Vocabulary # 3 Flashcards
Ambidextrous
Equally skillful with either hand
Edifice
A large structure. An imposing building. Syn; fortress ant: hovel
Belated
Delayed
Syn: tardy, late
Ant: timely
Animate
To give life or motion to
Syn: enliven, encourage, excite
Ant: quell
Knead
To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
Syn: squeeze, rub, press
Chauvinist
One having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs
Egalitarian
Promoting equal rights for all people
Ant: elitist
Berserk
A state of violent of destructive rage
Syn: frenzied
Ant: placid, complacent
Ostentatious
Marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display
Syn: grandoise
Ant: unobtrusive, bland
Delude
To mislead, to fool
Syn: decieve
Ant: enlighten
Mater matr-
Mother
Micro-
Small
Meter-
Measure
Aut-
Self