Synonyms 1 Flashcards

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remote

A

faraway, or distant

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to detest

A

to feel intense or violent dislike, or to hate

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gracious

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to be pleasant or considerate in social interactions

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to predict

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to declare in advance or to foretell

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kin

A

people with common ancestors, or relatives

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pensive

A

moodily or dreamily thoughtful

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to banish

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to drive out from home or country, or to exile

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fraud

A

someone who is not what he or she pretends to be, or an imposter

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saccharine

A

overly sweet

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to drag

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to pull, or to cause movement in a direction with applied force

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jovial

A

good humored or merry

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to be indifferent

A

to be marked by impartiality or to be
neutral

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to simulate

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to assume the outward appearance of, or to imitate

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charisma

A

magnetic charm or appeal

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to apportion

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to divide and share out

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generic

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having the characteristic of a whole group, or general

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qualm

A

feeling of uneasiness about a moral issue, or a scruple

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wary

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to be attentive especially to danger, or to be cautious

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to distort

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to twist out of a normal state, or to deform

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sumptuous

A

excessively costly, rich, or luxurious

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reel

A

to move round and round
or to whirl

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inscrutable

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not easily interpreted or understood, or mysterious

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to appall

A

to overcome with shock, or to dismay

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upright

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  • can mean either honorable or vertical
  • horizontal & supine are both antonyms of upright
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reverie

A

the state of being lost in thought, or a
daydream

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loot

A

goods seized in war, or spoils

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loquacious

A

excessively talkative, or garrulous

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chimera

A

fabrication of the mind, or an illusion

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temerity

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unreasonable contempt for danger or recklessness, or audacity

30
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educe

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  • to develop something potential or latent
31
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nabob

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  • a person of great wealth or importance
  • a bigwig
32
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to pall

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  • to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating
33
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sacrosanct

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the most sacred, or holy

34
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louche

A

not reputable, or indecent

35
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stentorian

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  • loud
  • is usually used to imply a voice of great power and range