Coalition and Paraphrase Flashcards
Popular _____
Incurred widespread _____
Odium (widespread hatred)
Noun
________ (perfect) moment
The _____ use of humour to ease the tense atmosphere
Opportune (adj)
To protest
To ______ against the new legislation
Remonstrate (verb)
To (pay) for serve ice or work done
The workers should be _______ fairly for their work
Remunerate (verb)
To compensate monetarily
To prove the ______ of her claims
Officials expressed doubts concerning the ______ of the story
Veracity (truthfulness) noun
The abandoned well is a _______ of the manor that once stood there
Without a ______ (trace) vestige of sympathy
No _______ of remorse
The government has to remove any last _____of corruption
Vestige (small remnants)
_____ operations against the dictatorships
The governments ______ operations were laid bare by the shocking article
Covert (adj)
Hidden secret
The government _______ the issue with large numbers
Obfuscate (verb)
To make unclear or confuse deliberately
The seat I was offered appeared to be an ______ Tory stronghold
______ fortress
Impregnable (able to withstand attacks)
Crazy foolish
Stop asking (silly) questions
Dun act/talk _____
Daft (adj)
Not requiring much skill or lacking prestige
_____ factory jobs
Menial (adj)
To (stop) the flow
To _____ the rising tide of unemployment
Stem
Interest _______
______ in opinion
Coincide (verb)
To meet
Apparently
Appear to be true but not necessarily so
Ostensibly (adverb)
The essay was filled with _______ sentences and phrases. :(
The customer should stop asking for ________ information
Superfluous (adj)
Unnecessary or more than enough
Another word for responsibility or duty that starts with O
Onus (noun)
________ reality
_______ contrast
Unpleasant
Stark
The older version of cars has now been ________
Supersede (verb)
To be taken over and replaced
The higher ups tried to ______ the rebellious teachers with conformist ones
Another word for replace
Supplant (verb)
To replace
The churchgoers________ God to answer their prayers
Supplicate (verb)
To beg and ask earnestly
Another word for overcome
_____ disadvantageous and win the contest
Surmount (verb)
To rise above and overcome
Exchanging _____ glances
Surreptitious (adj)
Secretive
In complete ______
Completely still
Repose (noun/verb)
To deny the validity and truth of
To reject
The ministers have _______ allegations of human rights abuse
Repudiate
Energy and vitality
Youthful _______
Vigour (noun)
Even at a young age, everyone knew that bethoven was a ______ in the making
Virtuoso (noun)
A highly skilled artist
The old man ______ the boys for trespassing his lawn
Vituperate (verb)
To scold or insult someone with harsh language
Young kids are usually _________
Another word for energetic
At 90 years old, Z is considered particularly _______ for her age.
Vivacious (verb)
Energetic and full of life
Another word for clean
Frees from pathogens
Aseptic (adj)
The (cowardly) man ran away at the first sign of danger.
Craven (adj)
Singapore’s national anthem is an encomium to the heroes that fought hard for our independence.
Encomium (noun)
Enthusiastic praise
The sound _____ irritatingly into her head
Rick could not hear Sam over the din at the concert
Din (noun verb)
(To mark)A loud unpleasant noise
The heroism one sees nowadays is after _______ with some degree of self interest
Alloy (noun)
Mixture of superior and inferior
Reluctant to talk about
Mary is extremely _______ about her personal affairs
Reticent (adj)
Mary became so______ that no one noticed her even when they shared a class with her
Retiring (adj)
Shy
The mayor was so ______ that all the people of the village attended his funeral when he died.
Revere (verb)
To feel deep respect and admiration for
The _______ manuscript took days to read.
Prolix (adj)
Wordy or prolonged, tedious to read
It was a ______ attempt to climb the Sears tower that went very wrong.
Foolhardy (adj)
Reckless, unwisely bold
She gave _____ to the rumours when she failed to deny them
Credence (noun)
Plausibility (possible that it’s true)
The government were ________ as corrupt
Execrate (verb)
To feel or express great loathing for
Another word for boxing
Pugilism (noun)
His ______ was laughable since we all knew that he was one of the worst offenders
What happened to his _______ talks about putting his family first?
