English Literature Vocab. Week 5

circuitous –I took a circuitous route to avoid the accident site.

circuitous Rambling, indirect, roundabout Rambling, indirect, roundabout Synonyms Synonyms –ambiguous, circular, complicated, crooked, curved, deceitful, devious, indirect, mazy, meandering, rambling, roundabout, turning, twisted, underhand, wandering, winding ambiguouscircularcomplicated crookedcurveddeceitfuldevious indirectrambling roundabouttwisted underhandwanderingwindingambiguouscircularcomplicated crookedcurveddeceitfuldevious indirectrambling roundabouttwisted underhandwanderingwinding

ambidextrous –The ambidextrous student could write with either his right or left hand.

ambidextrous Able to use both hands Able to use both hands

pensive –The girl was in a pensive mood as she wrote in her journal.

pensive Thoughtful, reflective Thoughtful, reflective Synonyms Synonyms –absorbed, blue, contemplative, dreamy, engrossed, grave, introspective, lackadaisical, meditative, melancholic, occupied, pondering, preoccupied, reflective, sad, sober, solemn, thinking, thoughtful, wistful absorbedbluecontemplativedreamy engrossedgraveintrospective lackadaisicalmeditativemelancholic occupiedpreoccupied reflectivesadsobersolemnthinking thoughtfulwistfulabsorbedbluecontemplativedreamy engrossedgraveintrospective lackadaisicalmeditativemelancholic occupiedpreoccupied reflectivesadsobersolemnthinking thoughtfulwistful

garish –The woman’s garish make up and clothing made her stand out from the crowd.

garish Gaudy or flashy Gaudy or flashy Synonyms Synonyms –bright, cheap, flashy, gaudy, glaring, loud, ostentatious, showy, tasteless brightcheapflashygaudyglaring loudostentatiousshowytastelessbrightcheapflashygaudyglaring loudostentatiousshowytasteless

deluge –The press secretary was deluged with requests for information.

deluge To overwhelm with flood To overwhelm with flood Synonyms Synonyms –cataclysm, downpour, drown, engulf, flood, overflow, overload, overpower, overwhelm, soak, submerge, swamp cataclysmdownpourdrownengulf floodoverflowoverloadoverpower overwhelmsoaksubmergeswampcataclysmdownpourdrownengulf floodoverflowoverloadoverpower overwhelmsoaksubmergeswamp

hirsute –His face appeared hirsute since he wasn’t able to shave for a few days.

hirsute Hairy Hairy Synonyms Synonyms –bristly, bushy, coarse, hairy, shaggy, whiskered, woolly bristlybushycoarsehairyshaggywoollybristlybushycoarsehairyshaggywoolly

erudite –An erudite professor wrote the article I will be using for my research paper.

erudite Learned, scholarly Learned, scholarly Synonyms Synonyms –cultured, educated, intelligent, learned, scholarly, studious, wise culturededucatedintelligentlearned scholarlystudiouswiseculturededucatedintelligentlearned scholarlystudiouswise

indigent –The indigent family had no place to live.

indigent Very poor Very poor Synonyms Synonyms –beggarly, destitute, homeless, impoverished, lacking, needy, penniless, poor, wanting beggarlydestitute impoverishedlackingneedypenniless poorwantingbeggarlydestitute impoverishedlackingneedypenniless poorwanting

astute –The crooked lawyer presented an astute manipulation of facts.

astute Wise, shrewd Wise, shrewd Synonyms Synonyms –acute, canny, crafty, cunning, discerning, foxy, keen, quick, sharp, shrewd, skilled, smart acutecannycraftycunning discerningfoxykeenquicksharp shrewdskilledsmartacutecannycraftycunning discerningfoxykeenquicksharp shrewdskilledsmart

lucrative The financial advisor presented a lucrative marketing strategy. The financial advisor presented a lucrative marketing strategy.

lucrative Profitable, money-making Profitable, money-making Synonyms Synonyms –fruitful, gainful, moneymaking, paying, productive, profitable, worthwhile fruitfulmoneymaking productiveprofitableworthwhilefruitfulmoneymaking productiveprofitableworthwhile