Lesson 16 Flashcards
Not refined; crude or boorish
Syn: crass, coarse
Ant: polite; suave, sophisticated
Uncouth
Not harmed or injured
Unscathed
A person who is intensely or frantically devoted to a cause
Zealot
The highest point; the peak
Zenith
The act of denouncing or openly condemning a person or thing
Syn: censure
Ant: commendation, acclamation
Denunciation
Disparaging; belittling
Ant: laudatory, complimentary
Derogatory
To prevent or discourage (a person, group or nation) from doing something
Syn: dissuade
Ant: further, encourage, persuade
Deer
To regard with intense dislike, disgust, or hatred; to defeat
Syn: deplore
Ant: adore
Loathe
Very talkative
Syn: garrulous
Ant: quiet, reserves, taciturn
Loquacious
Very appealing to the senses
Luscious
To brighten or freshen up
Refurbish
An old object of historic or religious significance
Relic
Disavow; to reject as untrue; to deny
Ant: espouse
Repudiate
Left over, as at the end of a process; remaining
Residual
Unrestrained, uncontrolled
Ant: restrained
Unbridled
