Unit 8 Synonyms Flashcards
What is the SYNONYM of “tragedy, cataclysm”?
Catastrophe
What is the SYNONYM of “freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous”?
Abnormal
What is the SYNONYM of argumentative, quarrelsome,contentious”?
Disputatious
What is the SYNONYM of “stimulus, spur, motive, inducement”?
Incentive
What is the SYNONYM of “defiant, unruly, mutinous”?
Insubordinate
What is the SYNONYM of “kernel,nucleus, crux”?
Nub
What is the SYNONYM of “anoint, consecrated, enact, decree”?
Ordain
What is the SYNONYM of “permeate, diffuse, imbue”?
Pervade
What is the SYNONYM of “douse, stifle”?
Quench
What is the SYNONYM of “remainder, residue, leftover”?
Remnant
What is the SYNONYM of “occurring at the same time, concurrent”?
Simultaneous