Vocab 3 Flashcards
Ambidextrous
Equally skillful with either hand
Edifice
A large, elaborate structure; an imposing building
Syn: fortress. Ant: hovel
Belated
Delayed
Syn: tardy; late. Ant: timely
Animate
To give life or motion to
Syn: enliven. Ant: quell
Knead
To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
Syn: squeeze; rub; press
Chauvinist
One having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs
Equalitarian
Promoting equal rights for all people
Ant: elitist
Berserk
In a state of violent or destructive rage
Syn: frenzied.
Ant: placid;complacent
Ostentatious
Marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display
Syn: grandiose.
Ant: unobtrusive;bland
Delude
To mislead; to fool
Syn: deceive. Ant: enlighten
Roots: mater and matr mean
Mother
Root: micro means
Small
Root: meter means
Measure
Root: aut means
Self
