G Flashcards
(15 cards)
Levity
(n. ) lightness of disposition; lack of seriousness
syn: frivolity
ant: sobriety
hoax
(n. ) a practical joke; a trick
syn: fraud; fake
amicable
(Adj.) friendly; peaceable
syn: agreeable; amiable
ant: quarrelsome; warlike
obstreperous
(Adj.) aggressively boisterous; stubborn & defiant
ant: meek; tractable
Enraptured
(adj. ) delighted beyond measure
syn: ecstatic
martial
(adj. ) having to do with marriage
syn: wedded
ant: single
bask
(v.) to expose oneself to pleasant warmth
genial
(adj. ) friendly; amiable
syn: cordial
ant: unfriendly
charlatan
(n. ) one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others
syn: quack; fraud
ant: professional
mundane
(adj. ) commonplace; earthly & not spiritual
syn: boring
ant: unique
fickle
(adj. ) likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason
syn: vacillating; capricious
ant: steadfast
juggernaut
(n.) a terrible destructive or irresistible force
naïve
(adj. ) simple in outlook; not affected or wordly
syn: unsophisticated; unsuspecting
ant: sophisticated; cunning
nocturnal
(Adj.) having to do with the night; occurring at night
ant: diurnal
novice
(n. ) a beginner; one who is inexperienced
syn: apprentice; tyro
ant: master