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
