Seams Plan Flashcards
Iota
N a very small part or quantity
SYN speck dab jot bit smidgen
ANT floood deluge avalanche
Lax
Adj not strict careless lacking discipline not tense relaxed
SYN. Slack remiss
ANT strict vigilant conscientious
Goad
(V) to drive or urge on (N) something used to drive or urge on
SYN prod spur on
Ant curb , check ,restrain
Lavish
Adj overly generous extravagant abundant v to spend or give freely or without limit
SYN excessive profuse
Ant adj stingy meager v begrudge Stint deny
Anecdote
(N) a short account of incident in someone’s life
SYN tale sketch vignette yarn
Nurture
V to bring up, care for train nourish n rearing training upbringing
SYN raise rear foster
Ant neglect ignore discourage hinder
Humdrum
Adj ordinary dull routine without variation
SYN prod spur on
Ant curb check restrain
Malignant
Adj deadly extremely harmful evil spiteful
Malicious
SYN wicked malevolent
ANT wholesome beneficial
Vengeance
(
n) punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force of violence
SYN: retaliation, reprisal
ANT: forgiveness, pardon
Seclusion
SYN: aloneness, solitariness
ANT: the thick of things
Simultaneous
adj) happening or existing at the same time
SYN: occurring at the same time, concurrent
ANT: occurring at different times
Melancholy
Adj sad gloomy unhappy n sadness gloominess
SYN adj merry happy cheerful n joy elation
Regal
adj) royal, kinglike, fit for a king
SYN: majestic, stately, princely, august
ANT: lowly, humble, abject, servile
Morbid
Adj in an unhealthy mental state extremely gloomy caused by or related to disease unwholesome
SYN depressed unsound sick
Ant wholesome healthy cheerful blithe
Unscathed
-(adj) wholly unharmed, not injured
SYN: unhurt, sound, intact
ANT: injured, damaged, hurt
