3: Felicitous Phrases A Flashcards
ability, humor, and p…
perspicacity
abrupt, rough, and i…
immoderate
abstruse, metaphysical, and i…
idealistic
abundant, varied, and v…
vigorous
accessible, knowable, and d…
demonstrable
accomplished, inventive, and d…
deft-fingered
accuracy, ease, and g…
grace
acquire, classify, and a…
arrange
action, incident, and i…
interest
active, learned, and l…
liberal
acts, activities, and a…
aims
actual, stern, and p…
pathetic
acuteness, honesty, and, …
fearlessness
addition, correction, and a…
amplification
adventurous, eager, and a…
afraid
affected, pedantic, and v…
vain
affluent, genial, and f…
frank
aggressive, envious, and a…
arrogant
agreeable, engaging, and d…
delightful
air, woodland, and w…
water
alarmed, anxious, and u…
uneasy
alert, hopeful, and p…
practical
amazement, resentment, and i…
indignation
ambiguous, strange, and s…
sinister
amiable, genial, and c…
charitable
amusing, sympathetic, and i…
interesting
ancient, subtle, and t…
treacherous
annoyances, shifts, and i…
inconveniences
anxious, fearful, and a…
anticipative
appearance, conversation, and b…
bearing
approbation, wealth, and p…
power
apt, explicit, and c…
communicative
ardent, undisciplined, and u…
undirected
arrogance, conceit, and d…
disdain
artificial, rhetorical, and m…
mundane
artistic, progressive, and p…
popular
aspirations, dreams, and d…
devotions
assured, stern, and j…
judicial
astonishment, apprehension, and h…
horror
attainments, possessions, and c…
character
attention, forbearance, and p…
patience
attract, interest, and p…
persuade
augmenting, furthering, and r…
reenforcing
austere, calm, and s…
somber
authority, leadership, and c…
command
avarice, pride, and r…
revenge
awakened, girded, and a…
active
awe, reverence, and a…
adoration
awkwardness, narrowness, and s…
self-consciousness
barbarous, shapeless, and i…
irregular
beautiful, graceful, and a…
accomplished
beggar, thief, and i…
impostor
belittling, personal, and s…
selfish
birth, rank, and f…
fortune
bitter, baleful, and v…
venomous
bland, patient, and m…
methodical
blessing, bestowing, and w…
welcoming
blind, partial, and p…
prejudiced
blithe, innocent, and f…
free
bluster, swagger, and m…
might
body, soul, and m…
mind
boisterous, undignified, and v…
vulgar
bold, original, and i…
ingenious
bombastic, incongruous, and u…
unsymmetrical
bountiful, exuberant, and l…
luxurious
brain, energy, and e…
enterprise
brave, authoritative, and c…
confident
breadth, richness, and f…
freshness
breathless, confused, and e…
exhilarated
brief, isolated, and f…
fragmentary
brilliancy, energy, and z…
zeal
broad, spare, and a…
athletic
broken, apologetic, and c…
confused
brotherhood, humanity, and c…
chivalry
brusqueness, rudeness, and s…
self-assertion
brutish, repulsive, and t…
terrible
busy, active, and t…
toiling
calculated, logical, and d…
dispassionate
calm, earnest, and g…
genial
candor, integrity, and s…
straightforwardness
capricious, perverse, and p…
prejudiced
careful, reasoned, and c…
courteous
cautious, prudent, and d…
decisive
caviling, petulance, and d…
discontent
censured, slighted, and d…
despised
certain, swift, and f…
final
chance, doubt, and m…
mutability
character, life, and a…
aims
charitable, just, and t…
TRUE
charm, grace, and g…
glory
cheerful, modest, and d…
delicate
childish, discordant, and s…
superfluous
chill, harden, and r…
repel
circumstances, properties, and c…
characteristics
civilized, mild, and h…
humane
clear, cloudless, and s…
serene
cleverness, independence, and o…
originality
coarseness, violence, and c…
cunning
