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