20/8/2019 Flashcards
Whimsical
Random
Counteract
Fix
Abnormal
If you get a snowstorm in the middle of July, you could say that you are experiencing “abnormal weather.” Something that is abnormal is out of the ordinary, or not typical.
Superstitious
Illogical
Superstition
Tale
Defend
Defend has different shades of meaning, but it always has the sense of protecting something — your ideas, for instance, or your title as world heavyweight champion.
Defensive
Protective
Confront
Meet eyeball to eyeball
Confrontation
Fight
Confrontational
Aggressive
Detain
Hold back
Detainee
Prisoner
The suit alleges the detention center failed to provide the most elementary care or essential supports for detainees suffering from chronic conditions or living with disabilities.
Detainment
Hold
Detention
The other is a Guatemalan detainee whose children were put up for adoption because, Paiz said, due to her detainment, she was deemed unable to care for them and therefore an unfit mother.
Sanction(verb)
Allow
Sanctioned(adj)
Authorized