U6 11-20 Flashcards
to order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes
Syn - specify a point, recommendprescribe -
prescribe
waiting to be settled; until
Syn - unsettled, unfinished, undecided
Ant - settled, decided, resolved
pending
punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence
Syn - retaliation, reprisal
Ant - forgiveness, pardon
vengeance
greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit
Syn - supreme, best maximum
Ant - least
utmost
to trap, catch; a trap or entanglement
Syn - pitfall, entrap
Ant - liberate
snare
to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty
Syn - economy
Ant - splurge
scrimp
unwilling, holding back
Syn - hesitant, loathe, disinclined
Ant - willing, eager, inclined
reluctant
odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made
Syn - picturesque, peculiar, strange and curious
Ant - familiar, commonplace, modern, contemporary
quaint
standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known
Syn - conspicuous, noticeable
Ant - inconspicuous, unnoticeable, obscure
prominent
something seen in advance; to view beforehand
Syn - foretaste
preview