List2 Flashcards
1
Q
To sharpen; to excite or stimulate
A
Whet
2
Q
Other words for whet
A
- Hone
2.file - Inspire
4.arouse
3
Q
A disaster
A
Calamity
4
Q
Other words for calamity
A
- Cataclysm
- Catastrophe
- Adversity
- Misfortune
5
Q
Repeated performance demanded by an audience
A
Encore
6
Q
Other words for encore
A
- Repetition
- Reappearance
7
Q
Obviously offensive; conspicuously bad
A
Flagrant
8
Q
Other words for flagrant
A
- Shameless
- Brazen
- Scandalous
- Shocking
- Outrageous
9
Q
Fluent in using words, but insincere and shallow
A
Glib
10
Q
Other words for glib
A
- Slick
- Sweet-talking
- Disingenuous
- Flippant
- Silver-tongued
11
Q
A dangerous, abnormally low body temperature
A
Hypothermia
12
Q
Lively, cheerful, self confident manner
A
Jaunty
13
Q
Other words for jaunty
A
- merry
- Perky
- Bubbly
- Exuberant
- Ebullient
- Happy-go-lucky
14
Q
Bendable
Easily influenced or pliable
A
Malleable
15
Q
Other words for malleable
A
- Workable
- Plastic
- Compliant
- Like putty in someone’s hands
16
Q
To anger or annoy someone
A
Nettle
17
Q
Other words for nettle
A
- Irritate
- Irk
- Vex
- Infuriate
- Provoke
6.ruffle someone’s feathers
18
Q
Figure of speech using contradictory words
Ex: awfully good; bittersweet; open secret
A
Oxymoron
19
Q
One who explores caves as a hobby
A
Spelunker
20
Q
A soft, gentle breeze
A
Zephyr
