3rd Set Flashcards
Alienate
To turn away, to make indifferent or hostile, to transfer convey
Syn:Seperate, drive apart, estrange
Ant:Befriend, attract, captive, reconcile
Adversary
An enemy, opponent
Syn:Anatogonist, rival, foe
Ant:Friend, ally, supporter, confederate
Artifice
A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery.
Syn:Ruse, stratagem, contrivance
Coerce
To compel, force
Syn:Pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
Ant:Persuade, cajole
Craven
Cowardly
Syn:Fearful, faint hearted, pusillanimous
Ant:Brave, courageous, valiant
Culinary
Of or related to cooking or the kitchen
Delete
To erase, wipe out, cut out
Syn:Remove, cancel, expunge
Ant:Insert, add, retain, include
Demise
A death, especially of a person in a lofty position
Syn:Decease, passing away
Ant:Birth, beginning, commencement
Exhilarate
To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Syn:Stimulate, excite, gladden
Ant:Discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
Fallow
Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow
Syn:Unproductive, inert, dormant
Ant:Productive, fertile, prolific
Harass
To disturb, worry, to trouble with repeated attacks
Syn:Annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer
Inclement
Stormy, harsh, severe in attitude or action
Syn:Blustery, tempestuous, implacable
Ant:Mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil
Muse
To think about in a dreamy way, ponder
Syn:Meditate, contemplate, daydream
Negligible
So unimportant it can be disregarded
Syn:Trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
Ant:Signifigant, crucial, momentous
Perpetuate
To make permanent or long lasting
Syn:Continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
Ant:Discontinue, abolish, abandon