Vocabulary Set VI Flashcards
sentient
conscious, alert, able to recognize, aware
aware, able to recognize, alert, conscious
sentient
senile
failing in physical and mental capabilities due to old age
failing in physical and mental capabilities due to old age
senile
fetter
tie up, hold, bind
tie up, hold, bind
fetter
antiquate
date, archaize, obsolesce, obsolet
obsolet, obsolesce, archaize, date
antiquate
burdensome
troublesome, demanding, difficult, onerous
onerous, difficult, demanding, troublesome
burdensome
juncture
turning point, crossroad, choice
choice, crossroad, turning point
juncture
knave
rascal, bastard, lowlife, fraud
fraud, lowlife, bastard, rascal
knave
compatriot
fellow countryman, national, fellow citizen
fellow citizen, national, fellow countryman
compatriot
martyr
sufferer, scapegoat, saint
saint, scapegoat, sufferer
martyr
sibilant
speech sound, affricate, click
click, affricate, speech sound
sibilant
scintillate
twinkle, flash, glimmer
glimmer, flash, twinkle
scintillate
sinuous
winding, twisting, crooked, curved
curved, crooked, twisting, winding
sinuous
scurrilous
foul-mouthed, vulgar, defamatory, insulting
insulting, defamatory, vulgar, foul-mouthed
scurrilous
ire
anger, annoyance, displeasure, fury
fury, displeasure, annoyance, anger
ire
disinclination
unwillingness to do or believe something, aversion, antipathy
antipathy, aversion, unwillingness to do or believe something
disinclination
platitude
dull, overused saying, banality, bromide
bromide, banality, overused saying, dull
platitude
heedless
careless, inattentive, reckless
reckless, inattentive, careless
heedless
manifold
abundant, many, assorted, complex
complex, assorted, many, abundant
manifold
lithe
flexible, graceful, slender, athletic, slim, agile
agile, slim, athletic, slender, graceful, flexible
lithe
tensile
flexible, malleable, soft
soft, malleable, flexible
tensile
fortuitous
lucky, accidental, odd, fortunate, serendipitous
serendipitous, fortunate, odd, accidental, lucky
fortuitous
gangling
rangy, awkward, bony, gawky
gawky, bony, awkward, rangy
gangling
mimetic
imitative, counterfeit, emulative
emulative, counterfeit, imitative
mimetic
abject
hopeless and downtrodden, wretched, base
base, wretched, hopeless and downtrodden
abject
reprisal
revenge, retaliation, retribution, vengeance
vengeance, retribution, retaliation, revenge
reprisal
retinue
entourage, band, cortege, crew, escort, followers
followers, escort, crew, cortege, band, entourage
retinue
bountiful
abundant, ample, lavish, magnanimous, plentiful
plentiful, magnanimous, lavish, ample, abundant
bountiful
ransack
turn inside out, comb, gut, loot, ravage, plunder
ravage, loot, gut, comb, turn inside out, plunder
ransack
yearling
suckling, nursling
nursling, suckling
yearling
hatch
create, plan, breed, come up with, conceive
conceive, come up with, breed, plan, create
hatch
starling
a protective structure of pillings surrounding a pier of a bridge; any of various kind of Old World passerine bird
any of various kind of Old World passerine bird; a protective structure of pillings surrounding a pier of a bridge
starling
foundling
orphan, castaway, waif
waif, castaway, orphan
foundling
undulate
rise and fall, billow, wobble
wobble, billow, rise and fall
undulate
liquefaction
condensation, dissolution, fusion, dew
dew, fusion, dissolution, condensation
liquefaction
flagrant
flaunting, blatant, without shame, atrocious
atrocious, without shame, blatant, flaunting
flagrant
benign
kindly, benevolent, favorable, friendly, gentle
gentle, friendly, favorable, benevolent, kindly
benign
perdition
hell, abyss, condemnation
condemnation, abyss, hell
perdition
amphibious
aquatic, floating, marine, maritime
maritime, marine, floating, aquatic
amphibious
guile
slyness, cleverness, trickery, chicanery
chicanery, trickery, cleverness, slyness
guile
portly
bulky, fat, beefy, burly, corpulent
burly, beefy, fat, bulky, corpulent
portly
zephyr
air, breath, breeze, wind
wind, breeze, breath, air
zephyr
plethora
excess, deluge, glut, overabundance, plenty, profusion, surfeit
surfeit, profusion, plenty, overabundance, glut, deluge, excess
plethora
vale
valley, dale, expression of good-bye
expression of good-bye, dale, valley
vale
nocturne
serenade, divertimento, song
song, divertimento, serenade
nocturne
harrow
sack, devastate, spoil
spoil, devastate, sack
harrow
expiate
make amends for, absolve, appease
appease, absolve, make amends for
expiate
honorarium
complimentary fee, gratuity
gratuity, complimentary fee
honorarium
inoculate
immunize, inject, vaccinate
vaccinate, inject, immunize
inoculate
exalt
promote, praise, dignify, extol, glorify, laud
glorify, extol, dignify, praise, promote, laud
exalt
engender
cause to happen, cause an action, arouse, induce
induce, arouse, cause an action, cause to happen
engender
covet
desire strongly, crave, envy, lust after
lust after, envy, crave, desire strongly
covet
filibustered
adjourn, bar, block, prevent, prolong, impede
impede, prolong, prevent, block, bar, adjourn
filibustered
terrarium
an enclosure for keeping small land animals or to grow plants
an enclosure for keeping small land animals or to grow plants
terrarium
neoprene
wetsuit
wetsuit
neoprene
ravine
gap in earth’s surface, canyon, chasm, crevasse
crevasse, chasm, canyon, gap in earth’s surface
ravine
belfries, belfry
a bell tower, dome, minaret
minaret, dome, a bell tower
belfries, belfry
staid
restrained, set, decorous, dignified, solemn
solemn, dignified, decorous, set, restrained
staid
nimble
dexterous, smart, adept, adroit, bright, deft
deft, bright, adroit, adept, smart, dexterous
nimble
