List 2 Flashcards
habiliments
N- clothes (often work related)
contentious
Adj- likely to cause people to argue or disagree
synonyms of contentious
belligerent, quarrelsome
other forms of contentious
continuously-adv contentiousness-n contention-n
persevere
V-to continue to do something even thought it’s difficult
other forms of persevere
perseveringly-adv perseverance-n) perseverant-adj
succinct
Adj- using few words, quickly and clear to the point
synonym of succinct
concise
other forms of succinct
succinctly-adv succinctness-n
acquiescence
N-the act of accepting something without arguing (“going along with something”)
antanyms for acquiescence
contest, protest
aggregation
N- collection, total, group
other forms of acquiescence
acquiese-v acquiescently-adv aquiescent-adj
other forms of aggregation
aggregate-n aggregational-adj
elucidate
V-to make something clearer or easier to understand
other forms of elucidate
lucid-adj elucidation-n elucidative-adj elucidator-n
connivance
N-the act of secretly helping someone do something dishonest/illegal
other forms of connivance
connive-v conniver-n
litigant
N-a person who is involved in a law suit
corroborate
V-to support/help prove by providing evidence
other forms of corroborate
corroborative-adj corroboration-n corroborator-n corroboratory-n
glean
V- to gather collect (slowly)
other forms of glean
gleenmable-adj gleaner-n
acrimonious
Adj-angry, bitter, nasty
synonym of acrimonious
caustic
mollify
V-to make someone less angry
other forms of acrimonious
acrimoniously-adv acrimoniousness-n
synonym for mollify
mitigate
other forms of mollify
mollification
volition
N- the power to make a choice or decision
other forms of volition
volitional-adj
temerity
N- boldness
synonym for temerity
audacity-n
other forms of temerity
temerarious-adj temereriosly-adv temerariousmes-n
feral
Adj- wild, savage (animal like trait)
sordid
Adj- very bad or dishonest
other forms of sordid
sordidly-adv sordidness-n
pinion
N- something that bind,connects (paper clip)
stolid
Adj- unemotional, but you might still care
synonym and antonym of stalid
syn: stoic ant: zealous
other forms of stolid
stolidify-n stolidly-adv
