Vocabulary Building: Mastering Derogatory and Descriptive Terms, Exams of Nursing

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aberrant - answer ✅✅adjective: markedly different from an accepted norm Synonyms : deviant , deviate When the financial director started screaming and throwing food at his co- workers, the police had to come in to deal with his aberrant behavior.

aberration - answer ✅✅noun: a deviation from what is normal or expected Synonyms : aberrance , aberrancy , deviance Aberrations in climate have become the norm: rarely a week goes by without some meteorological phenomenon making headlines. abjure - answer ✅✅verb: formally reject or give up (as a belief) Synonyms : forswear , recant , resile , retract While the church believed that Galileo abjured the heliocentric theory under

threat of torture, he later wrote a book clearly supporting the theory. aboveboard - answer ✅✅adjective: open and honest Synonyms : straightforward The mayor, despite his avuncular face plastered about the city, was hardly aboveboard - some concluded that it was his ingratiating smile that allowed him to engage in corrupt behavior and get away with it. abrogate - answer ✅✅verb: revoke formally As part of the agreement between the labor union and the company, the

workers abrogated their right to strike for four years in exchange for better health insurance. abstain - answer ✅✅verb: choose not to consume or take part in (particularly something enjoyable) Synonyms : desist , refrain Considered a health nut, Jessica abstained from anything containing sugar-even chocolate. abstruse - answer ✅✅adjective: difficult to understand; incomprehensible Synonyms : deep , recondite

Physics textbooks can seem so abstruse to the uninitiated that readers feel as though they are looking at hieroglyphics. abysmal - answer ✅✅adjective: extremely bad Synonyms : abyssal , unfathomable Coach Ramsey took his newest player off the field after watching a few painful minutes of her abysmal performance. access - answer ✅✅noun: the ability to go into (when somebody or something must allow you to enter) Synonyms : accession , admission , admittance , entree

verb: to go into something when allowed to enter Only students have access to the university library. There is a large amount of oil under the ice, but we have not be able to access it. accolade - answer ✅✅noun: an award or praise granted as a special honor Synonyms : award , honor , honour , laurels Jean Paul-Sartre was not a fan of accolades, and as such, he refused to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature in

acerbic - answer ✅✅adjective: harsh in tone Synonyms : acerb , acid , acrid , bitter , blistering , caustic , sulfurous , sulphurous , virulent , vitriolic Most movie critics are acerbic towards summer blockbusters, often referring to them as garbage. acme - answer ✅✅noun: the highest point of achievement Synonyms : elevation , height , meridian , peak , pinnacle , summit , superlative , tiptop , top

The new Cessna airplanes will be the acme of comfort, offering reclining seats and ample legroom. acrimony - answer ✅✅noun: bitterness and ill will Synonyms : acerbity , bitterness , jaundice , tartness , thorniness The acrimonious dispute between the president and vice-president sent a clear signal to voters: the health of the current administration was imperiled. adamant - answer ✅✅adjective: refusing to change one's mind Synonyms : adamantine , inexorable , intransigent

Civil rights icon Rosa Parks will forever be remembered for adamantly refusing to give up her seat on a public bus--even after the bus driver insisted, she remained rooted in place. adequate - answer ✅✅adjective: good enough for what you need Synonyms : decent , enough A very light jacket will be adequate for Los Angeles's warm winter. adjudicate - answer ✅✅verb: to serve as a judge in a competition; to arrive at a judgment or conclusion

Synonyms : decide , resolve , settle,judge , try Only those with the most refined palates were able to adjudicate during the barbeque competition. admonish - answer ✅✅verb: to warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding Synonyms : caution , monish Before the concert began, security personel admonished the crowd not to come up on stage during the performance.

admonitory - answer ✅✅adjective: serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective Synonyms : cautionary , exemplary , monitory , warning At the assembly, the high school vice- principal gave the students an admonitory speech, warning them of the many risks and dangers of prom night. advocate - answer ✅✅verb: speak, plead, or argue in favor of Synonyms : preach While the senator privately approved of gay marriage, he was unwilling to advocate for the cause in a public venue.

noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea Synonyms : advocator , exponent , proponent Martin Luther King Jr. was a tireless advocate for the rights of African- Americans in the United States. This word has other definitions but these are the most important ones to study aesthete - answer ✅✅noun: one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature Synonyms : esthete

A true aesthete, Marty would spend hours at the Guggenheim Museum, staring at the same Picasso. aesthetic - answer ✅✅adjective: concerned with the appreciation of beauty Synonyms : aesthetical , esthetic , esthetical The director, not known for his aesthetic sensibilities, decided not to use costumes at all, and put on the play in everyday clothing. noun: a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.

