Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students

Helpful, Descriptive, Precise Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every High School and College Student Should Know How to Use

David Olsen, Michelle Bevilaqua, Justin Cord Hayes, Burton Jay Nadler

• Publisher: Adams Media
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781440573088
• eBook ISBN: 9781440573095

The ultimate tool for students!

Tired of using the same few phrases in all your presentations? Can't find the right expression to begin your college admissions essay? Stuck with a drab, uninspiring conclusion at the end of your research paper?

Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students will help you find the perfect words and phrases for any writing assignment. Unlike other titles that simply list related terms for each entry, this volume offers a pronunciation guide, definition, and a sample sentence for every word you look up, as well as for each of the synonyms under that entry. It also features hundreds of useful terms every student should know, making it the most essential tool on your desk when you're working on an essay or presentation. With Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students at your side, you'll impress your teachers and advance straight to the head of the class!

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1. Abstemious

(ab-STEE-me-us), adjective

Not overindulgent in food or drink; moderate in terms of consumption.

ADJECTIVES

culinary (KYOO-lih-nare-ee). Relating to cooking or the preparation of food.

My CULINARY efforts these days are much humbler than my library of cookbooks would lead you to believe.

curative (KYOOR-uh-tiv). Able to restore health; curing; serving to provide a remedy.

The CURATIVE regimen of the spa involved diet and hot baths, as well as exercise and massage.

haggard (HAG-urd). Showing signs of tiredness, anxiety, or hunger. Wild and unruly in appearance.

After a twelve-hour shift at the hospital, anyone would look HAGGARD.

herbivorous (her-BIV-er-us). Eating only grass and plants, not meat.

Even HERBIVOROUS dinosaurs would have been intimidating by virtue of their size, thought not necessarily their eating habits.

NOUNS

libation (lie-BAY-shun). An alcoholic beverage offered or accepted in celebration.

Some think it is adult to consume a LIBATION every evening, and others think it quite immature.

VERBS

abash (uh-BASH). To make someone, including yourself, feel ashamed, embarrassed, or uncomfortable; to cause someone to lose composure.

Traditionally, high school athletes ABASH new team members; some call it freshman hazing.

abjure (ab-JOOR). To renounce, repudiate, or give up one’s previously held beliefs; to solemnly swear off or recant.

When taking the U.S. oath of citizenship, one must ABJURE allegiance to any other nation.

ANTONYMS

epicure (EH-pih-kyoor). Someone with a refined taste for food and drink; a connoisseur.

To an EPICURE, a fast food restaurant is an affront and not worthy of discussion.

garnish (GAHR-nihsh). To add something to food or drink to enhance flavor or appearance; to decorate something, usually food, with an ornament.

They would GARNISH his wedding cakes with rose blossoms, enhancing the cakes’ appearance as well as fragrance.

gastronomy (gas-TRAH-nah-mee). The art or appreciation of preparing and eating good food.

Those knowledgeable in GASTRONOMY don’t consider hot dogs bought and eaten at a sporting event to be epicurean delights—but true sports fans do.

haute cuisine (OAT kwi-ZEEN). Traditional, classic, high-quality French cooking or general gourmet preparation of food. Can refer to the preparation of meals like artwork.

Gourmets, though not necessarily gourmands, prefer HAUTE CUISINE because they believe more in quality than in quantity.

imbibe (im-BYB). To drink something, especially alcoholic or alcoholic beverages; to take in or absorb something into the mind, like an idea.

Although it sounds much better to say “IMBIBE” and “inebriated,” you might as well say “booze it up” and “drunk.”

2. Achievement

(uh-CHEEV-muhnt), noun

Something accomplished, especially by skill, work, courage, etc.; feat; exploit; a great deed.

ADJECTIVES

venerable (VEN-err-uh-bull). An individual or institution that is respected and revered, sometimes because of achievement, intelligence, or character, but just as often as a result of being around a long time.

“Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more VENERABLE than the oldest man.” —Henry David Thoreau, American author and transcendentalist

NOUNS

accomplishment (uh-KOM-plish-muhnt). Something successfully completed.

To the casual observer it was just a sidewalk, but Simon was proud of his ACCOMPLISHMENT.

attainment (uh-TAYN-muhnt). An achievement.

“I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the ATTAINMENT of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victory than a success with some young, witty, and gracious lady of high degree.” —Honoré de Balzac, French novelist

capstone (CAP-stone). A crowning achievement; a finishing touch; originally, a protective stone at the top of an arch.

When she won the Pulitzer Prize for her last novel, it was the CAPSTONE to a long and distinguished literary career.

eminence (EM-ih-nence). Superiority or outstanding notability; having great achievements or high rank.

Doctor Powers’s EMINENCE as a surgeon is well known.

fruition (froo-ISH-un). The completion of a task; the achievement of a goal as the result of significant and persistent effort.

John Nash, a mathematician whose life was featured in A Beautiful Mind, received the Nobel Prize for the FRUITION of his work in game theory decades after he completed it.

masterpiece (MAS-ter-peece). A...

Table of contents

• Title Page
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• Introduction
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