U9 11-20 Flashcards
sad, gloomy, unhappy, sadness, gloominess
syn - depressed, dejected
ant - merry, happy, cheerful
MELANCHOLY
a difficult or painful experience, a trial
syn - hardship, trauma, test
ant - pleasure, cinch
ORDEAL
to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat
syn - dry up, dehydrate, desiccate
ant - soak, drench, saturate, water log
PARCH
to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain
syn - persevere, keep at it, endure
ant - give up, discontinue
PERSIST
of less than normal strength or size; of no importance
syn - undersized, pint-size, small weak
ant - robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic
PUNY
to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; a petty objection
syn - split hairs, cavil, squabble
QUIBBLE
to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
syn - endorse, sanction, uphold
ant - cancel annul, veto, repeal
RATIFY
royal, kinglike; fit for a king
syn - majestic, stately, princely, august
ant - lowly, humble, abject, serville
REGAL
to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
syn - strangle, suppress, snuff
ant - nurture, promote, encourage
STIFLE
having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial
syn - indispensable, fundamental
ant - nonessential, unnecessary
VITAL