coherent, interdependent, and l…
logical
cold, cynical, and r…
relentless
color, intensity, and v…
vivacity
comfort, virtue, and h…
happiness
comments, criticisms, and j…
judgments
common, dull, and t…
threadbare
compact, determinate, and e…
engaging
conceited, commonplace, and u…
uninspiring
conception, direction, and o…
organization
confident, inflexible, and u…
uncontrollable
conflict, confusion, and d…
disintegration
confused, broken, and f…
fragmentary
conscience, heart, and l…
life
conscientious, clear-headed, and a…
accurate
consistent, thoughtful, and s…
steadfast
consoling, pacifying, and b…
benign
constant, wise, and s…
sympathetic
constitution, temperament, and h…
habits
convince, convert, and r…
reconstruct
copious, redundant, and i…
involved
corroding, venomous, and m…
malignant
corrupt, self-seeking, and d…
dishonest
countenance, voice, and m…
manner
country, lake, and m…
mountain
courage, patience, and h…
honesty
courteous, patient, and i…
indefatigable
covetousness, selfishness, and i…
ignorance
credulous, weak, and s…
superstitious
crimes, follies, and m…
misfortunes
crisp, emphatic, and p…
powerful
crude, warped, and b…
barren
cruelty, violence, and i…
injustice
culture, growth, and p…
progress
cunning, cruelty, and t…
treachery
curious, fantastic, and c…
charming
danger, difficulty, and h…
hardship
darkness, doubt, and d…
difficulty
dazzle, amaze, and o…
overpower
deadly, silent, and i…
inaccessible
deceitful, lazy, and d…
dishonest
decent, respectable, and s…
sensible
decisions, affirmations, and d…
denials
deep, flexible, and m…
melodious
defeated, discredited, and d…
despised
deferential, conciliatory, and c…
courteous
definite, tangible, and p…
practicable
deftness, delicacy, and v…
veracity
degraded, defeated, and e…
emasculated
dejected, discouraged, and d…
disappointed
deliberately, coolly, and m…
methodically
delicate, mobile, and c…
complex
delightful, witty, and s…
sensible
denounced, persecuted, and r…
reviled
dependent, subsidiary, and a…
allied
depth, tenderness, and s…
sublimity
desolated, impoverished, and e…
embittered
despair, finality, and h…
hopelessness
detailed, described, and e…
explained
devastating, horrible, and i…
irremediable
devout, gentle, and k…
kindly
difficult, painful, and s…
slow
digestion, circulation, and a…
assimilation
dignity, solemnity, and r…
responsibility
diligent, cautious, and p…
painstaking
dingy, cumbersome, and d…
depressing
directness, spontaneity, and s…
simplicity
disciplined, drilled, and t…
trained
discontent, revolt, and d…
despair
discordant, coarse, and u…
unpleasing
discourses, lectures, and h…
harangues
disheveled, wild, and d…
distracted
disinterested, patient, and e…
exact
dislikes, jealousies, and a…
ambitions
dismal, cold, and d…
dead
dismay, remorse, and a…
anguish
disordered, wild, and i…
incoherent
dispassionate, wise, and i…
intelligent
disposition, taste, and t…
temperament
dissension, discord, and r…
rebellion
distracted, hopeless, and b…
bankrupt
disturbed, shaken, and d…
distressed
diversified, animated, and r…
rapid
division, prejudice, and a…
antagonism
doctrine, life, and d…
destiny
dogmatic, scientific, and p…
philosophic
doubt, cynicism, and i…
indifference
draggled, dirty, and s…
slouching
dramatic, picturesque, and v…
vigorous
dream, speculate, and p…
philosophize
drunkenness, licentiousness, and p…
profanity
dry, inane, and d…
droll
dull, hideous, and a…
arid
dullards, hypocrites, and c…
cowards
dust, turmoil, and s…
smoke
duties, labors, and a…
anxieties
dwarfed, scant, and w…
wretched
eagerness, heartiness, and v…
