... ten-dollar words in our speech and writing in order to sound smart and articulate. 13 157 – VOCABULARY LIST 10: SHORT WORDS THAT MEAN A LOT – 159 1 3 4 2 6 5 7 89 12 11 10 14 17 15 18 19 16 13 ... Vocabulary List 10 that means the opposite, or most nearly the opposite, of the following groups of words. 31 . nadir, bottom, lowest point, underachievement 32 . soil, condemn, retain, keep 33 . ... important 34 . protect, retain, house, host 35 . please, calm, clarify, comfort 36 . dynamic, shifting, changing, animated 37 . genuine, trustworthy, sincere, authentic 38 . inferior, sub-par, subordinate,...