Lesson 9 Flashcards
Arrogant
S: presumptuous, haughty, bragging
A: humble, modest, unconceited
Articulate
S: clearly spoken, eloquent, smooth-spoken
A:misrepresented, unclear, unintelligible
Blemish
S: disfigurement, defect, flaw, stain
A: perfection, cleanness, beauty,
Breach
S: infraction, contravention, infringement, violation
A: agreement, closure, connection, upholding
Delegate
S: representative, deputy, official substitute
A:
Disintegrate
S: break down, decompose, deteriorate, worsen
A: build, grow, develop, improve
Envision
S: mentally picture, imagine, visualize, conceive
A: disregard, ignore, look away, neglect
Grave
S: serious, critical, harmful, dangerous
A:excited, light, unimportant lively
Infallible
S: without error, unerring, certain
A: erring, fallible, faulty, imperfect
Laudable
S: commendable, praiseworthy, meritorious
A: disrespected, unworthy, bad,
Notable
S: distinguished, important, critical
A: common, familiar, normal
Obscure
S: uncelebrated, unheard-of, anonymous, unknown
A: clear, known, straightforward, exposed
Pestilence
S: plague, curse, scourge, epidemic
A: advantage, health
Requisite
S: indispensable, necessary, essential, required or needed
A: nonessential
Respite
S: break, rest, recess, hiatus, reprieve
A: continuation, go, start, advance
