9-29 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Philanthropic
(ADJ) showing a desire to help others by giving gifts or charitable donations.
S: Generous with money towards charities
A: Miserly when asked to donate to a worthy cause
E: lavishing not mr crabs
S: He is philanthropic will all that he has - time and money
Acclaimed
(ADJ) strongly approved or praised
S: Lauded, cheered, extolled
A: Put down, disapproved of
E: allow
S: The little boy hoped to one day be an acclaimed scientest.
Deprecate
(V) to show mild disapproval
S: To put down yourself or others
A: To praise
E: not aggre
S: My brother self deprecates when he gets into trouble.
Fawn
(V) to gain favor of another overly kind or using flattery
S: To kiss up or brown noise
A: Ignore
E: papering
S: My sister’s boyfriend fawned all over my mother when he came to dinner.
Animosity
(N) hatred, ill-will
S: Hostility, resentment, bitterness
A: Like, respect, kindness
E: anger
S: The girl had great animosity towards the boy who bullied her throughout the tenth grade.
Plethora
(N) a lot, many in number
S: Plenty, abundant, over-flow
A: Lack of, rarity
E:lots of
S: My mother has a plethora of cowboy boots in her closet.
Linger
(V) to hang around ; to stay
S: Dawdle, stay around, lumber
A: Rush, hurry
E: mess around
S: Teachers don’t like it if we linger in the hallway after the bell rings.
Malicious
(ADJ) intending to hurt or harm another, spiteful
S: Mean, hateful, cruel
A: Kind, nice
E: bully
S: The girl was malicious with her words when her boyfriend broke up with her and hurt her feelings.
Savvy
(ADJ) smart, informed, street smart
S: In the know, crafty, clever
A: Ignorant, naive, unclever
E: smart
S: My mom is savvy when it comes to saving money.
Venerable
(ADJ) respected, especially due to age or tradition; honorable
S: Valued because of age
A: Disrespected, discriminated against
E:elder
S: My venerable great grandmother was very special and taught us many things.
