Red Badge Of Courage Words Flashcards
Oblique
Slant
The gift of a gym membership was an oblique reference to his weight.
Effaced
Erased
His failure brought a shame he couldn’t efface.
Lurid
Vivid
I had a lurid nightmare last night that was too detailed.
Ethical
Moral
Society rules that killing others is not ethical, yet it happens any way.
Diffidently
Shyly
The timid boy diffidently nudged the girl’s shoulder to get her attention.
Vivacious
Lively
A vivacious person is often upbeat.
Despondent
Hopeless
With the AP US history homework, a reprieve seems despondent.
Formidable
Fearful
The Manson essay is a formidable assignment for many juniors.
Epithets
Disparaging remarks
He waved away the entire discussion with the epithet “grotesque”.
Adherents
Followers
Many people think his an adherent of Islam.
Ominous
Sinister
The blackening clouds was an ominous sign of the coming storm.
Commiseration
Sympathy
The poor man looked at the slave with commiseration.
Felicitating
Congratulating
When people reach their long sought goals, they felicitate each other.
Vociferous
Loud
The man burst into vociferous demands for compensation.
Mused
Think about
I have often mused over what lay in my future.