English Vocab Test Flashcards
Accessible
Easily approached, entered or obtained
Arbiter
One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator
Cajole
To urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; wheedle
Catastrophe
A sudden, terrible calamity; disaster
Ecstatic
Caused by, expressing, or causing a state of exaltation or rapturous delight
Garrulous
Given to excessive talk; tiresomely talkative
Hoist
To rise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus
Lament
To express sorrow for; bewail, mourn
Verbatim
Word for word
Zealot
One who shows excessive, impassioned eagerness
Synonym of Accessible
reachable, obtainable, approchable
Antonym of Accessible
Inaccessible, unreachable, hidden
Synonym of Arbiter
Judge, mediator, referee
Antonym of Arbiter
Participant, bystander, observer
Synonym of Cajole
Persuade, coax, flatter
Antonym of Cajole
dissuade, Discourage, repel
Synonym of Catastrophe
Disaster, calamity, tragedy
Antonym of Catastrophe
blessing, success, fortune
Synonym of Ecstatic
joyful, elated, thrilled
Antonym of Ecstatic
unhappy, miserable, dejected
Synonym of Garrulous
talkative, chatty, loquacious
Antonym of Garrulous
silent, reserved, taciturn
Synonym of Hoist
lift, raise, Elevate
Antonym of Hoist
lower, drop, descend
Synonym of Lament
mourn, grieve, bewail
Antonym of Lament
celebrate, rejoice, cheer
Synonym of Verbatim
word for word, exactly, literally
Antonym of Verbatim
paraphrased, summarized, altered
Synonym of Zealot
fanatic, extremist, enthusiast
Antonym of Zealot
moderate, skeptic, indifferent
