List 19 Flashcards
Abominable
adj. causing moral revulsion, very bad or unpleasant
repugnant, detestable
Aspire
v. to have a strong desire to achieve or to become sth
aim, wish, desire
Score
n. a written or printed version of a piece of music
grade, mark, tally
Loathe
v. to detest, hate
abash is to mortify as loathe is to detest
detestabhor
Cherish
v. to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you
treasure, value, relish
cherish is to fondness as complain is to discontent
Obsessed
adj. excessively preoccupied of the mind
obsessed is to interested as pristine is to clean
Ardent
adj. passionate, showing strong positive feelings about something
ardent is to interested as incensed is to angry
Abhor
v. to hate, detest, abhor, loathe, despise
Zealous
adj. filled with enthusiasm; fervent
enthusiastic
Effusive
adj. showing much or too much emotion
gushing, unrestrained
Endeavor
n. an attempt or effort; to try very hard to do something
attempt, striving
Affinity
n. A natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship
Antagonistic
adj. feeling or showing enmity or ill will
Distress
n. extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain
Apprehensive
adj. fearful or anxious
anxious, uneasy
anxious is to apprehensive as worried is to concerned
Abject
adj. being of the most miserable kind; wretched
Excruciating
adj. extremely painful
painful, agonizing
Despondent
adj. feeling or showing extreme discouragement or depression
Jovial
adj. Cheerful and friendly, happy
Rue
n/v. to feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for
Jocund
adj. cheerful and lighthearted
Doleful
adj. sad, woeful, gloomy
Hapless
adj. unlucky, unfortunate
Somber
adj. dark, gloomy, melancholy
Melancholy
n./adj. n. depression of the spirits; adj. affected with depression of the spirits
Choleric
adj. easily angered; bad-tempered
Hydrophobia
n. extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans.
Xenophobia
n. dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries
Amnesia
n. a partial or total loss of memory
Insomnia
n. chronic inability to fall asleep
Segment
n/v. n. any of the parts into which something can be divided; v. to divide or become divided into parts
Fracture
n. the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material
Circumference
n. the perimeter of a circle
Comprise
v. to have somebody/something as parts or members; to consist
Prologue
n. the introduction of a play
Caliber
n. the level of quality or ability that someone or something has achieved; the width of the inside of a gun or tube
Hide
n. the skin of an animal, especially when tanned or dressed
Bouquet
n. an attractively arranged bunch of flowers
Shard
n. A fragment of a brittle substance, as of glass or metal.
Constellation
n. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure.
Choir
n. an organized company of singers
Grove
n. a small wood or stand of trees
Mingle
v. to mix or combine; to socialize
Muster
v. to gather or bring together;assemble
Assortment
n. a collection of various kinds
Stratify
v. to separate into layers
Dissociate
v. to disconnect or separate
Preamble
n. an introductory occurrence; a preliminary
Fin
n. one of the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim
Terrestrial
adj. of, on, or relating to the earth
Desolate
adj. empty and without people, making you feel sad or lonely;
barren, deserted, depressing
Core
n. central part
Indigenous
adj. native people
Domicile
n. the place where a person lives
Milieu
n. the social environment that you live or work in
Onsite
adj. on the site; a particular area/site
Pachyderm
a type of animal with a very thick skin
Manure
n. animal dung used for fertilizing land
Poodle
n. a dog breed
Calf
n. a young cow or bull
