Chapter 4 Flashcards
Continuing to do something or to try to do something even though it is difficult or other people want you to stop
Giveaway: continuing
SYN: continual, endless
ANT: broken, ceasing
Persistent
Able to float
Giveaway: float
SYN: float
ANT: sink
Buoyant
To make(a roof) with dried plant material
Giveaway: dried
SYN: fiber, grass
Thatch
Being in fact the thing named and not FALSE, unreal, or imaginary
Giveaway: unreal
SYN:actual, real, factual
ANT: fake, false, unreal
Veritable
The quality or state of being elated(very happy or excited)
Giveaway: elated
SYN: enthusiasm, excitement, glee
ANT: depressed, despair
Elation
A way of behaving that shows respect for someone or something
Giveaway: respect
SYN: courtesy, respect, honoring
ANT: discourtesy, disrespectful
Deference
Very powerful or strong, deserving serious attention and respect; causing fear, dread, or apprehension
Giveaway: apprehension
SYN: alarming, dire, dreadful
ANT: calming, comforting
Formidable
A narrow line or wrinkle
Giveaway: wrinkle
SYN: crease, crinkle
ANT: smooth
Furrow
Full of danger
Giveaway: danger
SYN: dangerous, risky, threatening
ANT: calm, easy, safe
Perilous
To defeat an opponent especially in a long or difficult contest
Giveaway: contest
SYN: conquer, triumph, overcome
ANT: collapse, fail, struggle
Prevailing
A small stream of water or liquid
Giveaway: stream
SYN: stream, creek, brook
Rivults
Feeling or showing doubt about doing something: not willing or eager to do something
Giveaway: doubt
SYN: uncertain, hesitant, wary
ANT: bold, willing, careless
Reluctant
To decrease in strength, intensity, to draw to a close; approach an end
Giveaway: strength
SYN: decreasing, decline, lessen
ANT: appear, emerge, increase
Waning
Burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical
Giveaway: burdensome
SYN: cruel, harsh, brutal
ANT: easy, gentle, kind
Oppressive
Neither perpendicular, nor parallel to a given line or surface, slanting; sloping
Giveaway: sloping
SYN: bent, diagonal, angled
ANT: straight
Oblique
