Lesson Eleven (11 - Senior) Flashcards
(20 cards)
acrimonious (ADJ)
belligerent, bitter, petulant, caustic, acerbic, stinging, cranky.
amend (V)
alter, enhance, reform, change, modify, rephrase, edit, rectify.
bias (N)
favoritism, partiality, preference, one-sided, prejudice, intolerance.
cognizant (ADJ)
conscious, judicious, observant, acquainted, informed, mindful.
earmark (V)
allocate, maintain, designate, label, set-aside, name, identify.
excoriate (V)
castigate, chastise, reproach, berate, condemn, lambaste, rebuke, flay.
fabricate (V)
falsify, concoct, forge, misrepresent, invent, fake, prevaricate, pretend.
flabbergast (V)
amaze, astonish, dumbfound, overcome, overwhelmed.
implausible (ADJ)
dubious, unconvincing, incredible, improbable, obscure.
inarticulate (ADJ)
inaudible, speechless, incomprehensible, indistinct, mute, dumb.
onslaught (N)
aggression, offense, assault, incursion, invasion, offensive, blitz.
optimistic (ADJ)
assured, hopeful, expectant, confident, sanguine, positive.
panacea (N)
elixir, cure-all, remedy, relief, nostrum.
portend (V)
foreshadow, presage, herald, betoken, predict, foretell, prognosticate.
short-sighted (ADJ)
astigmatic, careless, foolish, ill-advised, myopic, near-sighted.
stall (V)
hamper, hinder, halt, interrupt, prevaricate, procrastinate, arrest, suspend.
supersede (V)
overrule, abandon, supplant, displace, annul, displace, forsake.
unparalleled (ADJ)
exceptional, unique, unequaled.
untenable (ADJ)
indefensible, illogical, useless, flawed, unsupportable, unjustifiable.
vindicate (V)
absolve, disprove, corroborate, exonerate, refute, exculpate.
