TAILIEUCHUNG - The 4000 words essential for an educated vocabulary part 3

There are of course thesauruses but they mainly list common words. Other vocabulary books list difficult, esoteric words that we quickly forget or feel self-conscious using. | 22 Vocabulary 4000 chide scold chimerical imaginary dreamlike choleric easily angered chortle laugh snort chronic continual usually of illness chronicle a history record chronology arrangement by time churl a boor chutzpah gall Cimmerian dim unlit cipher zero nobody a code circa about of time circuitous roundabout circumcise remove the foreskin circumlocution roundabout expression circumspect cautious circumvent evade thwart citadel fortress citation summons to appear in court clamor noise clan extended family clandestine secret claustrophobia fear of enclosed places cleave split cleft split clemency forgiveness clique a small group cloister refuge monastery clone duplicate clout influence cloven split cloy glut to sicken by excess cloyed jaded co-opt preempt usurp coagulate thicken coalesce combine coda concluding passage coddle pamper codicil supplement to a will coercion force coffer strong box cogent well-put convincing cogitate ponder cognate from the same source cognizant aware mindful cognomen family name cohabit live together cohere stick together cohort an associate coiffure hairdo collaborate work together collar seize arrest collateral securities for a debt colloquial informal speech colloquy conference collusion conspiracy colonnade row of columns The Words 23 Quiz 6 Antonyms Directions Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the capitalized word. Answers are on page 101. 1. DERISION A D urgency diversity B admonishment C uniqueness E acclaim 2. ANTIPATHY A D fondness provocation B disagreement C boorishness i E opprobrium 3. CAJOLE A D implore ennoble B glance at E engender C belittle 4. CENSURE A D prevaricate obscure E B titillate sanction C aggrandize 5. ADULATION A immutability D defamation B reluctance E indifference C reflection 6. NOISOME A salubrious D provident B affable C multifarious E officious 7. CONSECRATE A curb D inveigh B destroy C curse E exculpate 8. ILLUSTRIOUS A bellicose B ignoble C theoretical D esoteric E immaculate 9. DEIGN

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