4: Impressive Phrases Flashcards
able, skilful, thorough, and g…
genuine
absolute, complete, unqualified, and f…
final
accurate, precise, exact, and t…
truthful
active, alert, vigorous, and i…
industrious
actual, positive, certain, and g…
genuine
adequate, uniform, proportionate, and e…
equitable
adventurous, fine, active, and g…
gossipy
adverse, antagonistic, unfriendly, and h…
hostile
advisable, advantageous, acceptable, and e…
expedient
affable, diffident, humble, and m…
mild
affectionate, tender, loving, and a…
attached
affluent, opulent, abundant, and a…
ample
allurements, pits, snares, and t…
torments
anger, indignation, resentment, and r…
rage
animate, impel, instigate, and e…
embolden
animosity, malice, enmity, and h…
hatred
annul, frustrate, reverse, and d…
destroy
anxiety, caution, watchfulness, and s…
solicitude
apparent, ostensible, plausible, and s…
specious
appropriate, use, arrogate, and u…
usurp
approval, enthusiasm, sympathy, and a…
applause
aptitude, capacity, efficiency, and p…
power
arbitrary, dictatorial, domineering, and i…
imperious
architecture, sculpture, painting, and p…
poetry
ardent, impatient, keen, and v…
vehement
argue, discuss, dispute, and p…
prove
arrangement, place, time, and c…
circumstance
art, science, knowledge, and c…
culture
artful, wily, insincere, and d…
disingenuous
artificial, soulless, hectic, and u…
unreal
assemble, amass, accumulate, and a…
acquire
assiduity, tenderness, industry, and v…
vigilance
assurance, persuasion, fidelity, and l…
loyalty
attention, effort, diligence, and a…
assiduity
august, magnanimous, important, and d…
distinguished
authoritative, independent, arbitrary, and s…
supreme
avaricious, grasping, miserly, and p…
parsimonious
aversion, dislike, hatred, and r…
repugnance
bad, vicious, unwholesome, and d…
distressing
babble, prate, chatter, and p…
prattle
barbarous, brutal, inhuman, and c…
cruel
base, cowardly, abject, and h…
hideous
battle, defeat, frustrate, and r…
ruin
bearing, deportment, manner, and b…
behavior
beg, entreat, implore, and s…
supplicate
beliefs, doctrines, ceremonies, and p…
practices
boorish, clownish, rude, and u…
uncultivated
boundless, immeasurable, unlimited, and i…
infinite
bravery, courage, fearlessness, and c…
confidence
breadth, knowledge, vision, and p…
power
brilliant, beautiful, elegant, and f…
faithful
broaden, enlarge, extend, and a…
augment
business, profession, occupation, and v…
vocation
candid, sincere, familiar, and i…
ingenuous
captious, petulant, peevish, and s…
splenetic
cautious, discreet, considerate, and p…
provident
certain, confident, positive, and u…
unquestionable
chagrin, vexation, irritation, and m…
mortification
character, disposition, temperament, and r…
reputation
charm, fascinate, bewitch, and c…
captivate
cheap, inexpensive, inferior, and c…
common
cheer, animate, vivify, and e…
exhilarate
chiefly, particularly, principally, and e…
especially
childhood, youth, manhood, and a…
age
circumstance, condition, environment, and s…
surroundings
claim, grab, trick, and c…
compel
clean, fastidious, frugal, and r…
refined
clear, distinct, obvious, and i…
intelligible
clumsy, crawling, snobbish, and c…
comfort-loving
coarse, gross, offensive, and n…
nauseous
coax, flatter, wheedle, and p…
persuade
cogitate, contemplate, meditate, and p…
ponder
cold, frigid, unfeeling, and s…
stoical
commanding, authoritative, imperative, and p…
peremptory
compassion, goodwill, admiration, and e…
enthusiasm
confirm, establish, sustain, and s…
strengthen