vehemence
earnestness, zeal, and i…
intelligence
ease, power, and s…
self-confidence
easy, natural, and u…
unembarrassed
effluent, radiating, and f…
fructifying
egotistic, disdainful, and p…
proud
elegant, convincing, and i…
irresistible
emotion, affection, and d…
desire
empty, noisy, and b…
blundering
end, aim, and p…
purpose
energies, capacities, and o…
opportunities
enlighten, uplift, and s…
strengthen
enmity, suspicion, and h…
hatred
enrich, discipline, and e…
embellish
enthusiasm, vehemence, and s…
spirit
envy, jealousy, and m…
malice
equable, animated, and a…
alert
erect, elastic, and g…
graceful
error, ignorance, and s…
strife
essence, existence, and i…
identity
esteem, confidence, and a…
affection
evil, disease, and d…
death
exact, logical, and c…
convincing
examine, compare, and d…
decide
excessive, inaccurate, and u…
unliterary
excitements, interests, and r…
responsibilities
experience, knowledge, and c…
conduct
exposure, ruin, and f…
flight
exterior, formal, and i…
imposing
faded, dusty, and u…
unread
failures, experiences, and a…
ambitions
fair, proud, and h…
handsome
fairies, sprites, and a…
angels
faith, hope, and l…
love
false, wicked, and d…
disloyal
fantastic, absurd, and i…
impossible
fear, dread, and a…
apprehension
features, form, and h…
height
feeble, illogical, and v…
vicious
feelings, motives, and d…
desires
fertility, ingenuity, and r…
resource
fervently, patiently, and p…
persistently
fibs, myths, and f…
fables
fierce, dogmatic, and b…
bigoted
figure, face, and a…
attitude
fire, force, and p…
passion
flit, change, and v…
vary
flushed, trembling, and u…
unstrung
foibles, tricks, and f…
fads
foliage, color, and s…
symmetry
follies, fashions, and i…
infatuations
foolish, ignorant, and u…
unscrupulous
force, grace, and s…
symmetry
forcible, extraordinary, and s…
sublime
foremost, preeminent, and i…
incomparable
foresight, prudence, and e…
economy
form, color, and d…
distance
formless, silent, and a…
awful
forward, onward, and u…
upward
frank, kindly, and u…
unfaltering
free, equal, and j…
just
freedom, honor, and d…
dignity
fresh, vigorous, and t…
telling
fretfulness, irritability, and p…
petulance
friendly, amiable, and s…
sincere
frigid, austere, and s…
splendid
fruitful, luminous, and p…
progressive
full, animated, and v…
varied
fullness, force, and p…
precision
furious, sanguinary, and d…
disorganizing
fustian, padding, and i…
irrelevancy
gaunt, desolate, and d…
despoiled
gay, easy, and c…
cordial
generous, large-hearted, and m…
magnanimous
genial, frank, and c…
confiding
genius, learning, and v…
virtue
gentle, firm, and l…
loving
genuineness, disinterestedness, and s…
strength
germinate, develop, and r…
radiate
gesture, accent, and a…
attitude
ghastly, hateful, and u…
ugly
gibes, sneers, and a…
anger
gifts, graces, and a…
accomplishments
gladness, exaltation, and t…
triumph
glean, gather, and d…
digest
gloomy, silent, and t…
tranquil
glow, grace, and p…
pleasantness
good, gentle, and a…
affectionate
gorgeous, still, and w…
warm
grace, simplicity, and s…
sweetness
gracious, mild, and g…
good
gradual, cautious, and w…
well-reasoned
gratitude, happiness, and a…
affection
grave, disastrous, and w…
wanton
gravity, sweetness, and p…
patience
gray, monotonous, and u…
uninteresting
great, grand, and m…
mighty
greed, lust, and c…
cruelty
grim, lean, and h…
hungry
gross, ignorant, and i…
impudent
growth, progress, and e…
extension
guide, philosopher, and f…
friend
habits, tastes, and o…
opinions
hard, stern, and i…
inexorable
harmony, peace, and h…
happiness
harsh, intolerant, and a…
