3-3 Flashcards
abrogate (v)
abolish, annual, nullify, invalidate, renege, repeal
allay (v)
alleviate, assuage, calm, mitigate, quiet, ease, pacify
bizarre (adj)
freakish, grotesque, strange, ridiculous, weird, odd
brash (adj)
bold, cheek, audacious, foolhardy, impudent, presumptuous, rude
confront (v)
encounter, meet, defy, face, resist, flout
diminutive (adj)
small, Lilliputian, miniature, tiny, minuscule
dismantle (v)
destroy, disassemble, raze, demolish, decimate, divest
havoc (n)
devastation, catastrophe, cataclysm, ruin
horrify (v)
alarm, disgust, dismay, petrify, appall, daunt, intimidate
inordinate (adj)
disproportionate, immoderate, unreasonable, excessive, unwarranted
insatiable (adj)
unquenchable, insistent, rapacious, ravenous, gluttonous, greedy, unappeasable
irrepressible (adj)
ebullient, unstoppable, uncontrollable, enthusiastic, insuppresible
irrevocable (adj)
unchangeable, unalterable, permanent, constant, irreversible
mentor (n)
adviser, guide, coach, teacher, trainer, tutor, counselor
myriad (adj)
infinite, countless, immeasurable, incalculable, variable