Vocabulary: August 26-September 2 Flashcards
Cynic
A person who beloved that only selfishness motivates human action and who disbelieved in selfless acts
Synonym: pessimist
Conducive
Tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable
Synonym: facilitate
Antonym: useless, unhelpful
Culinary
Of relating to, or used in cooking
Culpable
Blameworthy
Synonym: reproachable
Antonym: blameless, faultless, impeccable
Curtail
To cut short; cut off a part; abridge; reduce; diminish
Synonym: abbreviate
Antonym: elongate, prolong
Contrite
Caused by or showing sincere remorse
Synonym: apologetic, regretful, sorry, repentant
Antonym: remorseless, unapologetic
Cryptic
Mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous
Synonym: arcane, mysterious
Antonym: clear, obvious
Conjure
To bring to mind; to recall; to affect or influence by invocation or spell
Synonym: beg, implore, petition
Complicity
The state of being an accomplice, partnership, or involvement in wrong doing.
Synonyms: collusion, connivance, conspiracy
Concord
Agreement; concurrence in attitudes
Syn: harmony, comity, compatibility
Ant: conflict, discord, variance
Daunt
To overcome with fear; intimidate
Syn: discourage, dispirit, unnerve
Ant: encourage, hearten
Debauchery
Excessive indulgence in sexual pleasures; impertinence
Syn: corruption, immorality, sin
Debilitate
To make weak or feeble
Syn: weaken, soften, devitalize
Ant: beef up, fortify
Decorous
Characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners appearance, characters, etc.
Syn: decent, proper
Ant: indecent
Defame
To attack the good name or reputation of, as by publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious.
Syn: slander
Ant: absolve
