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venal = for sale (adj.) – opened to or marked by bribery Examples: • The venal cop was bought-out by a drug dealer. • The senator is trying to clean up the venal political system in our state. Synonyms: •bribable •corruptible •corrupt •crooked •dishonest •unethical •unprincipled Antonyms: •ethical •honest •principled •good •righteous •virtuous •moral to encumber • (verb ) – to hinder; to weigh down; to burden • Encumbered, encumbering (adj.) • Encumberance (n.) Examples: • • Heavy text books tend to encumber students getting from class to class. The mother’s serious illness encumbered her from socializing with her friends. Synonyms: •Drag •Slow down •Obstacle (n.) •Interfere Antonyms: •Relieve •Active (adj.) atrocious • (adj.) – exceedingly bad; wicked • (n.) atrocity Examples: • That scarf she was wearing was atrocious. • The bombing at the Olympic Park was atrocious. Synonyms: •horrible •wretched •appalling •horrific Antonyms: •good/great •amazing •awesome lament • (vb., n.) – to regret; to express sorrow or mourning over • lamentable (adj.) – extremely disappointing Examples: • She lamented breaking up with her boyfriend. • African descendants lament over what happened in Sierra Leone. • Her lament over her grades was becoming too trite. Synonyms: •grieve •regret •mourn •sorrow (noun) •despair (n.) •bereft Antonyms: •celebrate •cheer •laugh •encourage aesthetic • (adj.) – artistic; having to do with art or beauty • Aesthetics (n.) • Aesthetician (n.) • Examples: • His aesthetic, muscular body helps him progress in his body-building career. • Gilgamesh believed that his body was aesthetic because it was made by the gods. Synonyms: •Gorgeous •Beautiful •Pretty •Attractive Antonyms: •Unattractive •Ugly •Atrocious •Absurd prolific =forth • ( adj. ) – producing a great deal of something • Examples: • The assembly-line was prolific in the daytime. • Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line was prolific. Antonyms: Synonyms •Abundant •Fruitful •Plethora (noun) •Lazy •Slow •Decreasing •sluggish