List 1 Flashcards
Assuage
V- to ease; lessen the intensity of, relieve, or satisfy
Other forms assuage
assuagement- N assuager- N assuaging- N/adj/V
Taciturn
adj- uncommunicative; not speaking openly often
Other forms taciturn
N- taciturnity
Synonym and antonym of taciturn
Syn- reticent Ant- boisterous
Vapid
adj- without life or spirit (not literally) ex: The party was vapid.
Synonym and antonym of vapid
syn- insipid ant- boisterous
Predilection
N- a favorable opinion (often predetermined), having a preference or bias.
Nebulous
adj- hazy/cloudy/unclear/vague/undistinct
Other forms nebuluous
nebulously- adv nebulousness- N
Antonym of nebulous
ant- lucid
Entailment
N- inheritance
Condescension
N- the act of treating someone as inferior
Synonym of condescension
syn- patronizing
Other forms condescension
condescending- N/adj/V condescend- V
Auspicious
adj- Showing/expecting promise or favor in terms of success
Synonym of auspicious
syn- propitious
Other forms auspicious
auspiciously- adv auspiciousness- N
Obstreperous
adj- Resisting control, becoming unruly, raucous
Other forms obstreperous
obstreperously- adv obstreperousness- N
Pestilence
N- something deadly or destructive (most often disease/plague)
Edification
N- the act of uplifting, improving morally or spiritually
Ascertain
V- to find out or determine, learn, or discover
Other forms ascertain
ascertainable- adj ascertainment- N
Aberration
N- An act that is unusual or irregular from the standard/norm
Synonyms of aberration
syn- divergence, deviation
Other forms of aberration
aberrational- adj
Lineament
N- distinguishing features of something (often looks/face)
Other forms lineament
lineamental- adj lineamentation- N
Philippic
N- bitter tone/speech
Synonyms of philippic
syn- rebuke, tirade
Umbrage
N- a feeling of annoyance/displeasure/irritation
Rectitude
N- honest or morally correct
Interdict
Vt- to forbid or prohibit
Other forms interdict
Interdictor- N
Palliation
N- relieve or lessen without cure
Other forms palliation
Palliator- N
Cantankerous
adj- often angry and annoyed/hard to deal with
Synonym of cantankerous
syn- contentious
Other forms of cantankerous
cantankerously- adv cantankerousness- N