Lesson Six Vocab Flashcards
The wasting away of the body, its organs or tissue
Atrophy
Syn: waste away, wither
A strong dislike for; repugnance
Aversion
Syn: distaste, antipathy
Ant: liking
To speak ambiguously in order to mislead or deceive
Equivocate
Syn: evade, dodge
Ant: unambiguous
Intended for or understood by only a small group of people
Esoteric
Syn: cryptic
Ant: clear, open
Intruding and offensive
Obtrusive
Ant: unobtrusive
A speech or written tribute praising a person or thing, especially someone who has recently died
Eulogy
Syn: tribute, panegyric
Ant: vilification
To be so excessively forward in offering one’s services that one becomes annoying
Syn: meddlesome
Officious
The use or sound of a word that imitates or resembles what it stands for or describes
Onomatopoeia
Not concealed, not hidden; open
Overt
Syn: visible, ostensible
Ant: hidden, covert
Conscientious; attentive to details
Scrupulous
Syn: meticulous
Ant: careless, negligent, sloppy
