Chapter 15 Flashcards
too economical; stingy
Syn: frugal, thrifty, cheap
Ant: extravagant, lavish
parsimonious
extremely fat
Syn: stout, corpulent, rotund
Ant: emaciated, slender, gaunt
obese
having to do with what is being considered
Syn: relevant, appropriate
Ant: unrelated
pertinent
a delicate variation in tone, color, meaning, expression
nuance
expressing sorrow for having sinned or done wrong
Syn: sorry or ashamed; remorseful
Ant: unashamed
penitent
gest
root
carry, bring
digest, congestion, gesture
pend, pens
root
hang
append, suspension, pendulous
hatred; the state of being hated
Syn: anathema, abhorrence
Ant: love, adoration
odium
boisterous; unruly
Syn: noisy, uncontrolled
Ant: calm; obedient
obstreperous
offering unnecessary and unwanted advice or service
Syn: meddlesome, interfering
Ant: retiring, reticent
officious
having unlimited knowledge; knowing everything
Syn: all-knowing
omniscient
a wild disorder, noise or confusion
Syn: chaos, tumult, din
Ant: order, tranquility
pandemonium
causing injury; evil or wicked
Syn: detrimental, destructive
Ant: wholesome, beneficial
pernicious
threatening; predicting evil
Syn: foreboding sinister
Ant: nonthreatening, comforting
ominous
apparent; pretended; professes
Syn: apparent, probable, evident
ostensible
