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
