VOCABULARY DRILL

WORD                                                                                        SYNONYMS

Abdicate	renounce
	relinquish
	resign
	Step down
	abandon
	hand over
Assimilate	incorporate
	digest
	absorb
	understand
	learn
	take in
Desiccate	dry out
	burn
	scorch
	dehydrate
Insidious	sinister
	dangerous
	subtle
	menacing
Deprecate	denounce
	criticize
	deplore
	condemn
	censor
	denigrate
	disapprove
	protest against
unequivocal	clear
	plain
	unambiguous
	unmistakable
	explicit
	indisputable
	undeniable
	obvious
equivocal	vague
	ambiguous
	evasive
	shifty
	unclear
implicit	understood
	implied
	unspoken
	contained
	inherent
	embedded
solitude	loneliness
	privacy
	isolation
	seclusion
detrimental	Harmful
	damaging
	disadvantageous
	unfavorable
	negative
platitude	cliché
	banality
	commonplace
	dullness
	boredom
	insipidity
	inanity
	tired expression
inanity	stupidity
	silliness
	ridiculousness
	idiocy
	senselessness
	absurdity
promulgate	broadcast
	spread
	disseminate
	circulate
	transmit
	publicize
inculcate	instill
	beat
	hammer
	ponder
	repeat
	say over and over
	indoctrinate
circumvent	avoid
	get around
	evade
	skirt
	dodge
	Get out of
forage	scavenge
	rummage
	hunt
	look for
	search
	seek
	exploration
	feed
accentuate	Emphasize
	highlight
	stress
	Draw attention to