Set 8 Flashcards
Acrimony
Example: Ferocious people sometimes even use acrimony to show they’re indomitable
Hostility
Chaperone
Example: Societies are slowly moving towards a more chaperoning based job, compelling me to become a prowess in leadership
Supervisor
Maladjusted
Abnormal
Sardonic
Example: It’s sometimes important to be obdurate but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be sardonic too
Showing that you think you are better than others and not taking other people seriously
Spasm
A sudden involuntary muscular contraction
Connotation
An idea or feeling that a word invokes
Sublime
Example: Her demeanor was sublime to behold in the torchlight that glowed upon her.
Excellence, grandeur or beauty as to inspire others
Synonyms: Engrossing, Compelling
Exalted
Example: After he was exalted as the marketing manager, things felt hectic and strenuous for him during the initial phase
A person placed at a high or powerful level
Servitude
The state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful or indomitable
Immaculate
Synonyms: After a tedious session of white washing the walls, the home finally seemed immaculate
1- Perfectly clean and tidy
2- Without any mistakes; perfect
Strenuous
Example: After he was exalted as the marketing manager, things felt hectic and strenuous for him during the initial phase
Needing or using a lot of effort or energy; arduous
Flimsy
Comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged
Synonyms: Delicate, Fragile