Lesson Nine (9 - Senior) Flashcards
abominate (V)
detest, abhor, dislike, hate, execrate.
affliction (N)
illness, disease, trouble, hardship, infirmity, tribulation, adversity, difficulty.
animate (ADJ)
alive, living, viable, moral, vital, moving.
chronic (ADJ)
continual, habitual, incurable, persistent, inveterate, recurrent, protracted.
exploit (V)
capitalize, manipulate, abuse, use, utilize, profit, from, mine (V).
fancy (V)
visualize, create, conceive, think, conjecture, envision, fantasize.
fell (V)
chop, drop, prostrate, level, slash, hew, down (V).
gregarious (ADJ)
friendly, outgoing, extrovert, social, convivial, cordial, sociable.
innocuous (ADJ)
harmless, inoffensive, bland, insipid, inoffensive, innocent, safe.
isolate (V)
confine, detach, disengage, remove, quarantine, segregate, sequester.
positive (ADJ)
confident, assertive, absolute, certain, sure, decisive, firm.
precipitate (V)
expedite, hasten, accelerate, dispatch, speed, launch.
presumption (N)
assumption, premise, supposition, suspicion, guess, posit.
prior (ADJ)
preceding, antecedent, previous, former, before, pre-existent.
propitious (ADJ)
opportune, advantageous, beneficial, fortunate, favorable.
redundant (ADJ)
excess, unnecessary, superfluous, extravagant, inessential, unneeded.
strategy (N)
blueprint, design, game plan, procedure, method, scheme, scenario.
tentative (ADJ)
ad, interim, provisional, contingent, dependent, conditional, indefinite.
vanity (N)
arrogance, pride, conceit, narcissism, ostentation, egotism, self-admiration.
veteran (ADJ)
skilled, trained, experienced, steady, seasoned, disciplined, sophisticated.
