unit 8 Flashcards

0
Q

n: lack of feeling
syn: indifference
ant: enthusiasm

A

apathy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

n strong dislike

syn: enmity
ant: affection

A

animosity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

adj fearful anxious

syn: worried nervous
ant: unworried assured

A

apprehensive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

v to praise express approval
syn applaud
ant abhor

A

commend

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

adj able to get along well together
syn harmonious
ant mismatched

A

compatible

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

n expression of sympathy

syn commiseration

A

condolence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

v to make sacred hallow
syn devote
ant desecrate

A

consecrate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

adj old feeble
syn infirm
ant vigorous

A

decrepit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

v to ridicule laugh
syn mock scorn
ant praise extol

A

deride

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

adj innocent simple
syn naive artless
ant artful crafty

A

ingenous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

adj having great variety
syn varied manifold
ant unvaried

A

multifarious

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

adj out of date
syn outmoded passe
ant current

A

obsolete

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

adj eatting every kid of food

syn all devouring

A

omnivorous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

adj stingy miserly
syn frugal
ant generous

A

parsimonious

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

n state of perplexity or doubt

syn confusion

A

quandary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

adj stubbornly
syn unruly
ant obedient

A

recalcitrant

16
Q

n injury done in return for injury

syn retaliation

A

reprisal

17
Q

v to take great pleasure
syn relish
ant abhor

n wild celebration

A

revel

18
Q

v to make ineffective or useless
syn smother stifle
ant arouse excite

A

stultify

19
Q

adj smoothly aggreable or polite
syn sophisticated
ant crude clumsy

A

suave