Vocab Unit 8 Flashcards
Apathy
A lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
Syn: indifference, disinterest, detachment
Ant: affection, fervor, ador, concern
Animosity
String dislike; bitter hostility
Syn: enmity, rancor, antipathy
Ant: affection fondness, rapport, amity
Apprehensive
Fearful, anxious, especially about the future
Syn: worried, nervous, fretful
Ant: unworried, assured, confident, certain
Commend
To praise, express approval
Syn: applaud, entrust
Ant: abhor, loathe
Compatible
Able to get along or work well together, capable of use with some other model or system
Syn: harmonious, on agreement
Ant: mismatched, incongruous, antagonistic
Condolence
An expression of sympathy
Syn: commiseration, solace, sympathy
Consecrate
To make sacred, hallow; set aside for a special purpose
Syn: devote, dedicate, sanctify
Ant: desecrate, defile, profane, dishonor
Decrepit
Old, feeble; worn-out, ruined
Syn: infirm, broken down, rickety
Ant: vigorous, robust, sturdy
Deride
To ridicule, laugh at with contempt
Syn: mock, scorn,disparage, jeer at
Ant: praise, extol. Acclaim, applaud
Ingenuous
Innocent, simple, frank, sincere
Syn: naive, artless, candid, artless
Ant: artful, crafty, worldly, sophisticated
Multifarious
Having great variety, numerous and diverse
Syn: varied, manifold, heterogenous
Ant: unvaried, homogenous, uniform
Obsolete
Out of date,no longer in use
Syn: outmoded, antiquated, old hat
Any: current, up to date, brand new
Omnivorous
Eating every kind of food; early taking in everything
Syn: all devouring, voracious
Parsimonious
Stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
Syn: frugal, niggardly, penny pinching, cheap
Ant: generous, openhanded
Quandary
A state of perplexity or doubt
Syn: confusion, dilemma, predicament
