vocab 7-8 Flashcards
transpose
syn: shift; reorder
sardonic
syn: cynical; sarcastic
ant: optimistic
ambivalent
syn: uncertain; wavering
ant: certain; resolute
destitute
syn: impoverished; penniless
ant: affluent
demure
syn: prim
ant: indiscreet
intrepid
syn: blod; fearless
ant: cowardly
affront
syn: offense; slight
ant: praise
erudite
syn: educated
ant: unlettered; illiterate
culmination
syn: apex
ant: nadir
rend
syn: rip; rive
demagogue
syn: rabble- rouser
concur
syn: support; agree
ant: dispute; differ
duplicity
syn: deception
ant: straightforwardness
belie
syn: contradict; misrepresent
ant: prove; show
droll
syn: quaint
abate
syn: subside; decrease
ant: intensify; increase
glib
syn: despise; loathe
ant: love; adore
journeyman
ant: apprentice; neophyte
dole
ant: hoard
protean
ant: fixed
decorum
syn: propriety
ant: inappropriateness
extrovert
ant: introvert
austere
syn: strict; unadorned
ant: luxurious; indulgent
the root fid means
“faith” or “trust”
the root form means
“shape”
the root crea means
“create, make”
the suffix -tion mean
“the act of”
the prefix re- means
“back” or “again”
the prefix con- means
“with”
the root frag and fract means
“break”
the root chrono means
“time”
the suffix -ment means
“the result of” or “product of the action”
the suffix -logical means
“ordered by”
the prefix re- means
“back, again”