conform, submit, obey, and s…
satisfy
confuse, distort, involve, and m…
misinterpret
consistent, congruous, firm, and h…
harmonious
cool, collected, calm, and s…
self-possessed
copious, commanding, sonorous, and e…
emotional
cowardly, timid, shrinking, and t…
timorous
crazy, absurd, nonsensical, and p…
preposterous
crude, rough, jagged, and p…
pitiless
daring, cordial, discerning, and o…
optimistic
darkness, dimness, dulness, and b…
blackness
deadly, destructive, fatal, and i…
implacable
deceit, delusion, treachery, and s…
sham
deep, abstruse, learned, and p…
profound
deficient, inadequate, scanty, and i…
incomplete
define, explain, determine, and c…
circumscribe
degrade, defame, humble, and d…
debase
delicacy, daintiness, tact, and r…
refinement
delicious, sweet, palatable, and d…
delightful
democracy, equality, justice, and f…
freedom
deny, dismiss, exclude, and r…
repudiate
deprive, dispossess, divest, and d…
despoil
describe, delineate, depict, and c…
characterize
designed, contrived, planned, and e…
executed
desperate, extreme, wreckless, and i…
irremediable
despicable, abject, servile, and w…
worthless
destructive, detrimental, deleterious, and s…
subversive
desultory, discursive, loose, and u…
unmethodical
detestable, abominable, horrible, and h…
hideous
developed, revealed, measured, and t…
tested
difference, disagreement, discord, and e…
estrangement
difficult, arduous, intricate, and p…
perplexing
diffuse, discursive, rambling, and w…
wordy
diligence, attention, industry, and a…
assiduity
disagreement, discrepancy, difference, and d…
divergence
disconsolate, desolate, pessimistic, and i…
impossible
discrimination, acuteness, insight, and j…
judgment
disgust, distaste, loathing, and a…
abhorrence
dissatisfied, rebellious, unsettled, and s…
satirical
distinct, definite, clear, and o…
obvious
distinguished, glorious, illustrious, and e…
eminent
disturbed, shaken, distressed, and b…
bewildered
docile, tractable, compliant, and t…
teachable
dogmatic, bigoted, libelous, and u…
unsympathizing
doubt, indecision, suspense, and p…
perplexity
dread, disgust, repugnance, and d…
dreariness
dreary, dispirited, unhappy, and p…
peevish
dry, lifeless, tiresome, and u…
uninteresting
dubious, equivocal, fluctuating, and u…
uncertain
dull, heavy, painstaking, and c…
conscientious
earth, air, stars, and s…
sea
efficient, forcible, adequate, and p…
potent
emaciated, scraggy, meager, and a…
attenuated
endless, ceaseless, immutable, and i…
imperishable
energy, eagerness, earnestness, and e…
enthusiasm
enhance, exalt, elevate, and i…
intensify
enormous, base, prodigious, and c…
colossal
enrage, incense, infuriate, and e…
exasperate
enthusiasm, devotion, intensity, and z…
zeal
envy, discontent, deception, and i…
ignorance
equitable, reasonable, just, and h…
honest
equivocal, uncertain, cloudy, and a…
ambiguous
eradicate, extirpate, exterminate, and a…
annihilate
erroneous, faulty, inaccurate, and i…
inexact
eternal, unchangeable, unerring, and i…
intelligent
evil, misfortune, corruption, and d…
disaster
exacting, suspicious, irritable, and w…
wayward
exalt, dignify, elevate, and e…
extol
examination, inquiry, scrutiny, and r…
research
exceed, outdo, surpass, and t…
transcend
exceptional, uncommon, abnormal, and e…
extraordinary
excitement, distraction, diversion, and s…
stimulation
exhaustive, thorough, radical, and c…
complete
expend, dissipate, waste, and s…
squander
facile, showy, cheap, and s…
superficial
faithful, truthful, loyal, and t…
trustworthy
fame, distinction, dignity, and h…
