Week 3 Flashcards
Rich
Wealthy, affluent
Popular
Well-liked
Harmful
Detrimental, adverse, hazardous
Famous
Well-known, renowned, distinguished
Thriving
Prosperous
Traditional
Conventional
Typical
Characteristic
Fast
Rapid
Easy
Effortless
Beautiful
Scenic, picturesque
Expensive
Pricey, costly
Unreasonably high
Exorbitant
Curious
Inquisitive
Convey
To communicate
Plummet
Decrease rapidly in value or amount
Substantially
considerably, essentially, extensively, heavily, largely, materially.
Big bucks
sarcastic slang for a lot of money
Hard earned money
Money that you had work hard to get
Hype
extravagant or intense promotion
Surmise
To assume something without having evidence to confirm it
Allocate
To put aside for a specific purpose
Amateur
Someone who is inexperienced or not highly skilled in a particular area
Ambiguous
Having several potential meanings; unclear and difficult to understand.
Amend
To change for the better; to improve
Ample
Plentiful
Arbitrary
Based on a whim or random decision
Wish
Sudden wish or idea, specially one that cannot be reasonably explained
Arduous
Requiring a log of effort
Augment
To increase or make larger
Berate
To scold
Brash
Rude and tactless
“The brash man always asked inappropiate questions”
Cacophony
A harsh, unpleasant mixture of noise
Coalesce you
To combine or grow together
“The people on the streets eventually coalesced into a group”
Coerce
To force someone to do something against their will
Cohesion
Uniting; becomin one
“Water molecules show strong cohesion when they stuck together”
Collide
To hit one another with a forceful impact”
Illiterate
Unable to read
Indisputable
Not able to be challenged
Knack
A special talent or skill
Lag
To fall behind
“I stayed with the front group of runners for the first few miles, but after I began to lag”