Sanctimony
Sanctimonious
Making a show of being morally superior to others
He had to apologise to the teacher for his _______ attitude.
Impudent (adj)
Disrespectful
My dad’s favourite ______ is “winners never quit, quitters never win”
Platitude (noun)
A cliche dull and in unenlightening statement
The military is the main ______ of North Koreans regime.
The parents decided to _______ the after school programmes that were in danger of ending by making donations.
Buttress (noun/ verb)
A supporting structure
To support and encourage
The mayor _______ when asked about the use of public funds.
Equivocate (verb)
To make unclear and vague statements and ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth.
A model of excellence
_______ of virtue
Paragon (noun)
The orchestra’s first attempt in playing was a ______ of jarring notes.
Cacophony (noun)
Unpleasant discordant sounds
The ______ laughter went on through the night.
Raucous (adj)
Boisterous and rowdy
Miraculous
His _______ recovery brought hope to many.
Providential (adj)
To occur as if from divine intervention
Another word for opposite
Although the couple has _______ personalities, they still enjoy each other’s company.
Antipodal (adj)
Mary was vituperated and _______ for not being able to spell “potato”
Pillory (verb)
To punish and ridicule someone publicly
In Thailand, it’s (inappropriate) to touch someone’s head
Infelicitous
Mary’s _______ tactics to store time for her to think was seen through by the judges and she was docked a point.
Dilatory (adj)
Slow to act
Another world for eternal and infinite
Nothing in this universe is _______.
Sempiternal
The murderer’s _______ glare is lethal
Baleful (adj)
Full of sinister influence
______ influences of mass media
Pernicious (adj)
Having a harmful effect especially in a gradual subtle way
Although carols job is ______,she still draw the same amount of salary as her colleagues.
Sinecure (adj)
A comfortable job requiring little work
To provoke and make angry
The locals were ______ by the new law.
Incense (verb)
Easily influenced
The professor needed a _______ subject for his brainwashing experiments
Pliant (adj)
The politician’s ________ speech was so overly sentimental it failed to win him any new votes.
When April realized her husband was planning a divorce, she put together a ________ photo album to remind him of happier days.
Mawkish (adj)
Nauseating (sickening)
Sentimental in an exaggerated manner
Using some dog food, I finally managed to _______ the frightened puppy out of the corner.
Every time we dine here, jack always manages to _______ the waiter to give us something free
Cajole (verb)
To make someone do something by flattery and promises
Most Christians are _________ individuals who are quick to argue with anyone who dares to challenge their religion.
Dogmatic (adj)
Rigidly fixed in one’s opinion or expression in an arrogant manner
The family of the murder victims wish the killer to ________ during the hearing.
The priest tried to save the woman from ________.
The road to _______ is paved with sin of mankind.
Perdition (noun)
Hell
A state of spiritual ruin
The trick was so outdated that only a (gullible/naive) child would fall for it.
Since my brother is a ______ consumer, he is every salesperson’s dream.
Credulous (adj)
Easily believe things to be true
XXX company never fails to _______ the materials that arrive at their factory, thus their products are of high quality.
Plumb (verb)
To examine critically
Another word of responsible for punishment (but in the bad way)
ISIS is ______ for the many terrorist attacks around the world, which includes he recent Paris shootings.
If you drive under the influence of alcohol, you are ______ for any accidents you have as a result of driving in that condition.
Culpable (adj)
Blameworthy
Deserving of blame
Another word for surmount
Transcend
Vanquish
Although jacks friends were the ones that came up with the idea of stealing the pen, jack was the one that acted out of his own volition.
Volition
The climate became more _______ as we reach closer to our destination.
The old man has a _______ expression
Benignant (adj)
Kind and benevolent
John realised he would lose the chess match so he ______ himself for disappointment.