honor
fanatic, enthusiast, visionary, and z…
zealot
fanciful, unreal, fantastic, and g…
grotesque
fancy, humor, vagary, and c…
caprice
fashion, practise, habit, and u…
usage
fastidious, proud, gracious, and p…
poised
fate, fortune, contingency, and o…
opportunity
fatuous, dreamy, moony, and i…
impracticable
fear, timidity, cowardice, and p…
pusillanimity
feeble, languid, timid, and i…
irresolute
ferocious, restive, savage, and u…
uncultivated
fervent, enthusiastic, anxious, and z…
zealous
fiction, fancy, falsehood, and f…
fabrication
fine, fragile, delicate, and d…
dainty
firmness, steadfastness, stability, and t…
tenacity
flash, flame, flare, and g…
glare
flat, insipid, tame, and m…
monotonous
fluctuating, hesitating, vacillating, and o…
oscillating
folly, foolishness, imbecility, and f…
fatuity
foolhardy, hasty, adventurous, and r…
reckless
fop, coxcomb, puppy, and j…
jackanapes
force, vigor, power, and e…
energy
formal, precise, stiff, and m…
methodical
fortunate, happy, prosperous, and s…
successful
fragile, frail, brittle, and d…
delicate
freedom, familiarity, liberty, and i…
independence
frightful, fearful, direful, and d…
dreadful
frivolous, trifling, petty, and c…
childish
fruitful, fertile, prolific, and p…
productive
fruitless, vain, trivial, and f…
foolish
frustrate, defeat, disappoint, and t…
thwart
fully, completely, abundantly, and p…
perfectly
furious, impetuous, boisterous, and v…
vehement
gaiety, merriment, joy, and h…
hilarity
gallant, ardent, fearless, and s…
self-sacrificing
garnish, embellish, beautify, and d…
decorate
generous, candid, easy, and i…
independent
genius, intellect, aptitude, and c…
capacity
genteel, refined, polished, and w…
well-bred
gentle, persuasive, affective, and s…
simple
genuine, true, unaffected, and s…
sincere
ghastly, grim, shocking, and h…
hideous
gibe, mock, taunt, and j…
jeer
giddy, fickle, flighty, and t…
thoughtless
gleam, glimmer, glance, and g…
glitter
gloomy, dismal, dark, and d…
dejected
glorious, noble, exalted, and r…
resplendent
glut, gorge, cloy, and s…
satiate
good, safe, venerable, and s…
solid
government, law, order, and o…
organization
grand, stately, dignified, and p…
pompous
grave, contemplative, reserved, and p…
profound
great, joyous, strong, and t…
triumphant
greed, avarice, covetousness, and c…
cupidity
gross, academic, vulgar, and i…
indiscriminate
habit, custom, method, and f…
fashion
handsome, exquisite, brilliant, and a…
accomplished
harmless, innocent, innocuous, and i…
inoffensive
harmony, order, sublimity, and b…
beauty
harsh, discordant, disagreeable, and u…
ungracious
hasty, superficial, impatient, and d…
desultory
healed, soothed, consoled, and a…
assuaged
healthy, hale, sound, and w…
wholesome
heavy, sluggish, dejected, and c…
crushing
high-minded, truthful, honest, and c…
courageous
holy, hallowed, sacred, and c…
consecrated
homely, hideous, horrid, and u…
unsightly
honor, obedience, virtue, and l…
loyalty
hopefulness, peace, sweetness, and s…
strength
hopes, dreams, programs, and i…
ideals
hospitable, generous, tolerant, and k…
kindly
hot, hasty, fervent, and f…
fiery
humane, gentle, kind, and g…
generous
humble, simple, submissive, and u…
unostentatious
idea, imagination, conception, and i…
ideal
idleness, recreation, repose, and r…
rest
ignominious, infamous, despicable, and c…
contemptible
illumine, instruct, enlighten, and i…
inform
imaginative, sensitive, nervous, and h…
highly-strung
impatience, indolence, wastefulness, and i…
inconclusiveness
impel, stimulate, animate, and i…
