1 Flashcards
Overrated
“The overrated genius of the late Glenn Gould scored for full orchestra”
Adj.
too highly rated or valued; considered better or more important than they really are
(Syn) overestimated
Apparent
“The changes were readily apparent”
(Adj.)
Open to view; visible; clear; actual to the eye and mind
(Syn) bald, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, palpable, obvious, patent, unequivocal, unmistakeable
(Ant) ambigous, enigmatic, equivocal, indistinct, obscure, obfuscated
Adaptation
“His stage adaptation of the novel was a success”
Noun
Adjustment to the environmental conditions
(Syn) acclimation, adjustment, conformation
Promote
“EU Economic Community was established to promote the economic growth”
Verb
to advance in station, rank, or honor;to contribute to the growth; to bring up smth into being
(Syn) advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, incubate
(Ant) abase, demote, degrade, downgrade, lower, reduce
Vigorously
“He vigorously denied the accusations”
Adv.
In a vigorous manner; with force an energy
(Syn) aggresively, forcefully
resentment
“He expressed his resentment of the new policies”
Noun
Feeling of indignant displeasure; feeling of ill will at smth regarded as wrong ir insult/ injury
(Syn) dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, peeve, pique, umbrage
aggrandize
“A generous grant aggrandizes significantly the book collections in the library”
Verb
To make great or greater; to enhance the power, wealth, or reputation
(Syn) accelerate, add (to), amplify, augment, enlarge, increase, escalate, multiply, stoke
(Ant) abate, decrease, dwindle, reduce, lessen, subtract (from)
foster
1. “They are foster parents”
2. “Such conditions foster the spread of disease”
Adj.(1) affording or receiving nurture
Verb (2) give parental care; promote growth or development
(Syn) advance, cultivate, forward, incubate, nurture
enervate
“A lifetime working in a dreary jobs had enervated his soul”
Verb (also can be Adj. )
To reduce mental or moral vigor; to lessen the vitality or strength of
(Syn) debilitate, devitalize, enfeeble, etiolate, prostrate, waste, tire, weaken
(Ant) energize, brace, enliven, envigorate, vivify, vitalize
gregarious
“She is outgoing and gregarious”
Adj.
Tending to associate with others of one’s kind–social; liking for campanionship–sociable; relating to a social group
(Syn) boon, clubbable, convivial, extroverted, sociable
mitigate
“Emergency funds are provided to mitigate the effects of disaster”
Verb
To cause less harsh; to make less severe
(Syn) mollify, alleviate, extenuate, assuage, ease, allay, help, relieve, soothe, palliate
(Ant) aggravate, exacerbate
multitude
“A multitude of choices”
Noun
A great nunber; the state of being many
(Syn) army, crowd, mob, flock, scrum, cram, legion, mass, swarm
(Ant) elite, aristrocacy, A-list, pride, upper crust
paltry
“Sales have increased by a paltry two percent”
Adj.
Inferior, despicable, trivial, meager, trashy
(Syn) poor, bad, deficient, lame, lousy, subpar, substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory
(Ant) acceptable, adequate, decent, fine, passable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable
conspicuous
“The bird has a conspicuous red head”
Adj.
Obvious to the eye and mind; attracting attention
(Syn) bold, catchy, dramatic, noticeable, grabby, pronounced, striking, showy
sustainable
“Sustainable agriculture”
Adj.
Capable of being sustained; using the resource so that the resource is not dpleted or permanently damaged
(Syn) checkable, demonstrable, confirmable, empirical, provable, verifiable
labyrinthine
“Labyrinthine politics that left us totally befuddled”
Adj.
Of relating to or resembling a labyrinth
(Syn) intricate, involved, baroque, byzantine, complex, complicated, convoluted, tangled, sophisticated
(Ant) noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated
circumspection
“The problem is approached with circumspection”
Noun
Careful consideration
(Syn) prudent, cogitation
Appellation
“This area is generally known as Alphabet City, but Mr. Osborne dislikes this appellation”
Noun
An identifying name or title; a geographical name as of a region or village or vineyard under which a winegrower is authorized to identify; the act of calling by a name.
(Syn) designation, compellation, compellation, appellative, name, nomenclature, moniker.
Panoramic
“A panoramic photograph of the Grand Canyon”
Adj.
relating to or resembling a panorama; showing a full or wide view; comprehensive in scope or range of coverage
(Syn) all-embracing, all-inclusive, broad-gauge, compendious, comprehensive, cyclopedic, embracive, omnibus
Idiosyncrasy
“The current system has a few idiosyncrasies”
Noun
a peculiarity of constitution; an individualizing characteristic or quality; characteristic peculiarity
(Syn) eccentricity, individualism, quirk, oddity, peculiarity, singularity quiddity, crotchet
Pell-mell
“Papers strewn pell-mell on the desk”
Adv.
in mingled confusion or disorder; in confused haste
(Syn) amok, berserk, frantically, frenziedly, hectically, helter-skelter, madly, wildly
Séance
“Before starring in a biopic, be sure to shield yourself from criticism by first holding a séance”
Noun
Session, sitting; spiritualist meeting to receive spirit communications
Brawl
“Soccer fans brawling in the streets”
Verb/noun
To quarrel or fight noisily; to make a loud confused noise
(Syn) V. wrangle, altercate, argue, brabble, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, quarrel, squabble
(Syn) N. affray, fray, broil, melee, row, ruckus, ruction
Limpid
“Limpid prose”
Adj.
Marked by transparency; absolutely serene and untrouble
(Syn) transparent, crystalline, pellucid, clear, lucent
(Ant) cloudy, opaque
Benign
“A benign lung tumor”
Adj.
of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life; have no significant effect; gentle disposition; showing kindness and gentleness
(Syn) harmless, anodyne, hurtless, innocuous, safe, gracious, favorable, wholesome
(Ant) adverse, bad, baleful, damaging, detrimental, harmful, nacuous, noxious, pernicious
Eclectic
“The collection includes an eclectic mix of historical artifacts”
Adj./Noun
Composed of various sources; composed of various methods to approach a thing
(Syn) heterogenous, assorted, indiscriminate, varied, promiscuous, ragtag, varied
(Ant) homogenous
robust
“ a robust faith”
Adj.
Having/exhibiting vigorous health or strength, firmness; strongly formed; capable of performing w/o failure
(Syn) big, full-bodied, lusty, strong, plush, potent, sturdy, rough, rude
(Ant) ailing, ill, sick, unhealthy, unsound, unwell
Salutary
“Salutary influences”
Adj.
Producing a beneficial effect; promoting health
(Syn) remedial, curative, beneficial, benignant, profitable, favorable
Dour
“A dour expression on her face”
Adj.
Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; showing a brooding ill humor; stubbornly persisting
(Syn) stern, harsh, obstinate, unyielding, gloomy, sullen, austere, fierce, flinty, grim, forbidding, intimidating, grim, severe, stark, stern, stubborn
Predict
“She predicts the outcome of an election”
Verb.
Make a prediction; be a sign of smth to come
(Syn) augur, auspice, fey, harbinger, portentous, precusor, presage, prescient, prognosticate
