Chap10 Flashcards
Absorb
Soak up, consume, imbibe
Affiliate
Branch, partner; ally amalgamate
Affliction
Suffering, adversity, anguish
Aritificial
Synthetic, non-natural; fake, mock
Barter
Trade, bargain, exchange
Beam
Ray, smile; radiate, emit, grin
Combine
Join together, amalgamate, blend
Concentrate on
Focus on, pay attention to
Conspicuous
Obvious, prominent, illustrious, notable
Converge
Come together, coincide, combine
Conviction
Confidence, certainty, faith; sentence
Descent
Decline, deterioration; ancestry, origin
Deserved
Fitting, well-earned, proper
Disciple
Follower, adherent, apostle
Elucidate
Clarify, clear up, explain
Embark
Go aboard, board ship, commence
Enlist
Enroll, join up, enter
Exhibit
Display, demonstrate, express
Exorbitant
Excessive, extravagant, wasteful
Fabricate
Make up, devise, build, assemble
Fault
Blemish, shortcoming, deciency
Forage
Search, explore, rummage
Fusion
Amalgamation, blending, combining
Hectic
Frantic, animated, chaotic, busy
Incoherent
Unintelligible, confused, unconnected
Incorporate
Include, integrate, merge, organize
Inhibit
Restrain, check, constrain, bar
Jubilant
Overjoyed, enraptured, celebrating
Hectic
Frantic, animated, chaotic, busy
Incoherent
Unintelligible, confused, unconnected
Incorporate
Include, integrate, merge, organize
Inhibit
Restrain, check, constrain, bar
Jubilant
Overjoyed, enraptured, celebrating
justify
Advocate, defend, verify
Manipulate
Maneuver, control, handle, operate
Mimic
Imitate, copy; imitator, copycat
Object
Thing, target, protest, argue against
Outrage
Violation, abuse, anger, fury; offend
Overpower
Overwhelm, conquer, vanquish
Pension
Retirement benefit, allowance, annuity
Productive
Fertile, useful, advantageous,beneficial
Proposition
Proposal, plan, recommendation
Remnant
Remainder, residue, leftover
Render
Make; provide, furnish;portray, depict
Restrict
Limit, bound, confine
Rigorous
Strict, rigid, demanding, exact
Sanitary
Hygienic, clean, germ-free
Shudder
Shiver, tremor, quake; quiver, spasm
Stationary
Motionless, fixed, parked
Strip
Undress,deprive, remove; cartoon
Strive
Try, attempt, endeavor, labor
Symmetry
Balance, evenness, order
Transparent
Clear, crystalline, evident, explicit
Underlying
Fundamental, basic, elementary
Vivid
Bright, lifelike, colorful, lucid