Similar Words Flashcards
Trite, tired, banal, ordinary, commonplace, hackneyed
Not new
Resilient, amenable, malleable
Tractable or manageable
Erratic, capricious
Changeable, unpredictable
Trivial, venial, negligible
Minor, insignificant
Pith, gist
Theme
Incipient, inchoate, fledging
Beginning to grow but not fully developed
Unsparing, caustic
Harsh
abjure, perjures
to break oath
bane, imprecation, anathema
curse
scathe, injure
hurt (physical or sentimental)
bombastic, pompous
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superfluous, redundant, extraneous
extra, unnecessary
entail, evoke, effect
to cause or cause to happen
mettlesome, brawny
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bland, insipid, lukewarm, lackluster
uninteresting, unexciting
ambiguous, equivocal
giving either this or that meaning
orator, prolocutor
spokesperson
invert, undo
reverse
crux, gist, pith
theme
objective, empirical
based on test or experiment
squalor, indigent, penurious (very)
poor
feigned, cloak, sham
pretended, not genuine
absolve, amnesty
pardon
obsolete, outdated, dated, superannuated, antediluvian, anachronistic, archaic
old and outdated
deluge, a flood of, spate, plethora
A large number or amount
pat, shallow, glib
without serious study or observation
adjucator, arbitrator
judge
apostle, advocator
strong supporter
sanguine, roseate
optimistic, cheerful
jaundiced, wan
not energetic
pernicious, virulent, detrimental, deleterious, toxin
harmful
Crude, vulgar, ribald
Not accepted by society
Enfeeble, debilitate
Weaken
Considerable, substantial, plethora
Large amount
Coy, bashful
Shy
Enforce, execute
Bring into effect
Inflated, to blow, hyperbolic
Exxagerated
Competence, prowess
Great skill
Accede, acknowledge
To accept
Tranquil, serene, placid
Calm, peaceful
Vocal, vociferous
Loud, forceful
Angle, eyes
Perspective
Sham, insincere
Pretended, not genuine
Vigorous, entrenched
Stong
Convoluted, distort
Complex, twisted
Convened, congregate
To gather
Impartial, dispassionate, disinterested
Unbiased
Perceptible, conspicuous, patent
Easy to see or notice
Mitigate, ameliorate, meliorate, alleviate, palliate
To reduce the degree of something negative
Incessant, relentless, perpetual
Continous
Effect, evoke, entail
Cause or cause to happen
Saturnine, somber, grim
Unhappy or serious
Amenable, docile
Manageable, tractable
Recalcitrant, froward,unruly
Unmanageable, intractable
Checkered, dynamic, mercurial
Fluctuating
Falter, wax and wane
Fluctuate
Venerable, revered, estimable
Deserving respect
Arduous, taxing, demanding, exacting
Very difficult requiring much time and effort
Challenge/v/, question
To have doubts
Onset, outset, genesis
Starting
Salubrious, statutory
Hygienic
Miser, tightwad, parsimonious
Excessively frugal
Vivacious, impassioned, vigorous
Very energetic
Rampant, unchecked
Uncontrollable
Sophomoric, asinine, absurd
Stupid, illogical
Articulate, eloquent
Clear at expression
Steward, retrench
To economize
Scintilla, iota, modicum
Small amount
Frivolous, vain
Useless, worthless
Daring, leonine
Very courageous
Condone, overlook
To promote something -ve by ignoring
Foster, cultivate
To promote
Statutory, wholesome, salubrious
Hygienic
Refulgent, lustrous
Shining very brightly
Pertinacious, perseverent, dogged
Persistent
Assert,maintain
To claim
Enduring, abiding, indissoluble
Longlasting
Oracular, prophetic
Indicating something will happen in the future
Subjective, tendentious
Biased
Garner, solicit
To get or receive
Anomalous, aberrant
Abnormal
Pithy, terse
Using less and effective words
Parochial, insular, provincial
Fig. M - having and showing narrow outlook or limited
Rage, wrath
Strong anger
Furious, wrathful
Very angry
Adherence, espousal
Strong support
Disingenuous, devious
Indirect and dishonest
Repudiate, spurn, flout
To reject
Hail, exalt, tout ( publicize )
Highly praise
Fetter, manacle
To restrict
Proliferation, boom
Rapid growth
Choleric, curmudgeon
Bad tempered
limpid, lucid, pellucid
clear, transparent
wary, chary
cautious
commanding, domineering, overbearing, imperious
not giving freedom
rebuff, repel, repudiate, refute
to reject
apposite, pertinent, germane
appropriate, relevant or apt
belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious
aggressive, willing to fight
verdant, fecund
green and rich with vegetation - fertility
listless, lackadaisical
lacking energy or enthusiasm
accede, defer
yield to another’s wishes, to agree
Manumit, extricate, emancipate
To set free
Implore, cadge
To beg
Wax, recount
To record
Quagmire, morass, predicament
Unpleasant situation
Depose, oust
To remove from position