Vocab (week of September 6) Flashcards
Absurd definition
Something that is so crazy or wild that it is hard to believe
Absurd Synonyms
Crazy, Foolish, illogical, preposterous, irrational, ludicrous
Belligerent definition
Someone who is hostile or aggressive, someone who is waging war
Belligerent Synonyms
Aggressive, antagonistic, hostile, quarrelsome
Cynical definition
Distrusting and weary of someone’s words or actions
Cynical Synonyms
Sarcastic, contemptuous, derisive, ironic, misanthropic
Docile definition
Easily managed and weak minded
Docile Synonyms
easygoing, gentle, laid-back, meek, obedient
Earnest definition
A dedicated passionate worker or has a dedicated and passionate intention
Fanciful definition
Having an imaginative mind, or something that seems fictional
Earnest Synonyms
diligent, fervent, heartfelt, impassioned, passionate, purposeful
Fanciful Synonyms
absurd, bizarre, extravagant, fantastic, fantastical, fictional, imaginative
Grim definition
A forbidding expression or a forbidding future/results
Grim Synonyms
bleak, dire,hopeless
Hollow definition
Having a cavity or space inside something, or meaningless ideas and/or speech
Hollow Synonyms
depressed, dimpled, indented, notched
pitted, striated, sunken
