List 06 Flashcards
admonish
verb:
scold someone seriously
The teacher had to admonish the student for repeatedly interrupting the class.
Synonyms:
reprimand
upbraid
chastise
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verb:
give someone urgent advice
The teacher admonished her class to submit their college applications on time.
Synonyms:
advise
urge
counsel
aesthetic
adjective:
pertaining to beauty or the appreciation thereof
She has an aesthetic sense of fashion that always impresses her friends.
Synonyms:
ornamental
decorative
stylish
affectation
noun:
a pretense or show meant to impress others
His French accent was an affectation as he had never been to France.
Synonyms:
artificiality
posturing
airs
alleviate
verb:
lessen the intensity or severity of something negative
Taking a warm bath can alleviate the symptoms of a cold.
Synonyms:
relieve
allay
temper
analogous
adjective:
comparable or similar to
The relationship between a painter and canvas is analogous to a writer and the blank page.
Synonyms:
parallel
kindred
equivalent
bolster
verb:
lend support or boost
She brought her best friend along to bolster her confidence.
Synonyms:
reinforce
fortify
prop up
chauvinistic
adjective:
excessively patriotic or biased in favor of a group or cause
His chauvinistic pride in his country blinded him to its flaws.
Synonyms:
nationalistic
jingoistic
prejudiced
connoisseur
noun:
a discerning expert in matters of taste
As a connoisseur of fine wines, he was asked to select the vintages for the royal dinner.
Synonyms:
aficionado
savant
enthusiast
dissemble
verb:
hide or misrepresent one’s true feelings or beliefs
Despite his anger, he had to dissemble in order to maintain his composure.
Synonyms:
feign
masquerade
bluff
dogged
adjective:
demonstrating tenacity and an unwillingness to give up
Despite the challenges, she pursued her goal with dogged determination.
Synonyms:
resolved
pertinacious
unflagging
dupe
verb:
trick or fool someone
He was duped into signing the contract without reading the fine print.
Synonyms:
hoodwink
deceive
swindle
empirical
adjective:
based on observation or experience rather than conjecture
Her empirical research provided data that supported her hypothesis.
Synonyms:
factual
verifiable
experimental
engender
verb:
produce or stimulate the development of something
The politician’s controversial statement engendered a wave of criticism.
Synonyms:
give rise to
induce
provoke
entitled
adjective:
assuming oneself to be deserving of special rights or privileges
His entitled attitude put off his colleagues.
Synonyms:
spoiled
arrogant
pompous
pertinacious
adjective:
stubbornly holding onto a belief or course of action
Her pertinacious efforts to get the law changed eventually paid off.
Synonyms:
assiduous
resolute
dogged
presumptuous
adjective:
overstepping boundaries, often in an overconfident way
It would be presumptuous of me to comment on the matter without knowing all the facts.
Synonyms:
brazen
arrogant
audacious
probity
noun:
the characteristic of having strong ethical standards
His reputation for probity in all aspects of his life is well known.
Synonyms:
integrity
rectitude
virtue
proliferate
verb:
rapidly increase or multiply in number
Once introduced to the lake, the non-native species began to proliferate.
Synonyms:
snowball
skyrocket
burgeon
specious
adjective:
seemingly reasonable but actually wrong
Her argument, though specious, convinced many people due to her charisma.
Synonyms:
misleading
deceptive
fallacious
spurious
adjective:
not genuine; bogus
The art dealer could tell immediately that the painting was spurious.
Synonyms:
specious
sham
contrived
subjective
adjective:
pertaining to personal feelings rather than objective reality
Art is highly subjective, with beauty truly lying in the eyes of the beholder.
Synonyms:
instinctive
intuitive
biased
subvert
verb:
undermine or weaken, typically an authority of some sort
The rebel’s plan was to subvert the government by spreading propaganda.
Synonyms:
destabilize
sabotage
undercut
timorous
adjective:
displaying nervousness; lacking confidence
The timorous rabbit hid in its burrow at the sound of a human voice.
Synonyms:
quaking
self-effacing
unassuming
tortuous
adjective:
marked by numerous twists or turns
The mountain road was tortuous and required careful driving.
Synonyms:
winding
undulating
sinuous
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adjective:
overly complicated and long
The tortuous legal process left everyone exhausted and confused.
Synonyms:
convoluted
involved
circuitous
