1. Vocabulary Words American Literature
Week #1

2. Abate

3. Abate Definition: (v) to make less active or intense
Synonym: decrease, subside
Antonym: increase, rise

4. Benevolent

5. Benevolent Definition: (adj.) intending or showing kindness
Synonym: caring, compassionate
Antonym: malicious, mean, wicked

6. Camaraderie

7. Camaraderie
Definition: (n.) quality of affording familiarity and sociability
Synonym: friendship, companionship
Antonym: hostility, animosity, hatred

8. Canny

9. Canny
Definition: (adj.) showing self interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
Synonym: clever, crafty
Antonym: foolish, inept

10. Deleterious

11. Deleterious Definition: (adj.) harmful to living things
Synonym: lethal, toxic
Antonym: beneficial

12. Empathy

13. Empathy
Definition: (n.) understanding and entering into another’s feelings
Synonym: sympathy, compassion
Antonym: indifference

14. Florid

15. Florid Definition: (adj.) elaborately or excessively ornamented
Synonym: elaborate, flamboyant, showy
Antonym: colorless, plain

16. Hackneyed

17. Hackneyed Definition: (adj.) repeated too often; overused
Synonym: worn-out, clichéd, stale
Antonym: unique, original, imaginative

18. Impute

19. Impute Definition: (v.) to attribute or credit to; blame
Synonym: ascribe, implicate, accuse
Antonym: defend, protect

20. Longevity
Strom Thurmond: South Carolina Senator

21. Longevity Definition: (n.) duration of service
Synonym: permanence, endurance
Antonym: fleetingness, instability