inspirit
imperious, wayward, empirical, and i…
impatient
improvident, incautious, prodigal, and t…
thriftless
impudent, insolent, irrelevant, and o…
officious
inadvertency, carelessness, negligence, and o…
oversight
indecision, doubt, fear, and l…
lassitude
indifference, caution, coldness, and w…
weariness
indolent, passive, sluggish, and s…
slothful
ineffectual, powerless, useless, and u…
unavailing
infamy, shame, dishonor, and d…
disgrace
infantile, childish, boyish, and d…
dutiful
informal, natural, unconventional, and c…
careless
insolent, impudent, impertinent, and f…
flippant
integrity, frankness, sincerity, and t…
truthfulness
intellectual, moral, emotional, and e…
esthetic
intense, earnest, violent, and e…
extreme
invent, discover, design, and c…
contrive
inveterate, confirmed, chronic, and o…
obstinate
invidious, envious, odious, and o…
offensive
invincible, unconquerable, insurmountable, and i…
insuperable
irksome, tiresome, tedious, and a…
annoying
irregular, uncertain, devious, and u…
unsystematic
irritable, choleric, petulant, and s…
susceptible
jangle, wrangle, squabble, and q…
quarrel
jealousy, suspicion, envy, and w…
watchfulness
joyful, lively, happy, and h…
hilarious
judgment, discrimination, penetration, and s…
sagacity
just, impartial, equitable, and u…
unbiased
juvenile, childish, trifling, and p…
puerile
keen, intelligent, penetrating, and s…
severe
keep, protect, support, and s…
sustain
kind, sympathetic, ready, and a…
appreciative
kingly, noble, imperial, and a…
august
knowledge, learning, enlightenment, and u…
understanding
lapses, makeshifts, delays, and i…
irregularities
lawful, legitimate, allowable, and j…
just
lazy, listless, drowsy, and i…
indifferent
lightly, freely, unscrupulously, and i…
irresponsibly
lively, vivacious, vigorous, and f…
forcible
loss, deprivation, forfeiture, and w…
waste
loud, noisy, showy, and c…
clamorous
loutish, prankish, selfish, and c…
cunning
love, depth, loyalty, and f…
faithfulness
lucidity, impressiveness, incisiveness, and p…
pungency
malice, anger, uncharitableness, and i…
indignation
malignity, brutality, malevolence, and i…
inhumanity
manners, morals, habits, and b…
behavior
marvelous, wonderful, extraordinary, and i…
incredible
massive, ponderous, solid, and s…
substantial
mastery, proficiency, dexterity, and s…
superiority
matchless, unrivaled, inimitable, and i…
incomparable
maxim, proverb, truism, and a…
apothegm
medley, mixture, jumble, and h…
hodge-podge
meekness, inwardness, patience, and s…
self-denial
merciless, remorseless, relentless, and r…
ruthless
mild, gentle, humble, and s…
submissive
mismanagement, indecision, obstinacy, and h…
hardihood
mixture, medley, variety, and d…
diversification
modesty, fineness, sensitiveness, and f…
fastidiousness
money, position, power, and c…
consequence
mood, temper, humor, and c…
caprice
motive, impulse, incentive, and i…
intimation
mysterious, dark, secret, and e…
enigmatical
narrow, limited, selfish, and b…
bigoted
necessary, expedient, indispensable, and u…
unavoidable
necessity, emergency, exigency, and c…
crisis
neglect, overlook, disregard, and c…
contemn
nice, finical, effeminate, and s…
silly
niggardly, close, miserly, and p…
parsimonious
noble, pure, exalted, and w…
worthy
nonsense, trash, twaddle, and r…
rubbish
novel, recent, rare, and u…
unusual
noxious, unwholesome, mischievous, and d…
destructive
obdurate, unfeeling, callous, and o…
obstinate
obedient, respectful, dutiful, and s…
submissive
object, propose, protest, and d…
