vocab 11&12 Flashcards
harangue
syn: tirade
grandiloquent
syn: pretentious
ant: plain-spoken
avid
syn: voracious; eager
ant: apathetic
humility
syn: modesty
ant: vanity; arrogance
dolorous
syn: mournful
ant: joyous
explicit
syn: exact; precise
ant: ambiguous; vague
gargantuan
syn: gigantic; huge
ant: tiny
gadfly
syn: nuisance; pest
arduous
syn: strenuous; laborious
ant: easy; unchallenging
affable
syn: amiable; good-natured
ant: disagreeable; irascible
agrarian
syn: intimidating
sycophant
syn: today
ant: contrarian
grimace
syn: scowl
ant: smile
lexicon
syn: jargon; argot; cant
altercation
syn: quarrel; dispute
ant: agreement; harmony
ominous
syn: sinister
ant: comforting
galvanize
syn: stimulate
ant: enervate
exhort
syn: encourage
audacity
syn: insolence; impudence
ant: decorum
evince
syn: manifest
hyperbole
ant: understatement
expedient
syn: effective
ant: feckless
incarcerate
syn: imprison; constrain
ant: liberate; free
incisive
syn: piercing; acute
ant: pacified; assuaged