Vocabulary 4 Flashcards by Alexis Kruljac

daunt

v. to make afraid; to discourage

ant: encourage

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flux

n. a state of continual change or movement

ant: stability; solidity

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hovel

n. a wretched living place; an open shed

ant: palace; mansion

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cadaverous

adj. of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin

ant: robust; healthy

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gothic

ajd. of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesue, and desolate style of fiction

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penury

n. extreme poverty

ant: wealth; opulence

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egress

n. an exit; a means of going out

ant: ingress; entrance

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felicity

n. happiness; bliss

ant: unhappiness; discontent

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despot

n. a dictator with absolute power

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beget

v. to produce; to make happen

ant: prevent

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educe

v. to draw or bring out

ant: suppress

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glean

v. to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor

ant: disperse

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chafe

v. to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction

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effrontery

n. shameless boldness

ant: timidity

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imbibe

v. to drink (especially alcohol)

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feign

v. to pretend

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desist

v. to stop; discontinue

ant: begin; start

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allude

v. to hint at, to refer to indirectly

ant: expose

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elite

n. the choice members or best of a group

ant: common; multitude

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morph

shape

greek

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vest

clothes

latin

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bene

good

latin

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pond

weight

latin

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corp

body

latin

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dorm

sleep | latin

pater

father | latin

nov

new | latin

punct

point | latin

ject

throw | latin

tion

act or state | latin

loco

place | latin

dox

opinion | greek

amphi

both | greek

magn

great | latin

good | greek

endo

within | greek

phobia

fear | greek

ortho

straight | greek

put

think | latin

ver

true | latin

matri

mother | latin

mega

large | greek

pop

people | latin

sangui

blood | latin

anti

against sometimes changed to anto or ant. can mean against, prevent, opposite, reverse,hostile to, counteract or rivaling.

antibody

protein that neutralizes an antigen

anticlimax

a ludicrous conclusion

anticline

an upward bend in rock strata

anticoagulant

drug that prevents clotting

antifebrile

reducing fever

antihero

an untraditional protagonist

antilogy

a contradiction

antimatter

opposite particles

antinomian

belief in faith alone

antipathy

strong dislike

antiseptic

preventing infection

antivenin

an antitoxin for venom

antonym

a opposite word

antonomasia

the use of epithets

antidote

a poison remedy

antinovel

a radical novel

antipode

the exact opposite

antimacassar

a small cover for a chair back

antiscorbutic

a remedy for scurvy

antilabor

opposed to unions

antiballistic

an antimissile missile

gird

v. to prepare for an event or an action