decline
obliging, kind, helpful, and c…
courteous
obscure, shadowy, intricate, and m…
mysterious
obsequious, cringing, fawning, and s…
servile
observations, sentiments, ideas, and t…
theories
obstinacy, pertinacity, stubbornness, and i…
inflexibility
offensive, disagreeable, distasteful, and o…
obnoxious
officious, impertinent, insolent, and m…
meddlesome
particular, precise, formal, and p…
punctilious
passions, weaknesses, uglinesses, and d…
deformities
patient, loyal, hard-working, and t…
true
peace, quiet, tranquillity, and h…
harmony
peculiar, individual, specific, and a…
appropriate
perplex, embarrass, confuse, and m…
mystify
phrases, figures, metaphors, and q…
quotations
piteous, woebegone, dismal, and d…
dolorous
placid, meek, gentle, and m…
moderate
plain, transparent, simple, and o…
obvious
play, diversion, pastime, and a…
amusement
pleasant, jocular, witty, and f…
facetious
pliable, ductile, supple, and y…
yielding
poetry, sentiment, morality, and r…
religion
polished, deft, superficial, and c…
conventional
polite, polished, cultured, and r…
refined
positive, direct, explicit, and d…
dogmatic
powerful, efficient, vivid, and f…
forcible
precise, delicate, discriminating, and f…
fastidious
prejudicial, injurious, noxious, and p…
pernicious
preposterous, irrational, unreasonable, and n…
nonsensical
pretense, subterfuge, simulation, and d…
disguise
prevent, restrain, dissuade, and d…
dishearten
primary, foremost, leading, and p…
principal
probity, directness, simplicity, and s…
sincerity
profession, business, trade, and v…
vocation
profit, advantage, benefit, and e…
emolument
profuse, excessive, copious, and e…
extravagant
progress, prosperity, peace, and h…
happiness
prolix, prosaic, prolonged, and w…
wordy
property, comforts, habits, and c…
conveniences
prudence, judgment, wisdom, and d…
discretion
pulsing, coursing, throbbing, and b…
beating
pure, kind, sweet-tempered, and u…
unselfish
purified, exalted, fortified, and i…
illumined
purpose, meaning, scope, and t…
tendency
quack, imposture, charlatan, and m…
mountebank
qualified, powerful, vigorous, and e…
effective
quality, property, attribute, and c…
character
quarrels, misunderstandings, enmities, and d…
disapprovals
queries, echoes, reactions, and a…
after-thoughts
quick, impetuous, sweeping, and e…
expeditious
quiet, peaceful, sane, and n…
normal
racy, smart, spicy, and p…
pungent
rational, sane, sound, and s…
sensible
ravenous, greedy, voracious, and g…
grasping
recreation, sport, pastime, and a…
amusement
relation, work, duty, and p…
pleasure
reliable, accurate, truthful, and d…
duty-loving
reports, stories, rumors, and s…
suspicions
reproach, dishonor, disgrace, and i…
ignominy
restrained, calm, quiet, and p…
placid
reverential, disciplined, self-controlling, and d…
devoted
rigid, inelastic, stiff, and u…
unbending
rough, rude, gruff, and s…
surly
rude, curt, insolent, and u…
unpleasant
sad, despondent, melancholy, and d…
depressed
sane, sober, sound, and r…
rational
scandalize, vilify, traduce, and o…
offend
scanty, pinched, slender, and i…
insufficient
science, art, religion, and p…
philosophy
scope, design, purpose, and j…
judgment
sensual, cruel, selfish, and u…
unscrupulous
sentence, judgment, verdict, and d…
doom
serene, composed, conservative, and o…
orderly
several, sundry, many, and v…
various
severe, stern, stiff, and s…
stringent
shameless, corrupt, depraved, and v…
vicious
shock, surprise, terror, and f…
forlornness
simple, hearty, joyous, and a…
affectionate
