SLV 17 Flashcards
abolish, annual, nullify, invalidate, renege , repeal
abrogate
alleviate, assuage , calm , mitigate, quiet, ease , pacify
allay
freakish , grotesque, strange , ridiculous, weird , odd
bizarre
bold , cheeky, audacious, foolhardy, impudent, presumptuous, rude
brash
encounter , meet , defy, face , resist, flout
confront
small, lilliputian , miniature, tiny , miniscule
disminutive
dismantle
devastation , catastrophe , cataclysm, ruin
havoc
alarm , disgust, dismay, petrify, appall, daunt, intimidate
horrify
disproportionate, immoderate, unreasonable, excessive, unwarranted
inordinate
unquenchable, insistent, rapacious, ravenous, gluttonous, greedy, unappeasible
insatiable
ebullient, unstoppable, uncontrollable , enthusiastic , insuppressible
irrepressible
unchangeable , unalterable, permanent, constant, irreversible
irrevocable
advisor, guide, coach , teacher, trainer , tutor, counsellor
mentor
infinite , countless, immeasurable , incalculable , variable
myriad
anarchy , tumult, chaos, bedlam, ruckus
pandemonium
privilege , exemption, advantage, immunity , sanction, claim
prerogative
retort, pleasantry , mockery, joke, repartee, witticism, insult
quip
discordant, harsh, strident, cacophonous, hoarse, loud , dissonant
raucous