austere
health, character, and e…
efficiency
helpful, suggestive, and i…
inspiring
helpless, hopeless, and d…
downtrodden
high, lofty, and n…
noble
high-spirited, confident, and g…
genial
history, philosophy, and e…
eloquence
homage, ability, and c…
culture
honesty, probity, and j…
justice
honors, riches, and p…
power
hopes, aspirations, and l…
longings
hot, swift, and i…
impatient
humanity, freedom, and j…
justice
humble, submissive, and s…
serviceable
humor, fancy, and s…
susceptibility
idle, profuse, and p…
profligate
ignorance, fear, and s…
selfishness
illuminating, chastening, and t…
transforming
images, events, and i…
incidents
imagination, judgment, and r…
reason
immediate, sure, and e…
easy
immethodical, irregular, and i…
inconsecutive
impatient, inconsiderate, and s…
self-willed
impetuous, fierce, and i…
irresistible
impracticable, chimerical, and c…
contemptible
impulse, energy, and a…
activity
inclinations, habits, and i…
interests
incoherent, loud, and c…
confusing
incomparable, matchless, and i…
immortal
inconsiderate, irritable, and i…
insolent
indignation, surprise, and r…
reproach
indirect, obscure, and a…
ambiguous
indolent, dreamy, and f…
frolicsome
inert, torpid, and l…
lethargic
ingenuity, force, and o…
originality
innocence, intelligence, and y…
youth
inordinate, excessive, and e…
extravagant
insight, knowledge, and c…
capacity
insincere, partial, and a…
arbitrary
insipid, commonplace, and c…
chattering
insolence, injustice, and i…
imposture
intelligence, taste, and m…
manners
intense, weighty, and p…
philosophical
inventions, sciences, and d…
discoveries
irksome, painful, and d…
depressing
irresolute, procrastinating, and u…
unenterprising
irritable, sulky, and f…
furious
issues, hopes, and i…
interests
jealousy, exclusiveness, and t…
taciturnity
jovial, ready-witted, and b…
broad-gaged
joyous, delightful, and g…
gay
justice, mercy, and p…
peace
keen, clear, and a…
accurate
knowing, feeling, and w…
willing
knowledge, skill, and f…
foresight
labors, anxieties, and t…
trials
large, rhythmical, and p…
pleasing
laughter, ridicule, and s…
sneers
lead, attack, and c…
conquer
learning, profundity, and i…
imagination
legislation, education, and r…
religion
levity, indolence, and p…
procrastination
libelers, reviewers, and r…
rivals
liberating, vitalizing, and c…
cheering
liberty, justice, and h…
humanity
light, easy, and p…
playful
literature, history, and l…
legend
lively, careless, and j…
joyous
lofty, serene, and i…
impregnable
logical, clear, and c…
consistent
loitering, heart-sick, and r…
reluctant
lonely, sad, and e…
enslaved
long, wailing, and p…
passionate
lost, ruined, and d…
deserted
loud, deep, and d…
distinct
love, veneration, and g…
gratitude
lucid, lively, and e…
effective
luxurious, whimsical, and s…
selfish
magnificent, sumptuous, and s…
stately
magnitude, duration, and s…
scope
majesty, beauty, and t…
truth
malevolence, vanity, and f…
falsehood
manly, refined, and u…
unaffected
mean, pitiful, and s…
sordid
meek, humane, and t…
temperate
melancholy, grave, and s…
serious
mercy, truth, and r…
righteousness
methodical, sensible, and c…
conscientious
might, majesty, and p…
power
mild, sweet, and p…
peaceable
mischief, cruelty, and f…
futility
moans, shrieks, and c…
curses
mobile, quick, and s…
sensitive
modest, sympathetic, and k…
kind
molding, controlling, and c…
conforming
monstrous, incredible, and i…
inhuman
moral, material, and s…
social
motionless, staring, and a…
appalled
motives, purposes, and i…
intentions
mountains, seas, and v…
vineyards
moved, swayed, and r…
ruled
