Word Groups Flashcards
abbreviated communication
abridge compendium cursory curtail syllabus synopsis terse
act quickly
abrupt apace headlong impetuous precipitate
assist
abet advocate ancillary bolster corroborate countenance espouse mainstay munificent proponent stalwart sustenance
bad mood
bilious dudgeon irascible pettish petulant pique querulous umbrage waspish
beginner/amateur
dilettante fledgling neophyte novitiate proselyte tyro
beginning/young
burgeoning callow engender inchoate incipient nascent
biting (as in wit or temperament)
acerbic acidulous acrimonious asperity caustic mordacious mordant trenchant
bold
audacious
courageous
dauntless
boring
banal fatuous hackneyed insipid mundane pedestrian platitude prosaic quotidian trite
carousal
bacchanalian debauchery depraved dissipated iniquity libertine libidinous licentious reprobate ribald salacious sordid turpitude
changing quickly
capricious
mercurial
volatile
copy
counterpart emulate facsimile factitious paradigm precursor quintessence simulate vicarious
criticize/criticism
Aspersion Belittle Berate Calumny Castigate Decry Denounce Deride/derisive Diatribe Disparage Excoriate Gainsay Harangue Impugn Inveigh Lambaste Objurgate Obloquy Opprobrium Pillory Rebuke Remonstrate Reprehend Reprove Revile Tirade Vituperate
Death/mourning
bereave cadaver defunct demise dolorous elegy knell lament macabre moribund obsequies sepulchral wraith
denying of self
abnegate abstain ascetic spartan stoic temperate
dictatorial
authoritarian despotic dogmatic hegemonic/hegemony imperious peremptory tyrannical
difficult to understand
abstruse ambiguous arcane bemusing cryptic enigmatic esoteric inscrutable obscure opaque paradoxical perplexing recondite turbid
disgusting/offensive
defile fetid invidious noisome odious putrid rebarbative
easy to understand
articulate cogent eloquent evident limpid lucid pellucid
eccentric/dissimilar
aberrant anachronism anomalous discrete eclectic esoteric iconoclast
embarrass
abash chagrin compunction contrition diffidence expiate foible gaucherie rue
equal
equitable
equity
tantamount
falsehood
Apocryphal Canard Chicanery Dissemble Duplicity equivocate Erroneous Ersatz Fallacious Feigned Guile mendacious/mendacity Perfidy Prevaricate Specious Spurious
family
conjugal consanguine distaff endogamous filial fratricide progenitor scion
favoring/not impartial
ardent/ardor doctrinaire fervid partisan tendentious zealot
forgive/make amends
absolve acquit exculpate exonerate expiate palliate redress vindicate
funny
chortle droll facetious flippant gibe jocular levity ludicrous raillery riposte simper
gaps/openings
abatement aperture fissure hiatus interregnum interstice lull orifice rent respite rift
Generous/Kind
altruistic beneficent clement largess magnanimous munificent philanthropic unstinting
Greedy
avaricious covetous mercenary miserly penurious rapacious venal
Hard-hearted
asperity baleful dour fell malevolent mordant sardonic scathing truculent vitriolic vituperation
harmful
baleful baneful deleterious inimical injurious insidious minatory perfidious pernicious
harsh-sounding
cacophony din dissonant raucous strident
hatred
abhorrence anathema antagonism antipathy detestation enmity loathing malice odium rancor
healthy
beneficial
salubrious
salutary
hesitate
dither oscillate teeter vacillate waver
hostile
antithetic churlish curmudgeon irascible malevolent misanthropic truculent vindictive
innocent/inexperienced
credulous gullible ingenuous naive novitiate tyro
insincere
disingenuous dissemble fulsome ostensible unctuous
investigate
appraise ascertain assay descry peruse
lazy/sluggish
indolent inert lackadaisical languid lassitude lethargic phlegmatic quiescent slothful torpid
luck
adventitious amulet auspicious fortuitous kismet optimum portentous propitiate propitious providential serendipity talisman
nag
admonish belabor cavil enjoin exhort harangue hector martinet remonstrate reproof
nasty
fetid
noisome
noxious
not a straight line
askance awry careen carom circuitous circumvent gyrate labyrinth meander oblique serrated sidle sinuous undulating vortext
overblown/wordy
bombastic circumlocution garrulous grandiloquent loquacious periphrastic prolix rhetoric turgid verbose
pacify/satisfy
ameliorate appease assuage defer mitigate mollify placate propitiate satiate slake soothe
pleasant-sounding
euphonious
harmonious
melodious
sonorous
poor
destitute
esurient
impecunious
indigent
praise
acclaim accolade aggrandize encomium eulogize extol fawn laud/laudatory venerate veneration
predict
augur auspice fey harbinger portentous presage prescient prognosticate
prevent/obstruct
discomfit encumber fetter forfend hinder impede inhibit occlude
smart/learned
astute
canny
erudite
perspicacious
sorrow
disconsolate doleful dolor elegiac forlorn lament lugubrious melancholy plaintive threnody
stubborn
implacable inexorable intractable intransigent obdurate obstinate recalcitrant refractory renitent untoward vexing
terse
compendious curt laconic pithy succinct taciturn
time/order/duration
anachronism antecede antedate anterior archaic diurnal eon ephemeral epoch fortnight millennium penultimate synchronous temporal
timid/timidity
craven diffident pusillanimous recreant timorous trepidation
truth
candor/candid fealty frankness indisputable indubitable legitimate probity sincere veracious verity
unusual
aberration
anomaly
iconoclast
indiosyncrasy
walking about
ambulatory
itinerant
meander
peripatetic
wandering
discursive expatiate forage itinerant peregrination peripatetic sojourn
weaken
adulterate enervate exacerbate inhibit obviate stultify undermine vitiate
wisdom
adage aphorism apothegm axiom bromide dictum epigram platitude sententious truism
withdrawal/retreat
abeyance abjure abnegation abortive abrogate decamp demur recant recidivism remission renege rescind retrograde
the top
summit zenith acme pinnacle apex apogee apotheosis