Lesson 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
abolish, annul, nullify, invalidate, renege, repeal
abrogate
aleviate, assuage, calm, mitigate, quiet, ease, pacify
allay
freakish, grotesque, strange, ridiculous, weird, odd
bizzare
bold, cheeky, audacious, foolhardy, impudent, presumptuous, rude
brash
encounter, meet, defy, face, resist, flout
confront
small, Lilliputian, miniature, tiny, miniscule
diminutive
destroy, disassemble, raze, demolish, devastate, divest
dismantle
devastation, catastrophe, cataclysm, ruin
havoc
alarm, disgust, dismay, petrify, appall, daunt, indimidate
horrify
disproportionate, immoderate, unreasonable, excessive, unwarranted
inordinate
unquenchable, insistent, rapacious, ravenous, glutenous, greedy, unappeasable
insatiable
ebullient, unstoppable, uncontrollable, enthusiastic, unsupressable
irrepressible
unchangeable, unalterable, permanent, constant, irreversible
irrevocable
adviser, guide, coach, teacher, trainer, tutor, counselor
mentor
infinite, countless, immeasurable, incalculable, variable
myriad
anarchy, tumult, chaos, bedlam, ruckus
pandemonium
privilege, exemption, advantage, immunity, sanction, claim
prerogative
retort, pleasantry, mockery, joke, repartee, witticism, insult
quip
discordant, harsh, strident, cacophonous, hoarse, loud, dissonant
raocous
buoyant, cheerful, assured, confident, enthusiastic, secure, self-assured
sanguine