Part 3 (121-180) Flashcards
Metamorphose
To change into a different physical form especially by supernatural means.
transfigure, transform, transmute, transpose.
Na.
Mettle
Vigor and strength of spirit or temperament.
Fortitude, tenacity, potency, grit.
Puniness, timidity, tenderness, weakness.
Nadir
The lowest point.
Bedrock, rock bottom, zero.
Peak, pinnacle.
Perigee
The point nearest a planet or satellite reached by an object orbiting it.
Periapsis.
Apoapsis.
Truculent
Eager or quick to argue or fight.
Antagonistic, asssaultive, bellicose, brutal, brutal, vitriolic.
Amiable, paciifc, tame.
Poignant
Painfully affecting the feelings.
Emotional, impactful, impressive, passionate, stirring.
Unaffecting, unemotional, unimpressive, cheerful.
Precarious
Not surely held or in position
Insecure, treacherous, uncertain, dangerous, grave, hazardous.
Advantageous, beneficial, good, ultrasafe.
PRECEPT
A command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action.
Axiom, tenet, ordinance, statute.
Na
PRECIS
A Concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts.
Abstract, synopsis, abridgement.
Amplification, enlargement, expansion.
PROVIDENT
Making provision for the future.
Economical, economizing, frugal, scrimping, sparing.
Myopic, shortsighted, heedless.
Disparate
Markedly distinct in quality or character.
Different, dissimilar, distinct.
Identical, kin, kindred.
Eloquent
Marked by forceful and fluent expression.
Articulate, fluent, silver-tongued, well-spoken.
Inarticulate, mute, speechless.
Resolute
Marked by firm determination.
Intent, purposeful, resolved, single-minded.
Distrustful, mistrustful, skeptical.
Pundit
A person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner.
Sage, Savant, scholar.
Fool, half-wit, idiot.
Solder
Something that unites.
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Sophistry
Subtly deceptive reasoning or augmentation.
Deception, deceptiveness, delusion, dishonesty.
Genuineness, credibility, honesty, trustworthiness, truthfulness.
Sophomoric
Lacking in maturity, taste, or judgment.
Naive, reckless.
experienced, professional.
Salient
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention.
Outstanding, arresting, brilliant, conspicuous, stiking.
Subtle, faint, obscure.
Striated
Having long, thin lines, marks, or strips of colour.
Streaked, banded, polychromatic.
Pale, pallid.
Sundry
Including many things of different kinds.
Various, different, diverse.
Same, single.
Supplicant
humble person.
petitioner, pleader, solicitor.
na.
Tawdry
Cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality.
Crude, dirty, flaring, flashy.
Nice, sophisticated, tasteful.
Tremulous
Of a timid disposition.
Fainthearted, fearful, timid, tremulous.
adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold.
Travesty
A debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation.
Farce, mockery, parody, caricature.
Seriousness, solemnity.
Turgid
being in a state of distension.
Blown, distended, overinflated, puffed, swollen.
Reserved, self-effacing, simple.
Umbrage
Feeling of pique or resentment, shady branches, shade, reason for doubt.
Offense, resentment, pique, huff.
Contentment, gratification, appeasement, mollification.
Untoward
Marked by trouble, not favourable, improper.
Balky, unruly, restive.
Amenable, docile, comfortable.
Toady
One who flatters in the hope of gaining favors.
Sycophant, apple-polisher, lackey, minion.
Na.
Torrid
Giving off intense heat, passionate, ardent.
Broiling, fiery, scalding, fervent, ardent.
Bitter, cold, frozen, impassive, dispassionate.
Venerate
To regard, respect, honor.
Revere, worship, adore, glorify.
Offend, dishonor, affront.
Veritable
True, real, factual.
Authentic, genuine.
Dubious, equivocal, questionable.
Turbid
Opaque as if with roiled sediment, deficient in clarity/purity.
Obscure, muddy, unclear.
Clear, crystalline, lucid.
Enervate
To reduce the mental, physical, or moral vigor.
Disable, fatigue, exhaust, debilitate, sap.
Refresh, strengthen, empower.
Volubility
Fluency, eloquence.
Loquacity, verbosity.
Taciturnity, silence, muteness.
Waft
To move lightly.
Drift, float, glide, meander, progress.
Settle, sink.
Equivocate
Use ambiguous language to hide the truth.
Fudge, waffle, weasel.
Na.
Waver
To vacillate irresolutely between choices: fluctuate in opinion, allegiance or direction.
Falter, hesitate, vacillate.
Decide, persist, remain.
Exigent
Requiring immediate aid of action.
Demanding, extreme, immediate, insistent.
Incidental, minor, negligible, trivial.
Ameliorate
To make better or more tolerable.
Relieve, mitigate, improve.
Damage, aggravate, worsen.
Aberrant
Deviating from the usual or natural type.
Abnormal, anomalous, atypical.
Normal, ordinary, typical.
Solicitous
Manifesting or expressing.
Attentive, considerate, kind, thoughtful, ardent.
Heedless, inconsiderate, thoughtless.
Censure
A judgement involving condemnation to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy.
Condemn, denounce, rebuke.
Cite, commend, endorse.
Magnanimity
The quality of showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit.
Chivalry, philanthropy.
Meanness, selfishness.
Nebulous
In the form 0f a cloud or haze, vague or a ill-defined concept.
Arcane, cryptic, obscure, murky.
Fathomable, lucid, pellucid.
Obtuse.
Slow to comprehend
Blunt, dull.
Honed, keen, pointed.
Obtuse.
Slow to comprehend
Blunt, dull.
Honed, keen, pointed.
Prescience.
Foreknowledge of events, divine omniscience.
Foreknowledge, foresight, foreboding, premonition, presage.
Myopia, short-sightedness.
Tortuous
Marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns.
Curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, twisted, meandering, circuitous.
Straight, straightaway.
Voracious
Having a huge appetite.
Gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, ravenous, avid, rapacious.
Full, satisfied, quenched.
Sporadic
Occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances.
Intermittent, desultory, choppy, discontinuous, episodic.
Continuous, habitual, periodic, pegular.
Abscond
To leave hurriedly
Escape, flee, bolt.
Remain, stay, wait.
