Vocab. 2 Flashcards
Adjourn
(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place.
Synonym: Postpone, Suspend, Discontinue
Antonym: Open, Call to Order
Alien
(n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange
Synonym: (adj.) exotic, unfamiliar
Antonym: native, endemic, familiar
Comely
(adj.) having a pleasing appearance
Synonym: good-looking, attractive, bonny
Antonym: plain, homely, ugly, repulsive
Compensate
(v.) to make up for; to repay for services
Synonym: pay back, reimburse, recompense
Antonym: fail to reward, stiff
Dissolute
(adj.) loose in one’s morals or behavior
Synonym: dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt
Antonym: virtuous, chaste, moral, seemly, proper
Erratic
(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected ; undependable
Synonym: irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable
Antonym: steady, consistent, dependable
Expulsion
(n.) the process of driving or forcing out
Synonyms: ejection, ouster, eviction
Antonym: admittance, admission
Feint
(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense; (v.) to make a pretense
Synonym: (n) trick, ruse, subterfuge, dodge, bluff
Fodder
(n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
Synonym: feed, provender
Fortify
(v.) to strengthen, build up
Synonym: reinforce, shore up
Antonym: weaken, undermine, sap, impair
Illegible
(adj.) difficult or impossible to read
Synonym: unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled
Antonym: readable, decipherable, distinct, clear
Jeer
(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n) a rude remark of derision
Synonym: (v.) laugh at, mock, taunt
Antonym: (n.) applaudable, plaudits, accolades
Lucrative
(adj.) bringing in money; profitable
Synonym: gainful, moneymaking
Antonym: unprofitable, losing, in the red
Mediocre
(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished
Synonym: run-of-the-mill
Antonym: decrease, diminish, dwindle, slack off
Proliferate
(v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
Synonym: multiply, mushroom, burgeon
Antonym: decrease, diminish, dwindle, slack off
