Vocab Workshop Unit 4 Flashcards
Approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; to get at ,obtain
Synonyms: entry, admittance, entrée
Antonym: total exclusion
Access
To run off and hide
Synonyms: bolt, make off, skip town
Abscond
A lack of government and law; confusion
Synonyms: chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium
Antonyms: law and order, peace and quiet
Anarchy
Hard to do, requiring much effort
Synonyms: hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing
Antonyms: easy, simple, effortless
Arduous
Favoring one side unduly; prejudiced
Synonyms: unfair, partial, bigoted
Antonyms: fair, impartial, unprejudiced, just
Biased
Favorable; fortunate
Synonyms: promising, encouraging, propitious
Antonyms: ill-omened, ominous, sinister
Auspicious
To overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
Synonyms: dismay, cow
Antonyms: encourage, embolden, reassure
Daunt
To free from tangles or complications
Synonyms: unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl
Antonyms: tangle up, ensnarl, snag
Disentangle
Determined in advance by destiny or fortune
Synonyms: Destin, preordained, doomed
Antonyms: accidental, fortuitous, chance, random
Fated
To mislead by a trick, deceive
Synonyms: dupe, put one over on
Antonyms: undeceived, disabuse, clue in
Hoodwink
Not having life; without energy or spirit
Synonyms: lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless
Antonyms: living, alive, energetic, lively, spritely
Inanimate
To burn to ashes
Synonyms: burn up, cremate, reduced to ashes
Incinerate
Very brave, fearless, unshakable
Synonyms: valiant, courageous, audacious, daring
Antonyms: timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous
Intrepid
Theft
Synonyms: stealing, robbery, burglary
Larceny
Bending readily ; easily influenced
Synonyms: supple, flexible, elastic, plastic
Antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone
Pliant
