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
