mat 4 Flashcards
Abstain
restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
“the terms stipulate that he must abstain from consumption of alcohol and controlled substances”
2.
formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.
“forty-one voted with the Opposition, and some sixty more abstained”
Similar:
not vote
decline/refuse to vote
sit on the fence
Approbation
approval or praise.
“a term of approbation”
approval
acceptance
assent
endorsement
Cherish
protect and care for (someone) lovingly.
“he needed a woman he could cherish”
adore
hold dear
love
care very much for
- keep (a hope or ambition) in one’s mind.
Corroborate
confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
“the witness had corroborated the boy’s account of the attack”
confirm
verify
endorse
ratify
Disparate
essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.
“they inhabit disparate worlds of thought”
contrasting
different
differing
dissimilar
Emulate
match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
“most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great”
imitate
copy
reproduce
mimic
Enervate
make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
“the heat enervated us all”
exhaust
tire
fatigue
weary
wear out
devitalize
drain
Ephemeral
lasting for a very short time.
“fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old”
transitory
transient
fleeting
Fleeting
lasting for a very short time.
“for a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy”
Similar:
brief
transient
short-lived
Fervid
intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.
“his fervid protestations of love”
fervent
ardent
passionate
impassioned
Impassioned
filled with or showing great emotion.
“she made an impassioned plea for help”
emotional
heartfelt
wholehearted
full-hearted
Impassion
make passionate.
“her body had once pleased and impassioned him”
Garrulous
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
“a garrulous cab driver”
talkative
loquacious
voluble
verbose
Incendiary
1.
(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
“incendiary bombs”
combustible
flammable
inflammable
fire-producing
fire-raising
2.
tending to stir up conflict.
“incendiary rhetoric”
inflammatory
rabble-rousing
provocative
agitational
Inimical
tending to obstruct or harm.
“the policy was inimical to Britain’s real interests”
harmful
injurious
detrimental
deleterious
pernicious
unfriendly; hostile.
“an inimical alien power”
Pernicious
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
“the pernicious effects of air pollution”
harmful
damaging
destructive
injurious
Invigorate
give strength or energy to.
“the shower had invigorated her”
revitalize
energize
refresh
revive
vivify
Opaque
not able to be seen through; not transparent.
“bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid”
non-transparent
cloudy
filmy
blurred
(especially of language) hard or impossible to understand.
Paradigmatic
1.
serving as a typical example of something.
“his biography is paradigmatic of the experiences of this generation”
2.
of or denoting the relationship between a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles.
Pedantic
excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
“his analyses are careful and even painstaking, but never pedantic”
Similar:
overscrupulous
scrupulous
precise
exact
over-exacting
Scrupulous
(of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
“the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail”
careful
meticulous
painstaking
Painstaking
done with or employing great care and thoroughness.
“painstaking attention to detail”
careful
meticulous
thorough
Virulent
(of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
“a virulent strain of influenza”
(of a pathogen, especially a virus) highly infective.
“Staphylococcus aureus is a common organism whose virulent strains are causing problems”
bitterly hostile.
“his involvement with the temperance movement led to his virulent attack on the drink trade”
vitriolic
malicious
malevolent
Precipitate
cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
“the incident precipitated a political crisis”
bring about
bring on
cause
Profundity
great depth of insight or knowledge.
“the simplicity and profundity of the message”
wisdom
(deep) insight
intelligence
sagacity
Sagacious
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.
“they were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation”
wise
clever
intelligent
Punctilious
showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
“he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests”
meticulous
conscientious
careful
diligent
Recondite
(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
“the book is full of recondite information”
obscure
abstruse
arcane
esoteric
Scrupulous
(of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
“the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail”
careful
meticulous
painstaking
thorough
Dither
be indecisive.
“I can’t bear people who dither”
hesitate
falter
waver
teeter
vacillate
Falter
lose strength or momentum.
“the music faltered, stopped, and started up again”
hesitate
delay
drag one’s feet
stall
think twice
