Chapter 13 Flashcards
Abound
Def: To be plenty, be filled
Syn: burst with, overflow, teem with
Ant: lack, want
Braggart
Def: A baster boastful in aloud, annoying way
Syn: bigmouth, blowhard
Cache
Def: A hiding place;something hidden or store
Syn: stockpile, hoard, store
Clafirication
Def: The act of making clear or understandable, an explanation
Syn: elucidation, explication
Despondent
Def: Sad, without hope, discourage
Syn: dejected, depressed, forlorn
Ant: jubilant, elated
Embezzle
Def: To steal property entrusted to ones care
Syn: swindle, defraud
Heartrending
Def: Causing mental pain or grief
Syn: moving, sad, heartbreaking, poignant
Ant: amusing, funny, hilarious
Leisurely
Def: Unhurried, taking plenty of time; in an easygoing or unhurried way
Syn: slow, relaxed
Ant: hasty, hurried, rushed, hectic
Malady
Def: a sickness, illness, disease,
Lethargic
Def: Unnaturally sleepy; dull, slow moving, indifferent
Syn: lazy, sluggish, listless
Ant: wide awake, alert, energitic, dynamic
Mellow
Def: Ripe, well matured, soft, sweet, and, rich; gentle pleasant, to become gentle and sweet
Nomadic
Def: Wandering, moving about from place to place
Syn: roving, roaming, vagrant, migratory, itinerant
Piecemeal
Def: One piece at a time; gradually
Syn: bit by bit
Ant: all at once
Quest
Def: a search, hunt; to search, seek, ask
Syn: pursuit, venture
Random
Def: by chance, not planned or prearranged, irregular
Syn: haphazard, arbitrary
