Di-Hi Flashcards
disgraced
A: shamed, humilliated
“You have disgraced the family name. Out of this house!”
euphemism. ant: dysphemism
N: an inoffensive/indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
“neutralizing the target” instead of “killing someone.”
exalt
V: raise/glorify; raise in rank
Overly doting parents exalt their infant to the point where they praise him every time he wets his diaper and call the neighbors over every time he coos.
grievance
N: a complaint; a claim that sth is wrong/illegal
3 pilots have filed grievances about the company
haphazard
A: lacking any obvious principle of organization; unorganized
“the kitchen drawers contained a haphazard collection of silver souvenir spoons”
zany
A: kinky, particular; amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.
“zany humor”
idiosyncrasy: an unusual feature of a person; odd habit
“one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first”
extent
N: 1. area, size
The garden was about 2 acres of extent
- degree, magnitude, level, comprehensiveness
She kept the full extent of her father’s illness from her cousins
disparage
V: belittle, mock, ridicule, denigrate
he never missed the opportunity to disparage his opponents
Some like to denigrate the poor
N: disparagement
falter
V: start to lose strength or momentum
Her smile faltered and eventually faded
- Stammer, studdered
She faltered over his name - hesitate, drag long one’s feet, think twice
When war seemed imminent the government faltered
imminent
A: At hand, close, about to happen
When war seemed imminent the government faltered
drastic
A: extreme, harsh
drastic measures were needed to handle the situation.
evade
V: elude, avoid, dodge
They split up to evade the border guards
- answer
He dodged evading the question
A: evadable
N: evader
