February 2022 Flashcards
Obelisk
a noun
a standing pillar, inscribed and used as a memorial pillar/column
none
Raiment
a noun
clothing
attire, garment
rags
Avow
a verb
to declare openly and without shame
confess, declare
conceal, deny, disavow
Disavow
a verb
to deny of or refuse responsibility
deny, conceal
avow, confess
Allay
a verb
to reduce or end [worry, fear, suspicion]
calm, ease
agitate, worsen
Expunge
a verb
erase something or remove completely
delete, erase, remove
remain, stay
Incite
a verb
urge someone to act in a bad behavior
provoke, urge
caution, prevent
Galvanize
a verb
to shock/excite someone that causes them to act
jolt, shock, startle
demotivate
Retribution
a noun
payback for someone else’s action
revenge, payback
mercy, sympathy
Repudiate
a verb
to refuse to be associated with
reject, abandon
accept, embrace
Eschew
a verb
deliberately avoid using
give up, steer clear
face, embrace
Ensare
a verb
to catch in or as in a trap
trap, capture, seize
free, release, detach
Mire
a noun & a verb
a stretch of swamp or boggy ground/ cause to become stuck in mud/ a state of difficulty or distress where it is hard to free oneself
mud, ooze, slime, slush, bog, swamp
clean, cleanse, purify
Dire
an adjective
extremely serious or urgent
terrible, dreadful, awful
good, peaceful, non-urgent
Cower
a verb
crouch in fear, to shrink away
shrink, crouch
face, dare, stand
Voluble
an adjective
rapid and continuous flow of words/ (of a person) talking fluently and rapidly
talkative, wordy, verbal
quiet, silent, wordless
Vulnerable
an adjective
susceptible to physical or emotion attacks or harm
weak, defenseless, exposed
safe, secure, confident
Comeuppance
a noun
someone’s fair punishment
justice, deserves
unfair, no punishment
Venerable
an adjective
give a great amount of respect based on age or wisdom
honored, worshiped
disgraceful, dishonorable
Venerate
a verb
regard with great respect
idolize, respect
despise, hate detest
Ignoble
an adjective
the ability to be dishonorable/not noble
low, vile, despicable
noble, grand, respectable
Circuitous
an adjective
having a circular or winding course/not being direct
circular, winding, twisting
direct, straightforward
Enigmatic
an adjective
difficult to understand/puzzling occurrence
mysterious, confusing, unexplainable
clear, obvious
Enigma
a noun
a puzzling situation or occurrence or a hidden meaning
puzzle, problem
simple, easy, clear
Inscrutable
an adjective
impossible to understand or interpret
unreadable, mysterious
clear, obvious
Vestige
a noun
a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
fragment, trace, mark
deletion
Vestigal
an adjective
forming a very small remanent of something that was once much larger or more noticeable
remaining, surviving, leftover
whole, main, together, original
Residue/Residual
a noun
a small amount remaining after the main part has been used
remainder, leftover, deposits
base, core
