Unit 4 Flashcards
acquit
(v) to declare NOT GUILTY
Synonyms: exonerate, dismiss
Antonyms: convict, declare guilty
deem
(v) to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion
Synonyms: judge, regard
devastate
(v) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins
Synonyms: wreck, desolate
Antonyms: develop, improve
discredit
(v) to throw doubt upon, to damage in reputation
(n) a loss or lack of belief or confidence
Synonyms: (v) disparage
Antonyms: (v) confirm, corroborate, bolster
elusive
(adj) difficult to catch or hold on to: hard to explain or understand
Synonyms: slippery, wily, fleeting, puzzling, baffling
generate
(v) to bring into existence; to be the cause of
Synonyms: create, produce, beget, cause
Antonyms: end, terminate, extinguish, stifle
idolize
(v) to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much
Synonyms: adore, revere
Antonyms: despise, scorn, disdain, detest
ingratitude
(n) a lack of thankfulness
Synonyms: thanklessness, ungratefulness
Antonyms: thankfulness, gratefulness, recognition
keepsake
(n) something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir
Synonyms: reminder, memento
mortal
(n) a being that must eventually die (adj) of of relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable
Synonyms: (n) human (adj) fleeting, extreme
Antonyms
ovation
(n) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause
Synonyms: cheers, bravo, hurrahs
Antonyms: boos, jeers
petty
(adj) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor
Synonyms: insignificant, piddling
Antonyms: important, major, significatn, weighty
plight
(n) a sorry condition or state; (v) to plege, promise solemnly
repent
(v) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do
Synonyms: regret
Antonyms: rejoice over
reverie
(n) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought
Synonyms: fantasy, meditation
revocation
(n) an act or instance of calling back, an annulment, cancellation
Synonyms: repeal, withdrawal
Antonyms: ratification, confirmation
scan
(v) to examine closely; to look over quickly but thoroughly (n) an examination
Synonyms: (v) study, glance at, (n) survey
strand
(n) a beach or shore; a string of wire, hair, etc.
(v) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopelss position
Synoyms: (n) fiber, thread, (v) abandon, maroon
Antonyms: (v) rescue, save
strife
(n) bitter disagreement, fighting, struggle
Synonyms: conflict, discord, turmoil
Antonyms: peace, calm, harmony, agreement
topple
(v) to fall forward, to overturn, bring about the downfall of
Synonyms: unseat, upset, tumble
Antonyms: remain upright, establish, set up
