Vocab Unit 7 Flashcards
gird
(v.) to prepare for an event or an action Syn: brace
daunt
(v.) to make afraid; to discourage Syn: intimidate; dishearten Ant: encourage
flux
(n.) a state of continual change or movement Syn: fluctuation; instability Ant: stability; solidity
hovel
(n.) a wretched living place; an open shed Syn: shanty; shack Ant: palace; mansion
cadaverous
(adj.) of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; thin Syn: ghastly Ant: robust; healthy
gothic
(adj.) of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
penury
(n.) extreme poverty Syn: destitution Ant: wealth; opulence
egress
(n.) an exit; a means of going out Syn: passage Ant: ingress; entrance
felicity
(n.) happiness; bliss Syn: euphoria; delight Ant: unhappiness; discontent
despot
(n.) a dictator with absolute power Syn: tyrant
(v.) to prepare for an event or an action Syn: brace
gird
(v.) to make afraid; to discourage Syn: intimidate; dishearten Ant: encourage
daunt
(n.) a state of continual change or movement Syn: fluctuation; instability Ant: stability; solidity
flux
(n.) a wretched living place; an open shed Syn: shanty; shack Ant: palace; mansion
hovel
(adj.) of or like a corpse; pale; gaunt; thin Syn: ghastly Ant: robust; healthy
cadaverous
(adj.) of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
gothic
(n.) extreme poverty Syn: destitution Ant: wealth; opulence
penury
(n.) an exit; a means of going out Syn: passage Ant: ingress; entrance
egress
(n.) happiness; bliss Syn: euphoria; delight Ant: unhappiness; discontent
felicity
(n.) a dictator with absolute power Syn: tyrant
despot
suffix ism
belief in
root deci
ten
prefix anti
against
roots duc and duct
to lead
root do
to give
belief in
suffix ism
ten
root deci
against
prefix anti
to lead
roots duc and duct
to give
root do
