3: Felicitous Phrases B Flashcards
murder, destruction, and a…
agony
mystery, vagueness, and j…
jargon
narrow, precise, and f…
formal
natural, innocent, and l…
laudable
neatness, order, and c…
comfort
necessary, just, and l…
logical
neglect, rashness, and i…
incompetence
new, strange, and u…
unusual
niggardly, sordid, and p…
parsimonious
noble, laudable, and g…
good
noise, clatter, and c…
clamor
null, void, and u…
useless
obscure, difficult, and s…
subtle
observation, discrimination, and c…
comparison
obsolete, artificial, and i…
inadequate
obstinacy, stupidity, and w…
wilfulness
officious, fidgety, and t…
talkative
old, absurd, and m…
meaningless
one, individual, and i…
integral
openly, frankly, and l…
legitimately
opposition, bitterness, and d…
defiance
oppressive, grasping, and s…
slanderous
opulent, powerful, and p…
prosperous
organization, monopoly, and p…
pressure
origin, character, and a…
aim
original, terse, and v…
vigorous
overriding, arrogant, and q…
quarrelsome
pain, toil, and p…
privation
pale, ugly, and s…
sinister
parable, precept, and p…
practise
partial, false, and d…
disastrous
passion, tenderness, and r…
reverence
patient, gentle, and k…
kind
peace, order, and c…
civilization
pellucid, animated, and v…
varied
permanent, true, and r…
real
perplexed, tedious, and o…
obscure
personal, sharp, and p…
pointed
perspicuity, vivacity, and g…
grace
pert, smirking, and c…
conceited
pervading, searching, and s…
saturating
petty, unsuccessful, and u…
unamiable
philosophy, morals, and d…
discoveries
picturesque, daring, and p…
potent
piety, charity, and h…
humility
pillage, arson, and b…
bloodshed
pious, patient, and t…
trustful
pity, sympathy, and c…
compassion
placable, reasonable, and w…
willing
place, fame, and f…
fortune
placid, clear, and m…
mellow
plague, pestilence, and f…
famine
plan, purpose, and w…
work
pleasant, friendly, and a…
amiable
pleased, interested, and d…
delighted
pleasure, enjoyment, and s…
satisfaction
plenty, content, and t…
tranquillity
plodding, sedentary, and l…
laborious
poise, dignity, and r…
reserve
polished, elegant, and s…
sumptuous
politics, business, and r…
religion
pompous, affected, and u…
unreal
poor, miserable, and h…
helpless
pose, gesture, and e…
expression
powerful, dazzling, and d…
daring
practical, visible, and t…
tangible
precious, massive, and s…
splendid
precise, formal, and c…
cynical
prejudice, dulness, and s…
spite
prepossessions, opinions, and p…
prejudices
presiding, directing, and c…
controlling
pride, passion, and c…
conceit
princely, picturesque, and p…
pathetic
principles, conduct, and h…
habits
progress, order, and h…
happiness
prolonged, obstinate, and c…
continued
prompt, fiery, and r…
resolute
propriety, perspicacity, and a…
accuracy
prosaic, dull, and u…
unattractive
protective, propitiatory, and a…
accommodating
protests, criticisms, and r…
rebukes
proud, reserved, and d…
disagreeable
prudence, mildness, and f…
firmness
puckered, winking, and d…
doddering
pure, honorable, and j…
just
purge, brace, and s…
strengthen
purpose, intention, and m…
meaning
puzzles, tangles, and q…
questionings
quarrels, misunderstandings, and e…
enmities
questions, disputes, and c…
controversies
quicken, sharpen, and i…
intensify
quiet, unaffected, and u…
unostentatious
raise, refine, and e…
elevate
rapid, robust, and e…
effective
rapt, emotional, and m…
mystic
raptures, transports, and f…
fancies
rash, violent, and i…
indefinite
readiness, skill, and a…
accuracy
reading, reflection, and o…
observation
reaffirmed, amplified, and m…
maintained
real, earnest, and e…
energetic
regard, esteem, and a…
affection
relaxation, recreation, and p…
pleasure
religion, politics, and l…
literature
reminiscences, associations, and i…
impressions
remote, careless, and i…
indifferent
reparations, restitutions, and g…
guarantees
repress, curb, and c…
correct
reproach, shame, and r…
remorse
reproof, correction, and i…
instruction
resentment, hatred, and d…
despair
resolute, patient, and f…
fervent
resourceful, steadfast, and s…
skilful
respect, admiration, and h…
homage
rest, respite, and p…
peace
restless, discontented, and r…
rebellious
restraint, self-denial, and a…
austerity
reticent, restrained, and r…
reserved
reverie, contemplation, and l…
loneliness
rich, thoughtful, and g…
glowing
ridicule, sarcasm, and i…
invective
rights, powers, and p…
privileges
rise, flourish, and d…
decay
robustness, elasticity, and f…
firmness
romance, adventure, and p…
passion
rough, barren, and u…
unsightly
rude, sulky, and o…
overbearing
rush, roar, and s…
shriek
sacredness, dignity, and l…
loveliness
sad, gloomy, and s…
suspicious
safe, sensible, and s…
sane
sanguine, impulsive, and i…
irrepressible
sarcasm, satire, and r…
ridicule
satiety, surfeit, and t…
tedium
savage, fierce, and i…
intractable
scheming, contriving, and d…
dishonesty
self-absorbed, conceited, and c…
contemptuous
