Unit 8 Flashcards
a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
Apathy
strong dislike; bitter hostility
Animosity
fearful or anxious, especially about the future
apprehensive
to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
commend
able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
compatible
an expression of sympathy
condolence
to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
consecrate
old and feeble; worn-out ruined
decrepit
to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
deride
innocent, simple; frank, sincere
ingenuous
having great variety; numerous and diverse
multifarious
out-of-date, no longer in use
obsolete
eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
omnivorous
stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
parsimonious
a state of perplexity or doubt
quandary
stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
recalcitrant
an injury done in return for injury
reprisal
to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration
revel
to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
stultify
smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
suave
syn. - enmity, antipathy
ant. - affection, fondness, rapport, amity
animosity
syn. - indifference, disinterest, detachment
ant. - euthusiasm, fervor, ardor, concern
apathy
syn. - worried, nervous, fretful, jittery
ant. - unworried, assured, confident, certain
apprehensive
syn. - applaud; entrust
ant. - abhor, loathe
commend
syn. - harmonious, in agreement, like-minded
ant. - mismatched, incongruous, antagonistic
compatible
syn.- commiseration, solace, sympathy
condolence
syn. - devote, dedicate, sanctify
ant. - desecrate, defile, profane, dishonor
consecrate
syn. - infirm, broken-down, rickety, dilapidated
ant. - vigorous, robust, sturdy
decrepit
syn. - mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at
ant. - praise, extol, acclaim, applaud
deride
syn. - naive, artless, guileless, candid
ant. - artful, crafty, wordly, sophisticated
ingenuous
syn. - varied, manifold, heterogeneous
ant. - unvaried, uniform, homogeneous
multifarious
syn. - outmoded, antiquated, passe, old hat
ant. - current, up-to-date, brand-new
obsolete
syn.- all-devouring, voracious
omnivorous
syn. - frugal, niggardly, penny-pinching, cheap
ant. - generous, openhanded
parsimonious
syn.- confusion, dilemma, predicament
quandary
syn. - unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery
ant. - obedient, docile, cooperative, compliant
recalcitrant
syn.- retaliation, revenge, retribution
reprisal
revel syn.- (v) relish, savor, bask in , carouse
ant.- (v) abhor, loathe
revel
syn. - smother, stifle, neutralize. negate
ant. - arouse, excite, inspire, stimulate
stultify
syn. - sophisticated, urbane, polished
ant. - crude, clumsy, unpolished, oafish, loutish
suave
