Direct Hits 5 The Mighty Little Affixes Flashcards
extricate
to get out of a difficult situation or entanglement
expunge, excise, expurgate
to take out; to delete; to remove
eccentric
literally out of the center; departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm; an odd, unconventional person
exemplary
standing out from the norm; outstanding; worthy of imitation
enumerate
to count out; to list; to tick off the reasons for
elusive
out of reach and therefore difficult to catch, define, or describe
exorbitant
literally out of orbit and therefore unreasonably expensive
redundant
needlessly repetitive; saying things again and again
repudiate, recant, renounce
to take back; to reject; to disavow
relinquish
to surrender or give back (or return) a possession, right, or privilege
resilient
bouncing back from adversity or misfortune; recovering quickly
reaffirm
to assert again; to confirm; state positively
reticent
to hold back one’s thoughts, feelings and personal affairs; restrained or reserved
rebuff
to repel or drive back; to bluntly reject
renovate
to make new again; restore by repairing and remodeling
rejuvenate
to make young again; to restore youthful vigor and appearance
resurgent
rising again; sweeping or surging back
repugnant
abhorrent; offensive to the mind or senses; causing distaste or aversion
deleterious
going down in the sense of having a harmful effect; injurious
decry
to put down in the sense of openly condemning; to express strong disapproval
despondent, morose
downcast; very dejected; forlorn
denounce
to put down in the sense of a making a formal accusation; to speak against
demise
sent down in the sense of ending in death; the cessation of existence or activity
debunk
to put down by exposing false and exaggerated claims
deride, derisive
to put down with contemptuous jeering; to ridicule or laugh at
devoid
down in the sense of being empty; completely lacking in substance or quality; bereft; vacant
impeccable
having no flaws; perfect
implacable
not capable of being placated or appeased
inexorable
not capable of being stopped; relentless; inevitable
incoherent
not coherent and therefore lacking organization; lacking logical or meaningful connections
insurmountable
not capable of being surmounted or overcome
irreverent
lacking proper respect or seriousness; disrespectful
irresolute
not resolute; uncertain how to act or proceed; indecisive; vacillating
circumspect
looking carefully around—thus cautious and careful; prudent; discreet
circuitous
circular and therefore indirect in language, behavior, or action, roundabout
circumvent
to circle around and therefore bypass; to avoid by artful maneuvering
circumscribe
to draw a line around and therefore to narrowly limit or restrict actions
magnanimous
filled with generosity and forgiveness; forgoing resentment and revenge
erroneous
filled with errors; wrong
momentous
filled with importance; very significant
mellifluous
smooth and sweet; flowing like honey
ominous
filled with menace; threatening
acrimonious
filled with bitterness; sharpness in words; rancorous
copious
filled with abundance; plentiful
abstemious
filled with moderation; temperate in eating and drinking
malodorous
filled with an unpleasant odor; foul-smelling
tedious
filled with boredom; very tiresome; dull and fatiguing
heinous, egregious
flagrantly, conspicuously bad; abominable; shockingly evil; monstrous; outrageous
gratuitous
unwarranted; not called for by the circumstances; unnecessary
precarious, perilous
uncertain; characterized by a lack of security or stability
