, favoritism shown by somebody in power to relatives and friends, especially in appointing them to good positions. using your power or influence to obtain good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family: Synonyms: favoritism, partiality Antonyms: nonpartisanship Examples: - The Italian Mafia practiced nepotism as [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV547 (Sporadic and Retort) SPORADIC = occurring occasionally at intervals that have no apparent pattern Synonyms: occasional, infrequent, unconnected, scattered, uncommon, irregular Antonyms: frequent, regular Examples: - The ambiguous economic report caused sporadic buying on wall street. - The police’s sporadic attempts to sweep the drug pushers off the streets proved ineffective. - The WTO meeting was disrupted by sporadic protests and riots. - The weather [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV546 (Inculcate and Fret) INCULCATE = (verb)  to teach or fix something in someone’s mind through forceful repetitio, to fix beliefs or ideas in someone’s mind, especially by repeating them often Synonyms: drill, instill, impart, impress, imbue, condition, brainwash, indoctrinate, ingrain, influence Antonyms: confuse Examples: - I inculcated obedience into my dog through consistent, positive reinforcement. - Our football coach has worked hard to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV545 (Infuse and Prodigy) INFUSE = (verb) 1. to fill or cause to be filled with emotion; 2. to fill by pouring; 3. to steep or soak something in a liquid in order to extract its flavor Synonyms: steep, soak, introduce, inspire, instill, saturate, fill, ingrain, permeate, pervade Antonyms: drain, remove Examples: - The coach infused sportsmanship into the players. - Adding anchovies will [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV544 (Sloth and Paramount) SLOTH = 1. a disinclination to do any work or activity; 2. a person who is lazy; 3. slow-moving animal found in Central and South America, an animal that moves very slowly and spends much of its time hanging upside down from trees Synonyms: inaction, slowness, laziness, sluggishness, lethargy, Antonyms: activity, Examples: - Marc slothful ways caused him to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV543 (Lampoon and Levee) LAMPOON = (n.) an artistic work that pokes fun or ridicules; (v.) to poke fun or ridicule Synonyms: (n.) joke, parody, satire, skit, (v.) ridicule, make fun, satirize Antonyms: documentary Examples: - No matter how good a leader he may be, there will always be comedians lampooning the President of the United states. - The magazine that Liza is working [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV541 (Obsolete and Foster) OBSOLETE = (adjective) no longer used, usually because it has been replaced with something better Synonyms: outdated, discarded, unfashionable, old-fashioned, archaic, extinct, unused, antiquated Antonyms: current, modern, fresh, up-to-date Examples: - Horse-drawn wagons became obsolete once the car was invented. - Although much of today’s communication and correspondence takes place online, the postal service is not quite obsolete. - Mobile phone [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV542 (Penchant and Intrepid) PENCHANT = (noun) a strong liking for or tendency toward something, especially something that others may not look favorably on, liking or tendency: a strong liking, taste, or tendency for something. Synonyms: inclination, affinity, tendency, predisposition Antonyms: disinclination, dislike Examples: John’s penchant for taking clients to expensive restaurants is costing our company too much money. Frank has a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV441 (Fecund and Vitriolic) FECUND = (adjective) 1.fertile:capable of producing much vegetation or many offspring. 2.highly imaginative:able to produce many different and original ideas. Synonyms: fertile, productive, prolific, creative, fruitful Antonyms: unproductive, unimaginative, barren, impotent, infertile, sterile, feckless Examples:- The avid gardener was proud of his lush and fecund garden.- It was a fecund meeting that produced several new ideas for how to improve [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV442 (Tractable and Wince) TRACTABLE = (adjective) easily dealt with, controlled or persuaded.Example: - It can be easy for marketers to influence tractable young minds. - The problem turned out to be rather less tractable than I had expected. - The horse was intractable and wouldn’t make a good riding horse. Synonyms: manageable, compliant, complaisant, controllable, docile, workable, Antonyms: intractable, nonconforming, inflexible, stubborn WINCE = [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV443 (Pittance and Rapacious) PITTANCE = (noun) a very small or inadequate amount of money. Examples: - Marc did not accept Lisa’s apology because it didn’t show even a pittance of sincerity. - After the attorney’s fees, Phil only received a pittance of the original settlement. - Fresh out of college, many young people work for a pittance just to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website JV444 (Sumptuous and Omniscient) NEW! Online Vocabulary Quizzes: You might win a prize! Go to JustVocabulary.com and register for free. SUMPTUOUS = 1. of superior quality; 2. magnificent, grand, and lavish, especially when created at great expenseExample:- Paris Hilton turned up dressed in a sumptuous evening gown.- Marc recently sold his sumptuous apartment.- Frank decided to buy a sumptuous [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website