lesson 3 Flashcards
abrogate
abolish,annual,nullify,invalidate,renege,repeal
ally
alleviate,assuage,calm,mitigate,quiet,ease,pacify
bizarre
freakish,grotesque,strange,ridiculous,weird,odd
brash
bold,cheeky,audacious,foolhardy,impudent,presumptuous,rude
confront
encounter,meet,defy,face,resist,flout
diminutive
small,lilliputian,miniature,tiny,miniscule
dismantle
destroy,disassemble,raze,demolish,decimate,divest
havoc
devastation,catastrophe,cataclysm,ruin
horrify
alarm,disgust,dismay,petrify,appall,daunt,intimidate,divest
inordinate
disproportionate,immoderate,unreasonable,excessive,unwarranted
insatiable
unquenchable,insistent,rapacious,gluttonous,greedy,unappeasable
irrepressible
ebullient,unstoppable,uncontrollable,enthusiastic,insuppressible
irrevocable
unchangeable,unalterable,permanent,constant,irreversible
mentor
adviser,guide,coach,teacher,trainer,tutor,counsellor
myriad
infinite,countless,immeasurable,incalculable,variable