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