Barrons Word List 1 Flashcards
Abase
Verb
Lower;degrade: humiliate.
Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam: when told to cast herself down on the ground before him, however, she refused to ABASE herself.
Antonym: elevate, ennoble, lift
Aberrant
Adj: abnormal or deviant.straying from the right or normal way.
Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came doubt the validity of the entire experiment.
Antonym- normal, typical,usual
Abeyance
N. Suspended action.
Hostilities between the two rival ethnic groups have been in abeyance since the arrival of the United Nations peacekeeping force last month.
Antonym- continuance, continuation
Abstemious
Adj. sparing in eating and drinking.
Temperate.
Concerned whether her vegetarian son’s abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.
Antonym- self-indulgent
Admonish
V. Warn, reprove
When her courtiers questioned her religious beliefs, Mary Stuart admonished them, declaring that she would worshipped she pleased.
Antonym-
Amalgamate
V. Combine; unite in one body.
The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body.
Antonym: divide, separate.
Analogous
Q. comparable.
Actors exploring the classic text often improvise, working through an analogous situation closer to their own experience: for example, to explore the balcony scene in romeo and Juliet, they may improvise a doorstep “goodnight” scene between a newly met boy and girl.
Antonym: unrelated
Alacrity
N. Cheerful promptness; eagerness.
Phil and Dave were raring to get off to the mountains; they packed up their ski gear and climbed into the van with alacrity.
Antonym: reluctance, slowness
Ambivalence
N. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.
Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
Antonym: certainty, sureness
Ambivalence
N. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.
Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
Antonym: certainty, sureness
Ambivalence
N. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.
Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
Antonym: certainty, sureness
Ameliorate
V. Improve.
Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums.
Antonym: aggravate, worsen
