Chapter 11 Flashcards
Verb
- goods or money obtained by force or theft
Syn- despoil, loot, maraud
Ant- break in, rip off, steal
Running out the store, the man plundered with thousands of dollars.
Plunder
Adj - bending easily and gracefully Syn- flexible, limber, lissome Ant- inflexible, stiff, ridged The gymnast showed lithe when she did 18 backflips in a row.
Lithe
Adj - hunger for food or wealth Syn- edacious, esurient, gluttonous Ant- content, full, glutted Standing and watching, the man had ravenous intentions towards the new restaurant.
Ravenous
Verb - to make worse Syn- aggravate, complicate, worsen Ant- help, ease, relieve The boy didn't do anything but exacerbate the situation.
Exacerbate
Verb - to accuse or inform publicly Syn- impugn, incriminate, indict Ant- approve, commend, praise The fighters status was denounced after getting knocked out.
Denounce
Noun
- award of merit; strong praise and approval
Syn- encomium, citation, commendation
Ant- lecture, correction, rebuke
Rihanna added to her dozens of accolades after winning five Grammies.
Accolade
Noun
- short story of an amusing or interesting event
Syn- story, tale, yarn
Ant- episode, event, happening
The children thought their teacher made good anecdotes for story time.
Anecdote
Adj - intricate; complex Syn- intricate, involute, involved Ant- noncomplex, non-complicated, plain The plan was extremely convoluted after the boss added to it.
Convoluted
Adj - richly and brilliantly colorful Syn- catching, noticeable, grabby Ant- unnoticeable, in-suspicious, Rihanna was very flamboyant at the MTV music awards.
Flamboyant
Verb - to weaken or destroy secretly Syn- subvert, compromise, disable Ant- promote, sustained, strengthen The scientist came up with an undermining plan that would kill the achievements of his nemises.
Undermining
Verb - stockpile; accumulate for future use Syn- cache, stash, stockpile Ant- deposits, fund, pool The woman became a hoarder after she lived lone or five years.
Hoard
Adj - very small or tiny Syn- dwarf, midget, mite Ant- giant, jumbo, monster The mice were very diminutive because of my distance from them.
Diminutive
Adj
- spoken with emphasis
Syn- place, assertive, dynamic
Ant- nonassertive, nonemphatic, unemphatic
Smiling and laughing, the teacher was very emphatic about the answer.
Emphatic
Adj - confidently optimistic and cheerful Syn- ashy, pasty, pale Ant- homicidal, murdering, murderous The doctor was sanguine about the news he relieved.
Sanguine
Adj
- characterized by hatred or scorn for people
Syn- defeatist, fatalistic, negative
Ant- positive, naive,
The whole neighborhood was misanthropic about the new neighbors.
Misanthropic
