Synonyms- Antonyms Flashcards
Plethora ( n.)
Overabundance.
Syn- Replete (adj.)
Abundantly supplied.
Ant- dearth (n.)
A scarce supply.
Fractious (adj.)
Unruly, irritable.
Syn- stubborn
Ant- malleable
Easily controlled or influenced.
Spurious (adj.)
Not genuine.
Syn- Not authentic
Ant- genuine
Fatuous (adj.)
Silly and pointless.
Syn- mindless
Ant- sagacious ซา เก เชียส
Showing good judgement
Ex. They were sagacious enough to avoid outright confrontation.
Pulchritude (n.)
Physical beauty or attractiveness.
Syn- beautiful
Ant- ghastly
Pithy (adj.) พิ ทิ
Concise and forcefully expressive.
Syn- concise
Ant- loquacious
Talkative
Specious (adj.)
Misleading in appearance.
Superficially plausible but actually wrong.
Syn - false
Ant- authentic
Obdurate (adj.)
Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
Syn- stubborn
Ant- compliant
Inclined to agree with others or obey rules.
Apocryphal (adj.)
(Of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
Syn - not genuine
Ant- authentic
Eschew (v.)
Deliberately avoid using.
Syn- avoid
Ant- look for
Exile (v.)
Syn- expel
Ant- receive
Asunder (adv.)
Apart, divided, Into pieces.
Ex. The desk burst asunder.
Syn- seperated
Ant- union
Innocuous (adj.)
Not harmful or offensive.
Syn- harmless
Ant- deleterious เด เลต ทิ เลียส
Causing harm or damage.
Intractable (adj.)
Hard to control or deal with.
Syn- unruly
Ant- obedient
Sapient (adj.)
Wise or attempting to appear wise.
Syn - wise.
Ant- inane อิน เนน
Silly, stupid.
Restive (adj.)
Unable to keep still and silent and becoming increasingly difficult
to control.
Syn- impatient
Ant- patient
Temerity (n.) เท เม ริ ทิ
Excessive confidence, audacity
Syn- brave
Ant- pusillanimous พิว ซิ ลาส นิ มัส
Showing a lack of courage, timid.
Acrimony (n.) อะ เคอะ โม นิ
Bitterness or ill feeling
Syn- bitter
Ant- sweet
Indigent (adj.) อิน ดิ เจน
Syn- needy, poor. destitute
Without the basic necessities of life
Ant- well off
Pliant (adj.) ไพล แอนท์
Easily bent or flexed, adaptable.
Syn- flexible
Ant- unyielding
Salubrious (adj.)
Syn- healthful, healthy
Ant- pernicious
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Decadent (adj.) เดค คา เดนท์
Being in a state of decline or decay.(mental or moral)
Syn- immoral
Ant- probity (n.) โพร บิ ทิ
The quality of having strong moral principles, honesty and decency.
Lissome (adj.)
(Of a person) moving with grace and ease.
Easily bent, supple, Quick, light, or agile in movement.
Syn- nimble
Ant- rigid
Trivial (adj.)
(Of a person) concerned only with trifling or unimportant things.
Of little value or importance.
Syn- insignificant
Ant- paramount
Attrition (n.)
A gradual reduction in number (strength, personnel or membership)
Syn- decrease
Ant- increase
Parsimonious (adj.)
Excessively sparing or frugal.
Syn- frugal
Ant- spendthrift
Wasteful or extravagant.
Amenable (adj.)
Capable of being corrected by additions, Easily managed or controlled.
Syn- tractable
Ant- obdurate
Not changing in response to argument, Hardened against feeling.