mat 6 Flashcards
Admonish
warn or reprimand someone firmly.
“she admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven”
reprimand
rebuke
scold
reprove
upbraid
advise or urge (someone) earnestly.
“she admonished him to drink no more than one glass of wine”
advise
recommend
urge
caution
Rebuke
express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions.
“she had rebuked him for drinking too much”
reprimand
reproach
scold
admonish
Affectation
behaviour, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress.
“the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect”
pretension
pretentiousness
affectedness
artificiality
insincerity
a studied display of real or pretended feeling.
“an affectation of calm”
facade
front
show
Alleviate
make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
“he couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it”
reduce
ease
relieve
take the edge off
deaden
dull
Bolster
support or strengthen.
“the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence”
strengthen
support
reinforce
make stronger
boost
fortify
provide (a seat) with padded support.
“they bolstered the seats for a more comfortable ride”
Chauvinistic
displaying excessive or prejudiced support for one’s own cause or group, in particular showing male prejudice against women.
“she overcomes the surly objections of her chauvinistic editor to uncover the truth”
feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.
“a chauvinistic attitude towards other countries”
Dissemble
conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs.
“an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble”
dissimulate
pretend
deceive
feign
act
masquerade
sham
disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention).
“she smiled, dissembling her true emotion”
Dogged
having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.
“success required dogged determination”
tenacious
determined
resolute
resolved
purposeful
Dupe
deceive; trick.
“the newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue story”
deceive
trick
hoodwink
hoax
swindle
a victim of deception.
“men who were simply the dupes of their unscrupulous leaders”
victim
gull
pawn
puppet
instrument
Engender
cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
“the issue engendered continuing controversy”
cause
be the cause of
give rise to
bring about
lead to
Entitled
believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
“kids who feel so entitled and think the world will revolve around them”
Pertinacious
holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.
“he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions”
determined
tenacious
persistent
persevering
assiduous
purposeful
Presumptuous
(of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
“I hope I won’t be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice”
brazen
overconfident
arrogant
egotistical
overbold
Probity
the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
“financial probity”
integrity
honesty
uprightness
decency
morality
Specious
superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
“a specious argument”
misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive.
“the music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious appearance of novelty”
plausible but wrong
seemingly correct
misleading
deceptive
Spurious
not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
“separating authentic and spurious claims”
bogus
fake
not genuine
specious
false
factitious
not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
“separating authentic and spurious claims”
bogus
fake
not genuine
specious
false
factitious
Purport
appear to be or do something, especially falsely.
“she is not the person she purports to be”
claim
lay claim
profess
pretend
Subvert
undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
“the case involved an attempt to subvert the rule of law”
destabilize
unsettle
overthrow
overturn
Tortuous
full of twists and turns.
“the route is remote and tortuous”
twisting
winding
curving
curvy
bending
sinuous
excessively lengthy and complex.
“a tortuous argument”
convoluted
roundabout
circuitous
indirect
unstraightforward
Tractable
(of a person) easy to control or influence.
“she has always been tractable and obedient, even as a child”
controllable
manageable
malleable
governable
yielding
amenable
(of a situation or problem) easy to deal with.
“trying to make the mathematics tractable”
Transient
lasting only for a short time; impermanent.
“a transient cold spell”
transitory
temporary
short-lived
short-term
Underscore
noun
a line drawn under a word or phrase for emphasis.
verb
underline (something).
Venal
showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt.
“local customs officers are notoriously venal”
corrupt
corruptible
bribable
Venerate
regard with great respect; revere.
“Philip of Beverley was venerated as a saint”
revere
reverence
respect
worship
