list 5 Flashcards
disdain definition
noun
the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt.
“her upper lip curled in disdain”
how i feel about james for wala, how highschool boys feel about wala.
disdain
discursive definition
1.
digressing from subject to subject.
2.
relating to discourse or modes of discourse.
- rambling, digressive wandering, yapping, getting off topic, suburb talks
- fluent, flowing, fluid
discursive synonyms
discordant definition
adjective
1.
disagreeing or incongruous.
- (of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony.
1.in disagreement
at variance
at odds
disagreeing
differing
2.
inharmonious
unharmonious
unmelodic
unmusical
tuneless
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ameliorate definition
verb
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
improve
make better
better
make improvements to
enhance
help
ameliorate synonyms
antecedent definition
noun
a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.
previous
earlier
prior
foregoing
preceding
precursory
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arcane
adjective
understood by few; mysterious or secret.
mystery, secret, hidden, concealed
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auspicious definition
adjective
conducive to success; favorable.
aaliyah if beyonce didnt interfere
promising propitious
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bereft definition
adjective
1.
deprived of or lacking (something).
2.
(of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone’s death or departure.
“his death in 1990 left her bereft”
deprived of
robbed of
stripped of
denuded of
cut off from
gaza
bereft
burnish
verb
polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing
Noun
The shine on a highly polished surface
polish up, shine, brighten, anua niacinamide
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capitulate
verb
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.
surrender, give in, yield
capitulate synonyms
chastise definition
verb
rebuke or reprimand severely.
punish, especially by beating.
old
punish, especially by beating.
punish
discipline
beat
thrash
flog
whip
horsewhip
strap
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clandestine
adjective
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
secret
covert
furtive
surreptitious
stealthy
cloak-and-dagger
clandestine synonyms