Top 12 Flashcards
assuage
verb. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate
verb. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve
verb. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate
verb. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve
assuage
syn: alleviate; lessen
enigma
noun. a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
noun. a person of puzzling or contradictory character
noun. a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle
noun. a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
noun. a person of puzzling or contradictory character
noun. a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle
enigma
syn: problem; puzzle; conundrum
equivocal
adj. deliberately ambiguous
adj. of doubtful nature or character
adj. deliberately ambiguous
adj. of doubtful nature or character
equivocal
syn: ambiguous, unclear, dubious
erudite
adj. characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
adj. characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
erudite
syn: knowledgeable, literate
fervid
adj. heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc
“a fervid orator”
adj. burning; glowing; intensely hot
adj. heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc
adj. burning; glowing; intensely hot
fervid
lucid
adj. easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
adj. shining or bright; clear, pellucid, transparent
adj. easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
adj. shining or bright; clear, pellucid, transparent
lucid
syn: unambiguous, luminous, understandable, limpid
opaque
adj. not transparent or translucent; dark
adj. dull, stupid, or unintelligent
adj. not transparent or translucent; dark
adj. dull, stupid, or unintelligent
opaque
syn: murky, cloudy
placate
verb. to appease or pacify; make (someone) less angry or hostile
verb. to appease or pacify; make (someone) less angry or hostile
placate
syn: appease, mollify, satisfy
precipitate
verb. bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly
adj. proceeding rapidly or with great haste
noun. moisture condensed in the form of rain, snow, etc.
verb. bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly
adj. proceeding rapidly or with great haste
noun. moisture condensed in the form of rain, snow, etc.
precipitate
syn: accelerate, hasten, launch
prodigal
adj. wastefully or recklessly extravagant
noun. a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift
adj. wastefully or recklessly extravagant
noun. a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift
prodigal
syn: wasteful, profligate
zeal
noun. great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective
noun. great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective
zeal
syn: intensity, passion
