UNIT I Flashcards
ANNIHILATE
verb
destroy utterly; obliterate.
“a simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all”
Similar:
destroy
wipe out
obliterate
Opposite:
create
build
establish
defeat utterly.
“the stronger force annihilated its opponent virtually without loss”
ANTIQUITY
noun
1.
the ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages.
“the great civilizations of antiquity”
Similar:
ancient times
the ancient past
classical times
2.
great age.
“a church of great antiquity”
Similar:
age
oldness
elderliness
FISSURE
noun
a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
Similar:
opening
crevice
crack
cleft
groove
gap
hole
verb
split or crack (something) to form a long, narrow opening.
“the dry years had cracked and fissured the cliffs”
DISSOLUTION
: the act or process of dissolving: such as. : separation into component parts. b(1) : decay, disintegration.
Similar:
noun
1.
cessation
conclusion
end
ending
finish
RENDING
verb (used with object), rent, rend·ing. to separate into parts with force or violence:
The storm rent the ship to pieces.
to tear apart, split, or divide: racial tension that is rending the nation.
to pull or tear violently (often followed by away, off, up, etc.).
to tear (one’s garments or hair) in grief, rage, etc.
TUMULTUOUS
: marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval. tumultuous passions.
Similar:
loud
deafening
thunderous
thundering
SPACIOUS
adjective
(especially of a room or building) having ample space.
“the hotel has a spacious lounge and TV room”
Similar:
roomy
commodious
capacious
OBSCURE
dark, vague, enigmatic, cryptic, ambiguous, equivocal mean not clearly understandable.
obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge.
Similar: adjective
unclear
uncertain
unknown
doubtful
mysterious
vague
concealed
RECESSED
adjective
(of a fixture or architectural feature) set or built in a recess in the surrounding wall or surface.
“supplement the light from the chandelier with recessed lights along the perimeter of the room”
Similar:
concave.
hollow.
hollowed.
indented.
sinking.
sunken.
caved-in.
fallen-in.
VESTIBULE
1a : a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building : lobby. b : an enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.
2 : any of various bodily cavities especially when serving as or resembling an entrance to some other cavity or space:
MUFFLED
1 : to wrap up so as to conceal or protect : envelop.
2 obsolete : blindfold.
3a : to wrap or pad with something to dull the sound muffle the oarlocks. b : to deaden the sound of.
4 : keep down, suppress muffled her anger.
RECLUSIVE
: seeking solitude : retiring from society. a reclusive neighbor.
While Stephen King is far from reclusive, he doesn’t spend much time promoting his horror-filled novels.
Sarah Lyall. : marked by seclusion or retirement : solitary.
Similar:
reclusive
adjective
solitary
secluded
isolated
hermitlike
SINISTER
adjective
1.
giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
“there was something sinister about that murmuring voice”
Similar:
menacing
threatening
ominous
forbidding
ETHEREAL
1 a : of or relating to the regions beyond the earth. b : celestial. c : unworldly, spiritual. 2 a : lacking material substance : immaterial, intangible.
Similar: adjective
delicate
exquisite
dainty
elegant
graceful
beautiful
lovely
fragile
light
fine
DIMENSION
a measurement of the size of something in a particular direction, such as the length, width, height, or diameter. (often plural) scope; size; extenta problem of enormous dimensions.
