10/16-10/23 Flashcards
(40 cards)
ABDICATE
Definition: To give up a position,right,or power
Example: With the angry mob clamoring outside the place, the king ABDICATED his throne and fled with his queen.
Synonyms: quit,resign,renounce,step down
ABDUCT
Definition: to carry, take, or lead away forcefully and wrongfully
Example: The kidnappers planned to ABDUCT the child and hole her for ransom.
Synonyms: kidnap, carry off
ABHOR
Definition: to hate,to view with repugnance, to detest
Example: After repeated failure to learn the Pythagorean theorem, Susan began to ABHOR geometry.
Synonyms: hate, loathe, abominate
ABSURD
Definition: ridiculously unreasonable, lacking logic
Example: Ironing one’s underwear is ABSURD.
Synonyms: ridiculous, ludicrous, preposterous,bizarre
ABYSS
Definition: deep hole, deep immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity
Example: Looking down into the ABYSS was terrifying, for I could not see the bottom.
Synonyms: chasm, pit
ACCELERATE
Definition: to increase speed, cause to move faster
Example: The new disease has spread like wildfire, causing researcher to ACCELERATE their search for a cure.
Synonyms: speed up, hasten, expedite
ACCLAIM
(n) Definition: praise, enthusiastic approval
Example: The artist won an international ACCLAIM; critics and viewers all over the world were intrigued by the works.
Synonyms: praise, approval
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(v) Definition: to approve, to welcome with applause and praise
Example: The critic was eager to acclaim the actress for her performance.
Synonyms: cheer, applaud,praise,honor
ACUTE
Definition: sharp in some was (as in an acute angle) or sharp in intellect, crucial
Example: There is an ACUTE shortage of food will ultimately result in a famine if something is not done soon to increase the food supply.
Synonyms: perceptive, sharp, keen, shrewd, crucial
ADAGE
Definition: old saying, proverb
Example: “A penny saved is a penny earned” is a popular adage.
Synonyms: proverb, maxim
ADHERE
Definition: to stick fast; to hold to
Example: (1) After we put glue on his pants, John ADHERED to the chair.
(2) He was a strict Catholic who ADHERED to all the teachings of the Church.
Synonyms: stick to (like glue or adhesive tape); follow
ADJOURN
Definition: to postpone; to suspend (a meeting) for a period of time
Example: Since it was late in the day, the prosecutor moved that the court adjourn for the day.
Synonyms: suspend, recess, postpone
ADJUNCT
Definition: something or someone associated with another but in a defendant or secondary position
Example: An adjunct professor is one not given the same full-time status as other faculty members.
Synonyms: additional, supporting, assisting, accessory
ADMONISH
Definition: to scold (sometimes in a good natured way); to urge to duty, remind; to advise against something
Example: My mother began to ADMONISH me about my poor grades.
Synonyms: warm, caution, scold
ADORN
Definition: to decorate or add beauty to, for instance with ornaments; to make pleasing, more attractive
Example: She ADORNED her hair with flowers.
Synonyms: decorate, ornament, embellish
ADVERSARY
Definition: opponent or enemy
Example: Democrats and Republicans are usually adversaries in the political world.
Synonyms: enemy, foe,opponent
AERONAUTIC
Definition: relating to aircraft
Example: The Air Force’s Stealth plane is reported to be a masterpiece or aeronautic design.
Synonyms: —
AFFABLE
Definition: pleasantly easy to get along with; friendly and warm
Example: He was an affable host and made us feel right at home.
Synonyms: agreeable, amiable
AFFECTATION
Definition: attempt to appear to be what one is not for the purpose of impressing others (for instance, pretending to have a pretentiously cultured accent)
Example: Justin once spent three months in France and has now acquired the silly AFFECTATION of using French phrases in casual conversation.
Synonyms: pretension, unnaturalness, artificiality, mannerism, pretense, airs, sham, facade, pose, posture
AGHAST
Definition: overcome by surprise, disgust, or amazement; seized with terror; shocked
Example: Thee investigator was AGHAST at the horrible conditions in the nursing home.
Synonyms: astounded, dismayed, appalled, astonished, shocked
AGILITY
Definition: condition of being able to move quickly and easily or being mentally alert
Example: Strength and AGILITY are important for an athlete.
Synonyms: skillfulness, dexterity, nimbleness
AGITATE
Definition: to shake or grow excited; to move around a lot, to disturb or excite emotionally
Example: The bat’s flight into the classroom manage to AGITATE the teacher so much that he went home early.
Synonyms: disturb, upset, stir up (like washing machine)
AIMLESS
Definition: lacking purpose or goals
Example: After is engine died, the boat drifted AIMLESSLY for days.
Synonyms: purposeless, haphazard, accidental
ALLEVIATE
Definition: to make easier to bear, lessen
Example: This medicine will help to ALLEVIATE the pain.
Synonyms: relieve, allay, assuage, ease, decrease, lessen, mitigate
ALLURE
Definition: fascination, appeal
Example: Video games have an allure that some people find impossible to resist.
Synonyms: temptation, attraction, fascination
