September list 2 Flashcards
Allay definition
verb
:diminish or put at rest
: relieve or alleviate
alleviate, ease, relieve, mitigate
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Analogous Definition
adjective
: comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of things compared.
similar, parallel, comparable
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Appease definitions
verb
:pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands
:relieve or satisfy(a demand or a feeling)
- conciliate, placate, pacify
- satisfy, fulfill, gratify
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Astute definition
adjective
:having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.
shrewd, sharp, sharp-witted, quick
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Balk definition
verb
:hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
eschew, resist, refuse to, be unwilling to, draw the line
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Bombastic definition
adjective
:high-sounding but with little meaning;inflated.
pompous, blustering, ranting, blathering
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Calumny definition
noun
:the making f false defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.
:a false and slanderous statement
slander, defamation, character assassination
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Caucus definition
noun
:a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
meeting, assembly, gathering, congress, conference
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Circumlocution definition
noun
: the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
periphrasis, circuitousness, indirectness,
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Cloying definition
verb
:excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree
become sickening, become nauseating, become distasteful
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Colossus definition
noun
:a statue that is much bigger than life size
:a person or thing enormous size,importance, or ability
behemoth, cyclops Gargantua, giant
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Confound definition
verb
:cause surprise or confusion in(someone), especially by acting against their expectations
:mix up(someone) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult distinguish
amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise
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Constituent definitions
noun
:a member of constituency
:a component part of something
- voter, elector, member of electorate
- component, ingredient, element
noun
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Dearth definition
noun
:a scarcity or lack of something
lack, scarcity, shortage, deficiency
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Deride definition
noun
:express contempt for;ridicule
ridicule, mock, make fun of, poke fun at
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Debase definition
verb
:reduce(something) in quality or value; degrade
degrade, devalue, demean
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Deleterious definition
adjective
:causing harm or damage
harmful, damaging, detrimental, hurtful
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Delineate definition
verb
:describe or portray (something) precisely
:indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary)
describe, depict, set forth, set out, outline
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Depravity definition
noun
: moral corruption;wickedness
corruption, corruptness, vice,
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Deprecate Definition
verb
:express disapproval of
:disparage or belittle(something)
disapprove of, deplore, abhor, be against
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