Steel (verb)
to mentally prepare
The fish that cling on to the whale share a ____ relationship as the whale helps the fish to travel while the fish helps to remove bacterial from the whales skin.
Symbiotic (adj)
Beneficial to all
Another word for compliant
Easy to convince and brainwash
Pliant
A ______ reminder of the passing of time
Watching her husband on his deathbed was particularly ______.
Poignant
Evoking a keen sense of sadness and regret
Another word for joy happiness
Mirth
Overconfident
_______ ambition
Jack made the ______ assumption that the test was going to be easy
Overweening
Presumptuously arrogant
Serving as a symptom of smth undesirable
Intolerance is a ______ of insecurity and fear
Symptomatic
Plain to see or comprehend
_____ sense of loss/tension
Constantinople, was urging his government to take advantage of the _______ weakness of Turkey for bringing about a radical solution of the Eastern question.
Palpably
The argument was clearly _____
Not able to be maintained or defended against attacks
Praised enthusiastically
_____ marriage as a tried and tested, time honoured practice
Extolling
Another word for complain
Gripe
An address or communication to emphatically urge someone to do smth
_____ to consumers to turn off electrical appliances when they are not using it to save the environment
Exhortation
Excessive admiration
Kennedy was worthy of such ____ adulation
Adulation
Another word for faultless
Irreproachable
Evil in nature
_______ fate
Opposite of benign
Malignant
A threatened penalty for disobeying the rules
Economic _______
Sanctions (noun)
Sanction (verb) —- give permission
Not aware of the full fact
Unintentionally
Unwittingly
Another word for understand
Fathom
Make weak
Cowards are _____ by disproportionate fear, especially things that shouldn’t be feared
Debilitated
Excessive and disproportionally large
The case has taken up an ________ amount of time
Inordinate
In our media dominated culture, saturated with nanosecond attention spans, the ability of stars to _______ public opinion is second to none
The urgency of his voice ______ them into taking action
Galvanise
Shock or excite someone into taking action
Forceful, intense and strong
_____ criticism
________ condemnations
Vehement
A large excessive amount of something
A ______ of sources in this Information Age
Plethora
Children living in _______ conditions
Her spelling was _______
Deplorable
Shockingly bad in quality
Completely unacceptable
Deserving strong condemnation
Another word for an “abundance” of
Plenitude
_______ problems
Intractable
Hard to control and deal with
A homeless person
Vagrant
Maximum degree of unpleasant experience
Living in ________ poverty
Abject
Impossible to pursuade
Impossible to stop or prevent smth
The seemingly _______ March of new technology
Inexorable
In an effort to _______ child pornography
On heavy soils, however, the farmer cannot afford to _______ the time necessary for thorough cultivation of the land.
Curtail
Reduce in extent or quantity
Impose a restriction on
She _______ him into a fight with her
Goad
To provoke or annoy someone so as to stimulate a reaction or action
implicit trust
Implicit confidence
To bring out the drama implicit in the occasion (potentially contained)
Implicit
Implied rather Than expressively said
Absolute
To portray smth in a negative image
Vilify
Adaptive ________
Free movement of labour was an economic _______
Imperative
Something essential
A factor or influence making smth necessary
The success of female empowerment becomes ever more _____ since the taliban takes over
Elusive
Difficult to remember
Difficult to achieve to find
Redefining marriage would have severe societal _________
Repercussions
A welcoming unintended consequence of an event
The refusal to allow them to testify effectively emasculate the committee.
Emasculate
Make something weaker
Create a _____ of their flaws
Caricature
Exaggerate the flaws
Paraphrase fanatics
Zealots
A person who is uncompromising in the pursuit of his or her ideals
Zealous wish
Truly walkable streets need to be lined with aesthetically appealing buildings, not the cold monolithic monstrosities with grim _______ that most modern cutie erect to trumpet their global status
Facade —– outer appearance
This requires not only careful resurrection but also _____ repurposing to maintain them as living entities that chees the character, proclaiming the identity of vibrant communities where people still live and work
Having good judgement
Judicious
Solution for all problems in a situation
Panacea
