2nd 26 words (haggard-ungainly) Flashcards
Haughty
Chillingly proud and scornful
Synonyms: disdainful, supercilious, stuck up, snobby
Antonyms: meek, humble, unassuming, modest
Haggard
Thin, pale, and care worn as is result of worrying or suffering
Synonyms: drawn, gaunt, or worn down
Antonyms: healthy, glowing, radiant, beautiful, hearty
Instigate
To urge on; stir up; incite
Synonym: provoke, rite up
Antonyms: stop, quash, quell, squelch, calm down
Imperative
Necessary or urgent, expressing a command that is necessary or required
Synonyms: essential, indispensable, mandatory
Antonyms: nonessential, unnecessary, optional
Judicious
Using or showing good judgement; wise and sensible; being very careful in your thinking
Synonyms: thoughtful, prudent, astute
Antonyms: foolish, thoughtless, ill-considered
Obliterate
To blot out completely, destroy utterly
Synonyms: wipe out, erase,expunge, eradicate
Antonyms: keep, foster, promote, create
Outlandish
Strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking, out-of-the-way, geographically remote, exceeding reasonable limits.
Synonyms: peculiar, bizarre, odd, unorthodox, unconventional
Antonyms: normal, regular, orthodox, conventional
Proclaim
To declare public ally or officially
Synonym: announce
Antonyms: keep, secret, conceal, cover up, contain
Perturb
To trouble make, uneasy, to disturb greatly, to throw into confusion
Synonyms: irritate, agitate, anger, upset
Antonyms: delight, make peace, glade, uplift, please
Proximity
Nearness or closeness
Synonym: beside
Antonyms: distant, remoteness, far away
Rankle
To cause anger, irritation or bitterness(to get under one’s skin)
Synonyms: irritate, vex, ire, nettle, gall
Antonyms: please, delightful, gratify, soothe
Resolute
Bold, determined and firm in setting out to do something
Synonyms: steadfast, unflinching, fixed, unmoving
Antonyms: weak, spineless, indecisive
Rue
To regret, to be sorry for; a feeling of regret
Synonyms: regret, lament
Antonyms: cherish, thankful, grateful
Ruse
An action designed to confuse or mislead; trick
Synonyms: strategize, subterfuge, dodge
Antonym: honesty
Tedious
Long and tiresome
Synonyms: boring, monotonous
Antonyms: stimulating, interesting, short and sweet