lesson 3 Flashcards
abolish,annual, nullify, invalidate, renege, repeal
abrogate
alleviate, assuage, calm, mitigate, quiet, ease,pacify
allay
bold, cheeky, audacious, foolhardy, impudent, presumptuous, rude
brash
freakish, grotesque, strange, ridiculous, weird, odd
bizarre
encounter, meet, defy, face, resist, flout
confront
small, lilliputian, miniature, tiny, miniscule
diminutive
destroy, disassemble, raze, demolish, decimate, divest
dismantle
devastation, catastrophe, cataclysm, ruin
havoc
alarm, disgust, dismay, petrify, appall, daunt, intimidate
horrify
disproportionate, immoderate, unreasonable, excessive, unwarranted
inordinate
unquenchable, insistent, rapacious, ravenous, gluttonous, greedy, unappeasable
insatiable
ebullient, unstoppable, uncontrollable, enthusiastic, insuppressible
irrepressible
unchangeable, unalterable, permanent, constant, irreversible
irrevocable
adviser, guide, coach, teacher, trainer, tutor counsellor
mentor
infinite, countless, immeasureable, incalculable, variable
myraid
privilege, exemption, advantage, immunity, sanction, claim
prerogative
anarchy, tumult, chaos, bedlam, ruckus
pandemonium
discordant, harsh, strident, cacophonous, hoarse, loud, dissonant
raucous
retort, pleasantry, mockery, joke, repartee, witticism, insult
quip
buoyant, cheerful, assured, confident, enthusiastic, secure, self-assured
sanguine