Lesson 3 Flashcards
abrogate
abolish, annual, nullify, invalidate, renege, repeal
allay
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, minuscule
dismantle
destroy, disassemble, raze, demolish, decimate, divest
havoc
devastation, catastrophe, cataclysm, ruin
horrify
alarm, disgust, dismay, petrify, appall, daunt, intimidate
inordinate
disproportionate, immoderate, unreasonable, excessive, unwarranted
insatiable
unquenchable, insistent, rapacious, ravenous, gluttonous, greedy, unappeasable
irrepresible
ebullient, unstoppable, uncontrollable, enthusiastic, insuppressible
irrevocable
unchangeable, unalterable, permanent, constant, irreversible
mentor
advisor, guide, coach, teacher, trainer, tutor, counselor
myriad
infinite, countless, immeasurable, incalculable, variable