self-conscious, artificial, and a…
affected
self-exacting, laborious, and i…
inexhaustible
selfishness, coarseness, and m…
mendacity
sense, grace, and g…
good-will
sensibility, harmony, and e…
energy
sensitive, ardent, and c…
conscientious
serene, ineffable, and f…
flawless
serious, calm, and s…
searching
settled, adjusted, and b…
balanced
shallow, false, and p…
petty
shapes, forms, and a…
artifices
sharpness, bitterness, and s…
sarcasm
shivering, moaning, and w…
weeping
shrewd, artful, and d…
designing
shy, wild, and p…
provocative
sick, ashamed, and d…
disillusioned
silent, cold, and m…
motionless
simple, full, and i…
impressive
sin, selfishness, and l…
luxury
sincere, placable, and g…
generous
skill, sagacity, and f…
firmness
sleekness, stealth, and s…
savagery
slovenly, base, and u…
untrue
slow, reluctant, and u…
unwelcome
smirking, garrulous, and p…
pretentious
smooth, sentimental, and h…
harmonious
smug, fat, and c…
complacent
sneers, innuendoes, and i…
insinuations
social, esthetic, and i…
intellectual
solitary, sedentary, and l…
lifeless
sound, human, and h…
healthy
sour, malignant, and e…
envious
spacious, clean, and c…
comfortable
speechless, motionless, and a…
amazed
spirit, vigor, and v…
variety
spitefulness, dishonesty, and c…
cruelty
splendid, powerful, and e…
enduring
startling, alarming, and v…
vehement
statesmen, philosophers, and d…
divines
steadiness, self-control, and s…
serenity
stern, forbidding, and u…
unfeeling
stiff, decorous, and f…
formal
strained, worn, and h…
haggard
strange, dark, and m…
mysterious
strengthen, invigorate, and d…
discipline
strenuous, intelligent, and a…
alive
striking, bold, and m…
magnificent
stripped, swept, and b…
bare
strong, cool, and i…
inflexible
studied, discussed, and d…
debated
sturdy, energetic, and h…
high-minded
style, manner, and d…
disposition
subtle, delicate, and r…
refined
successful, energetic, and i…
ingenious
sudden, vehement, and u…
unfamed
suggestive, stimulating, and i…
inspiring
sullen, silent, and d…
disconsolate
suppliant, gentle, and s…
submissive
surprise, admiration, and w…
wonder
suspicious, restive, and u…
untractable
swiftness, mobility, and p…
penetrativeness
sympathy, service, and c…
compassion
talent, scholarship, and r…
refinement
tameness, monotony, and r…
reserve
taste, feeling, and s…
sentiment
tedious, painful, and d…
distressing
temper, pride, and s…
sensuality
temperament, character, and c…
circumstance
temperate, sweet, and v…
venerable
tenderness, loyalty, and d…
devotion
terror, remorse, and s…
shame
terseness, simplicity, and q…
quaintness
theatrical, sensational, and d…
demonstrative
thought, utterance, and a…
action
threats, cries, and p…
prayers
thrilling, dramatic, and p…
picturesque
thwart, criticize, and e…
embarrass
time, thought, and c…
consideration
touched, strengthened, and t…
transformed
tradition, prejudice, and s…
stupidity
tragic, tremendous, and h…
horrible
transparent, theatric, and i…
insincere
treachery, envy, and s…
selfishness
tremulous, soft, and b…
bright
trial, discipline, and t…
temptation
tricks, shufflings, and f…
frauds
trivial, labored, and w…
wearisome
true, lasting, and b…
beneficial
tyranny, injustice, and e…
extortion
ugly, scowling, and o…
offensive
unbending, contemptuous, and s…
scornful
unclean, shameful, and d…
degrading
undecided, wavering, and c…
cautious
unearthly, horrible, and o…
obnoxious
uneasy, overstrained, and m…
melancholy
unity, emphasis, and c…
coherence
unmodulated, cold, and e…
expressionless
unphilosophical, unsystematic, and d…
discursive
unscrupulous, heartless, and h…
hypocritical
unwholesome, bewildering, and u…
unprofitable
unworldly, peaceable, and p…
philosophical
upright, kind-hearted, and b…
blameless
urgent, tumultuous, and i…
incomprehensible
vague, impalpable, and i…
incongruous
vanities, stupidities, and f…
falsehoods
venerable, patriotic, and v…
virtuous
verities, certainties, and r…
realities
vigilant, inveterate, and u…
unresting
vigorous, subtle, and c…
comprehensive
violent, sinister, and r…
rebellious
virtue, genius, and c…
charm
visionary, fraudulent, and e…
empirical
vital, formidable, and d…
dominant
vivid, comprehensible, and s…
striking
vulgarity, ignorance, and m…
misapprehension
waddling, perspiring, and b…
breathless
want, worry, and w…
woe
wasteful, indolent, and e…
evasive
watchful, suspicious, and t…
timid
wealth, position, and i…
influence
wearied, despondent, and b…
bewildered
weight, size, and s…
solidity
well-proportioned, logical, and s…
sane
whimsical, fantastic, and i…
impracticable
wholesome, beautiful, and r…
righteous
wicked, pernicious, and d…
degrading
wild, confused, and d…
dizzy
wilful, wanton, and d…
deliberate
will, energy, and s…
self-control
wisdom, patriotism, and j…
justice
wit, fancy, and i…
imagination
worthless, broken, and d…
defeated
wretchedness, deformity, and m…
malice
wrinkled, careworn, and p…
pale