The artist operated according to a peculiar aesthetic, not considering any photograph to be worth publishing unless it contained a marine mammal. affable - answer ✅✅adjective: likeable; easy to talk to Synonyms : amiable , cordial , genial For all his surface affability, Marco was remarkably glum when he wasn't around other people. affluent - answer ✅✅adjective: wealthy The center of the city had sadly become a pit of penury, while, only five miles away, multi-million dollar homes spoke of affluence.

afford - answer ✅✅verb: provide with an opportunity The summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro affords a panoramic view that encompasses both Tanzania and Kenya. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study alacrity - answer ✅✅noun: an eager willingness to do something Synonyms : briskness , smartness The first three weeks at his new job, Mark worked with such alacrity that upper management knew it would be giving him a promotion.

altruism - answer ✅✅noun: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others Synonyms : selflessness Albert Schweitzer spent most of his life doing missionary work as a doctor in Africa, seeking no reward, apparently motivated only by altruism. amalgam - answer ✅✅noun: a mixture of multiple things The band's music was an amalgam of hip- hop, flamenco and jazz, blending the three styles with surprising results. ambiguous - answer ✅✅adjective: open to more than one interpretation

Synonyms : equivocal The coach told his team, "Move towards that side of the field"; because he did not point, his directions were ambiguous, and the team had no idea to which side he was referring. ambivalent - answer ✅✅adjective: mixed or conflicting emotions about something Sam was ambivalent about studying for the exam because doing so ate up a lot of his time, yet he was able to improve his analytical skills. ameliorate - answer ✅✅verb: make something bad better

Synonyms : amend , better , improve , meliorate "Three Cups of Tea" tells the story of western man who hopes to ameliorate poverty and the lack of education in Afghanistan. amenable - answer ✅✅adjective: easily persuaded Synonyms : conformable , tractable Even though she did not like the outdoors, Shirley was generally amenable and so her brother was able to persuade her to go camping. amiable - answer ✅✅adjective: friendly

Synonyms : affable , cordial , genial Amy's name was very apt: she was so amiable that she was twice voted class president. amorphous - answer ✅✅adjective: shapeless Synonyms : formless , shapeless , unstructured His study plan for the GRE was at best amorphous; he would do questions from random pages in any one of seven test prep books. amply - answer ✅✅adverb: more than is adequate

Synonyms : fully The boat was amply supplied for its year at sea - no man would go hungry or thirst. amuck - answer ✅✅adverb: in a frenzied or uncontrolled state Synonyms : amok , murderously Wherever the bowl haircut teen-idol went, his legions of screaming fans ran through the streets amuck, hoping for a glance at his boyish face. anachronism - answer ✅✅noun: something that is inappropriate for the given time period (usually something old). Synonyms : misdating , mistiming

Dressed in 15th century clothing each day, Edward was a walking anachronism. analogous - answer ✅✅adjective: similar in some respects but otherwise different Synonyms : correspondent In many ways, the Internet's transformative effect on society has been analogous to that of the printing press. anathema - answer ✅✅noun: a detested person; the source of somebody's hate Synonyms : bete noire

Hundreds of years ago, Galileo was anathema to the church; today the church is anathema to some on the left side of the political spectrum. anemic - answer ✅✅adjective: lacking energy and vigor Synonyms : anaemic After three straight shows, the lead actress gave an anemic performance the fourth night, barely speaking loudly enough for those in the back rows to hear. animosity - answer ✅✅noun: intense hostility

The governor's animosity toward his rival was only inflamed when the latter spread false lies regarding the governor's first term. anodyne - answer ✅✅noun: something that soothes or relieves pain Synonyms : analgesic , pain pill , painkiller Muzak, which is played in department stores, is intended to be an anodyne, but is often so cheesy and over-the-top that customers become irritated. adjective: inoffensive Synonyms : analgesic , analgetic

Wilbur enjoyed a spicy Mexican breakfast, but Jill preferred a far more anodyne meal in the mornings. anomalous - answer ✅✅adjective: not normal According to those who do not believe in climate change, the extreme weather over the last five years is simply anomalous - daily temperatures should return to their old averages, they believe. anomaly - answer ✅✅noun: something that is not normal, standard, or expected After finding an anomaly in the data, she knew that she would have to conduct her experiment again.

antedate - answer ✅✅verb: precede in time Synonyms : antecede , forego , forgo , precede , predate, foredate Harry was so unknowledgable that he was unaware the Egyptian pharaohs antedated the American Revolution. antic - answer ✅✅adjective: ludicrously odd Synonyms : fantastic , fantastical , grotesque The clown's antic act was too extreme for the youngest children, who left the room in tears.