Top 12 Words Flashcards
Anomaly
Def. Deviation from what is normal
e.g. Someone spilled bleach on my black sweater, leaving an ANOMALY, which was an orange stain.
Synonyms;
ABERRANCE, ABERRATION, ABNORMALITY, DEVIANCE, DEVIATION, IRREGULARITY, PRETERNATURALNESS
Assuage
Def. To make something unpleasant less severe
e.g. Whenever I get extreme headaches, I take panadol extra to ASSUAGE the excruciating pain.
Synonyms;
ALLAY. ALLEVIATE. APPEASE. COMFORT. CONCILIATE. EASE. LIGHTEN. MITIGATE. MOLLIFY. PACIFY. PALLIATE. PLACATE. PROPITIATE. RELIEVE. SOOTHE. SWEETEN.
Enigma
Def. a puzzle; a mystery
e.g. I applied to 9 schools last year and didn’t get a single acceptance letter, the reasons behind this are so puzzling to me and remain an ENIGMA.
Synonyms;
CONUNDRUM. PERPLEXITY.
Equivocal
Def. undecided; trying to deceive
Neal in “white collar” was EQUIVOCAL most of the time, he was always ambiguous and evasive trying to deceive the FBI to run away.
Synonyms;
AMBIGUOUS. EVASIVE. WAFFLING.
Erudite
Def. learned, scholarly, bookish
e.g. Dr. Nicolas Patricious was a very ERUDITE professor, he had extensive knowledge on his subject and was very scholarly and wise.
ERUDITION: extensive knowledge or learning
Synonyms;
SCHOLASTIC. LEARNED. WISE.
Fervid
Def. Intensely emotional; feverish
e.g. So many little girls were FERVID about Hanna Montana, they were extremely feverish and intensely emotional when they saw her in concert.
Related Words:
FERVENT: enthusiastic
FERVOR: passion
Synonyms:
BURNING. IMPASSIONED. PASSIONATE. VEHEMENT. ZEALOUS.
Lucid
Def. Clear and easily understood
e.g. When it came to the Kaplan methods, Lisa tried to be very LUCID so that no one would get confused or have difficulty understanding them.
Related words:
LUCIDITY: clarity
LUCENT: glowing with light
Sim. Meanings:
CLEAR. COHERENT. EXPLICIT. INTELLIGIBLE. LIMPID.
Opaque
Def. Impossible to see through e.g. A wall of concrete is OPAQUE because it is impossible to see through it, unless you were superman! Related words: OPACITY Sim. Meanings: OBSCURE
Placate
Def. To soothe or pacify
e.g. My mom used to put toothpaste on my hand when I got burnt in order to PLACATE the pain I felt and make it go away by soothing it.
Rel. Words:
PLACID: tolerant; calm
IMPLACABLE: unable to be made peaceful
Sim. Meanings:
APPEASE. CONCILIATE. MOLLIFY. ASSUAGE.
Precipitate
Def. To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
e.g. As I was opening the cereal box, I pulled the bag excessively and the cereal PRECIPITATED out of the box, falling everywhere on the floor randomly.
Rel.words:
PRECIPICE: a steep cliff
PRECIPITATION: weather phenomena
PRECIPITOUS: very steep
Prodigal
Lavish; wasteful
My oldest sister has always been PRODIGAL, she always traveled on business class and stayed at 5 star hotels living a lavish lifestyle.
Rel. Words:
PRODIGALITY: excessive or reckless spending
Sim. Meaning:
EXTRAVAGANT. LAVISH. PROFLIGATE. SPENDTHRIFT. WASTEFUL.
Zeal
Passion, excitement Yesterday, Lisa brought her typical ZEAL to class, showing passion and excitement in the subject, especially when she spoke about her school math teacher. Rel. Words: ZEALOT: a fanatic Sim. Meanings: ARDENCY. FERVOR. FIRE. PASSION.
