vocab 4 Flashcards
despondent def
feeling gloomy or hopeless
despondent syn and ant
syn: deject; dismal
ant: joyful; buoyant
protocol def
the formal or official way of correctly doing something
protocol syn and ant
syn: custom; code
candid def
honest and straightforward; blunt
candid syn and ant
syn: frank; direct
ant: evasive
jingoism def
extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
redress def
to make right; to correct
redress syn and ant
syn: rectify; amend
ant: exacerbate; worsen
argot def
special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
argot syn and ant
syn: jargon
appease def
to claim; to make satisfied (only temporarily)
appease syn and ant
syn: mollify
ant: aggravate
strident def
harsh sounding; grating
strident syn and ant
syn: shrill
ant: soothing
chaos def
complete disorder
chaos syn and ant
syn: confusion; jumble
ant: order; harmony
expunge def
to erase or eliminate
expunge syn and ant
syn: obliterate
ant: add
bigot def
one who is intolerant of differences in others
bigot syn and ant
syn: racist; extremist
augment def
to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity
augment syn and ant
syn: expand; supplement
ant: narrow; reduce
toilsome def
requiring exhaustive effort; laborious
toilsome syn and ant
syn: grueling; arduous
ant: easy; effortless
negligence def
careless neglect, often resulting in injury
negligence syn and ant
syn: carelessness
ant: care; attention
privation def
lack of basic life necessities; extreme poverty
privation syn and ant
syn: impoverishment; penury
ant: wealth; luxury
the root alter means
change or other
the root ego means
self
the root mega means
large
the root polis means
city or state
the root centris means
centered on
motely
made up od dissimilar parts; being many colors
repine
to be discontent as though yearning for something to complain about
furtive
stealthy; secretive
meticulous
extremely;sometimes excessive; careful about small details; percise
