Vocabulary Words Flashcards
established rules or customs
formaility
enormous
prodigious
injurious, harmful to health or well-being
deleterious
threatening
ominous
calmly, quietly
placidly
random
desultory
showing no emotion
impassive
unhappily
disconsolate
pale
pallid
defeated
vanquished
smelly
fetid
not reciprocated
unreuited
urge on, stir up
instigate
reduce in value
depreciate
waterfall
cascade
clean in style, not ornate
chaste
attractive in a cheap, flashy way
meretricious
ruins
ravages
tactful, respectful
discreet
jostled, knocked about
buffeted
unable to be satisfied
insatiable
foretelling of a future event, good or evil
omen
gave out, radiated
irradiated
hang about, lingered
loitered
trying, attempting
endevoring
rude, impolite
impertinent
slightly ill
quamish
showing good judgement
judicious
sweet smelling plant
heliotrope
talking in an unconnected way
maundering
large glass bottle
carboy
bad smelling substence
asafeida
withdraw from the canvas means
to give up
wrapped around
lassoed
large gourdlike fruit
calabash
to lessen, decrease
Syn. - Ebb, diminish, subside, wanes
Ant. - wax
abate
to declare, assert
Syn. - declare, avouch, maintain, warrant, advocate
Ant. - deny, negate, disavow, repudiate
affirm
a rival, opponent, adversary
antagonist
lack of feeling, indifference
Syn. - lethargy, torpor, supor
apathy
to attack
assail
greed for money, cupidity
Syn. - covetous
avarice
frank, honest, truthful
candid
strong criticism, condemnation
Syn. - Censorious, impeachment
censure
to mention, refer to, quote (for proof or example)
Syn. - incite, recite, excite
cite
to compel, bring about force
coerce
a guess, inference
Syn. - supposition, speculation, assumption, presumption, proposition, hypothesis
conjuncture
abundant, plentiful
Syn. - Ample, bountiful, profuse, cornucopia
copious
bold opposition, open challenge
defience
a great downpour or flood
deluge
sullen, gloomy, sour
Syn. - dismal\
dour
outstanding, prominent
Syn.- Renowned, distinguished, illustrious, notorious
Imminent
allure, attract, beguile
Syn. - Lure, inveigle, cajole, beguile, seduce
Entice
distinctive age or outstanding time period
Syn. - era, millennium, eon
epoch
irregular, wandering, having no fixed course, large rock deposited by a glacier
Syn. - Err, errant, erroneous, aberration
erratic
to pretend
Syn. - feint
Feign
deciet, trickery
guile
forerunner, herald
Syn. - precursor
harbringer
unquestioning, implied
implicit
beg, entreat, plead
Syn. - Solicit, entreat, duplicate, importune
implore
insulting behavior, impudence
insolence
lingo, technical language
Syn. - gobbledygook, cant, argot, vernacular, gibberish
jargon
a bow or curtsy, respect
Syn. - salaam
obsinence
to haunt, beset, harass
Syn. - harassment
obcess
deeply thoughtful, wistful
Syn. - reverie
pensive
a wide-spread virus
pestilence
calm, serene, unruffled
Syn. - tranquil demure, sedate, bovine, imperturbable, stoical
placid
powerful, very effective
potent
ecstasy thrills, keen delight
Syn. - gusto, relish, enchantment, transport, entranced, enthralled
rapture
a group of attendants
Syn. - cortege, convoy
retinue
oppression or unjust government
Syn. - autocrat, dictator, despot
tyranny
vocally noisy, clamorous, loudly insistent
Syn. - clamorous, obstreperous, boisterous, strident
vociferious