sin, injustice, grievance, and c…
crime
skill, courage, prowess, and a…
attractiveness
sleepy, soporific, sluggish, and d…
dull
slim, slender, slight, and s…
scraggy
slow, dilatory, slack, and p…
procrastinating
solemn, profound, serious, and d…
difficult
solicit, urge, implore, and i…
importune
sorrow, disaster, unhappiness, and b…
bereavement
spontaneity, freedom, ease, and a…
adequacy
stately, stern, august, and i…
implacable
steady, reliable, dependable, and w…
well-balanced
stern, severe, abrupt, and u…
unreasonable
stories, pictures, shows, and r…
representations
strength, agility, violence, and a…
activity
strong, inventive, daring, and r…
resourceful
sublime, consoling, inspiring, and b…
beautiful
substantial, solid, strong, and d…
durable
suffering, regret, bitterness, and f…
fatigue
superficial, shallow, flimsy, and u…
untrustworthy
superfluous, excessive, unnecessary, and r…
redundant
suspicious, cynical, crafty, and t…
timid
symmetry, proportion, harmony, and r…
regularity
tact, courtesy, adroitness, and s…
skill
talents, opportunities, influence, and p…
power
talkative, selfish, superstitious, and i…
inquisitive
tastes, appetites, passions, and d…
desires
tease, tantalize, worry, and p…
provoke
tenacious, stubborn, pertinacious, and o…
obstinate
tendency, drift, scope, and d…
disposition
tests, trials, temptations, and t…
toils
theatrical, ceremonious, meretricious, and o…
ostentatious
theory, assumption, speculation, and c…
conjecture
think, reflect, weigh, and p…
ponder
tortuous, twisted, sinuous, and c…
circuitous
tractable, gentle, pliant, and s…
submissive
traditional, uncertain, legendary, and u…
unverified
traffic, trade, commerce, and i…
intercourse
tricky, insincere, wily, and s…
shifty
trite, ordinary, commonplace, and h…
hackneyed
trivial, petty, frivolous, and i…
insignificant
true, upright, real, and a…
authentic
tumultuous, riotous, disorderly, and t…
turbulent
ugly, evil, hateful, and b…
base
uncertain, questionable, erroneous, and m…
mistaken
unctuous, shrill, brisk, and d…
demonstrative
unhappy, unfortunate, distressed, and d…
disastrous
uninteresting, lifeless, obscure, and c…
commonplace
unity, aggressiveness, efficiency, and f…
force
unkind, severe, oppressive, and c…
callous
unpractical, childish, slipshod, and s…
silly
unreasonable, foolish, excessive, and a…
absurd
unrivaled, unequaled, incomparable, and m…
matchless
upright, high-minded, brave, and l…
liberal
urgent, important, immediate, and i…
imperative
usage, custom, habit, and p…
practise
vain, useless, unproductive, and u…
unavailing
vanities, envies, devices, and j…
jealousies
vast, scattered, various, and i…
incalculable
versatile, eloquent, sagacious, and t…
talented
vigorous, upright, dignified, and i…
imperative
vile, mean, debased, and s…
sordid
violent, impetuous, intense, and u…
ungovernable
virtuous, upright, honest, and m…
moral
visionary, dreamy, pensive, and s…
sensitive
vulgar, heavy, narrow, and o…
obtuse
want, lack, poverty, and p…
paucity
warm, soft, clear, and s…
serene
waste, devastate, pillage, and d…
destroy
watched, tendered, fostered, and p…
pruned
weak, inefficient, stupid, and f…
futile
wealth, position, influence, and r…
reputation
well-being, happiness, prosperity, and d…
distress
wild, restless, aimless, and e…
erring
wisdom, judgment, understanding, and f…
far-sightedness
wit, purity, energy, and s…
simplicity
wonderful, interesting, active, and d…
delightful
works, sorrows, visions, and e…
experiences
worry, annoyance, awkwardness, and d…
difficulty
