Vocab list && Synonyms {1-25} Flashcards
abstemious
restrain from doing what one wants to
Synonym : restrained
accentuate
make more noticeable
Synonym : focus attention on
adage
short statement expressing a general truth
Synonym : a saying
adept
very skilled
Synonym : expert
ambivalent
having mixed feelings
Synonym : unsure
ameliorate
making something better
Synonym : improve
amicable
a spirit of friendliness
Synonym : friendly
annihilate
utterly destroy
Synonym : obliterate
atrocious
horrifyingly wicked
Synonym : brutal
avarice
extreme greed for wealth
Synonym : greed
banter
playful exchange of teasing remarks
Synonym : joke
benevolent
well meaning / kindly
Synonym : kind
boisterous
rowdy
Synonym : lively
bureaucracy
system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials
Synonym : civil service
buttress
a source of defense or support.
Synonym : prop
callous
having a cruel disregard for others
Synonym : heartless
colloquial
not formal or literary
Synonym : informal
conundrum
a confusing problen or question
Synonym : problem
complacent
showing eccesive pride in oneself or one’s achievements
Synonym : self-satified / smug
defiant
to show resistance
Synonym : opposition
defile
take to purity from something
Synonym : spoil
depreciate
deminish in value over a period of time
Synonym : lose value
diabolical
disgracefully bad or unpleasant
Synonym : dreadful
discernible
able to be seen or understood
Synonym : visible
eradicate
destroy completely
Synonym : eliminate
