WK - Cram Plan Pt 2 Flashcards
Loquacious
Talkative
Similar meaning to garrulous & prolix
Inimical
Harmful
Similar meaning deleterious and pernicious
Fleeting
Passing by quickly and ephemeral and transitory
Audacious
Bold, fearless and dauntless
Berate
To scold or criticize
Similar meaning to castigate and reprimand
Praise
Words that speak highly
Similar meaning to encomium and adulation
Antipathy
Hatred (anti = against & path = feelings)
Similar meaning to: malevolence & odium
Clamorous
Noisy
Similar meaning to obstreperous and vociferous
Obstinate
Stubborn
Similar meaning to obdurate and intractable
Polytheism
Belief in many gods
Poly- is a prefix that means “many”,
Theo- is a root that means “god”
Illicit
Not illegal
Ambivalent
Being drawn to both sides of an issue
Ambi - is a prefix that means “both “
Euphoria
Pleasant feelings
Eu- is a prefix that means good
Moribund
Dying
Nor- is a root word that means death
Mercurial
Changeable; capricious