Group29 Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
abscond
A
escape
2
Q
apogee
A
peak, climax
3
Q
aspersion
A
slander, defamation
4
Q
bawdy
A
indecent, lewd
5
Q
chagrin
A
embarrassment
6
Q
collude
A
conspire, connive, plot
7
Q
commiserate
A
sympathize, pity
8
Q
conflagration
A
fire, blaze, inferno
9
Q
contretemps
A
disagreement
10
Q
conviction
A
belief, certainty, confidence
11
Q
croon
A
sing softly, hum, serenade
12
Q
depose
A
overthrow, dethrone, unseat
13
Q
detente
A
easing of tension, thaw, relaxation
14
Q
dowdy
A
frumpy, unkempt, shabby
15
Q
echelon
A
rank, level, tier
16
Q
ennui
A
boredom, tedium, listlessness
17
Q
expatiate
A
elaborate, expound, elaborate
18
Q
fraught
A
filled, charged, laden
19
Q
fulcrum
A
pivot, hinge, centerpiece
20
Q
imbroglio
A
complication, mess
21
Q
jocund
A
cheerful, merry, jovial
22
Q
languish
A
weaken, deteriorate
23
Q
nadir
A
lowest point, rock bottom, depth
24
Q
nimble
A
agile, quick, dexterous
25
ominous
threatening, foreboding, sinister
26
outlandish
bizarre, eccentric, unconventional
27
propitious
favorable, auspicious, beneficial
28
prurient
lustful, lewd, lascivious
29
sadistic
cruel, brutal, inhumane
30
zenith
summit, peak, pinnacle
