Word Groups Flashcards
Rudeness. 9
Boor Churl Insolence Impudence Arrant Impertinent Gauche Flippant (not respectful/serious) Doggerel
Arrogance/self-righteous. 16
Bombastic Overweening Sententious Sanctimonious Imperious Effrontery Supercilious Temerity
Cavalier Haughty Insolent Turgid Imperious Overbearing Vainglorious Vaunt Magisterial
Stubborn. 9
Tenacious Hidebound Refractory Intransigent Insular (narrow-minded)
Pertinacious Recalcitrant Obdurate Obstinate Froward
Stubborn. 10
Tenacious Hidebound Refractory Intransigent Insular (narrow-minded) Intractible
Pertinacious Recalcitrant Obdurate Obstinate Froward
Verbal abuse. 13
Execrate Vituperate Invective Lambast Derisive Obloquy Excoriate Revile Sardonic
Pan Inveigh Traduce Diatribe Berate Calumny
To scold. 11
Admonish Berate Censure Denigrate Rebuke Reprimand Reproach Revile Objurgate Upbraid Vituperate
Praise. 5
Encomium Extol Laud Exalt Paean
Rant. 5
Diatribe Harange Tirade Screed Carp
Remove from blame. 4
Exonerate
Exculpate
Quittance
Aquittal
No money. 6
Parsimonious Impecunious Penurious Insolvent Destitute Indigent
Self-denial. 2
Abstemious
Ascetic
Luxury. 8
Sybarite Cupidity Avarice Profligate Prodigal Luxuriant Epicurean Dissipated
Quiet. 4
Taciturn
Reticent
Retiring
Quiescent
To make appear less serious. 3
Mitigate
Extenuate
Palliate
To weaken. 4
Mollify
Enervate
Attenuate
Undermine
To appease. 3
Allay Assuage Propitiate Placate Palliate
To beg/urge/plead. 7
Beseech
Supplicate
Mendicant (beggar)
Importune
Cadge
Entreat
Corrupt/immoral. 12
Embroiled
Venal
Iniquitous
Licentious
Turpitude
Unconscionable
Reprobate
Debase
Malfeasant Iniquitous Vitiate Profligate Usury- exploitation
Small group. 2
Coterie
Covey
Perverted. 8
Prurient Bawdy Lascivious Lecherous Libidinous Libertine Licentious Salacious
Challenge/refute. 3
Belie
Impugn
Gainsay
Mislead/give a false impression. 9
Belie Prevaricate Inveigle Subterfuge Cozen Gull Guile Beguile Dupe
To cause/ bring about. 3
Engender
Precipitate
Elicit
False/deceptive. 8
Factitious Spurious Specious Mendacious/mendacity Chicanery Stratagem Delude Insidious
Wordiness. 6
Garrulous Expatiate Diffuse Prolix Verbiage Verbose
Secretive. 3
Furtive
Covert
Surreptitious
Confusion. 5
Obfuscation Bemuse Abstruse Embroil Imbroglio
Greed. 4
Avarice Cupidity Rapacious Covetous Acquisitive
Confusion. 6
Obfuscation Bemuse Abstruse Embroil Imbroglio Confound
Sad/mournful. 5
Despondent Lugubrious Abject Disconsolate Lachrymose
Excited/showing a lot of emotion. 7
Jocundity Effusive Ebullient Exult Zealous Complaisant Fervent
Clear. 3
Pellucid
Intelligible
Limpid
Submissive. 2
Subservient
Obsequious
Conspire, scheme. 3
Collude
Machinate
Connive
Fruitful. 2
Prolific
Fecundity
Honesty/ Integrity. 7
Candor Probity Veracity Verity Exactitude Rectitude Ingenuous
Commonplace, dull. 7
Prosaic Quotidian Insipid Jejune Staid Tedium Ennui
Peak. 8
Apex Apogee Acme Cusp Meridian Zenith Vertex Pinnacle
ANTONYM: NADIR
Obscure. 9
Recondite
Abstruse
Rarefied
Esoteric
Arcane Inscrutable Impenetrable Insoluble Unintelligible
Lazy. 3
Indolent
Feckless
Inert
