OVIE 1 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Opprobrium
Opprobrium
Noun
1 : something that brings disgrace
2a : public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious
//Collaborators with the enemy did not escape the opprobrium of the townspeople.
b : CONTEMPT, REPROACH
//The bombing of the church was met with widespread opprobrium. 1 : something that brings disgrace
2a : public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious
//Collaborators with the enemy did not escape the opprobrium of the townspeople.
b : CONTEMPT, REPROACH
//The bombing of the church was met with widespread opprobrium.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, reproach, shame
Antonyms
esteem, honor, respect
Examples
//They’re going ahead with the plan despite public opprobrium.
//saw no reason why “secretary” should suddenly become a term of opprobrium among the politically correct
Apoplectic
Apoplectic
Adjective
1 medical : of, relating to, or causing apoplexy or stroke
also : affected with, susceptible to, or showing symptoms of apoplexy or stroke
NOTE: Use of apoplectic in medical contexts relating to stroke still occurs but is now generally considered dated.
2a : of a kind to cause or apparently cause stroke
//an apoplectic rage
b : extremely enraged
//was apoplectic over the news
Other Words
apoplectically \ ˌa-pə-ˈplek-ti-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
angered, angry, ballistic, cheesed off [chiefly British], choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed (also enflamed), infuriate, infuriated, irate, ireful, livid, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, shirty [chiefly British], sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wroth
Antonyms
angerless, delighted, pleased
Examples
//She was positively apoplectic with anger when she realized she had been cheated.
//the coach was so apoplectic when the player missed the free throw that he threw his clipboard onto the court
Ignominious
Ignominious
Adjective
1 : HUMILIATING, DEGRADING
//an ignominious defeat
2 : deserving of shame or infamy : DESPICABLE
3 : marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : DISHONORABLE
Other Words
ignominiously adverb
ignominiousness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
base, contemptible, currish, despicable, detestable, dirty, dishonorable, execrable, ignoble, low, low-down, low-minded, mean, nasty, paltry, snide, sordid, vile, wretched
Antonyms
high, high-minded, honorable, lofty, noble, straight, upright, venerable, virtuous
Examples
//some of his friends considered the job of janitor to be an ignominious fate for the laid-off executive
//the prison guards degraded themselves with their inhumane, ignominious treatment of the prisoners
Prodigy
Prodigy
Noun
plural prodigies
1a : a portentous event : OMEN
b : something extraordinary or inexplicable
2a : an extraordinary, marvelous, or unusual accomplishment, deed, or event
b : a highly talented child or youth
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
caution, flash, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, sensation, splendor, wonder
Examples
//a new drug that is being hailed as the latest prodigy of the medical world
Precocious
Precocious
Adjective
1 : exceptionally early in development or occurrence
//precocious puberty
2 : exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age
//a precocious child
Other Words
precociously adverb
precociousness noun
precocity \ pri-ˈkä-sə-tē \ noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
early, inopportune, premature, unseasonable, untimely
Antonyms
late
Examples
//She was a precocious child who could read before she went to school.
//A precocious musician, he was giving concerts when he was seven.
Uxorious
Uxorious
Adjective
excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
Other Words
uxoriously adverb
uxoriousness noun
Enigma
Enigma Noun something hard to understand or explain 2 : an inscrutable or mysterious person 3 : an obscure speech or writing Synonyms & Antonyms Synonyms
closed book, conundrum, head-scratcher, mystery, mystification, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle, secret, why
Examples
//To his friends, he was always something of an enigma.
//one of the great enigmas of our time
Visceral
Visceral
Adjective
1 : felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : DEEP
//a visceral conviction
2 : not intellectual : INSTINCTIVE, UNREASONING
//visceral drives
3 : dealing with crude or elemental emotions : EARTHY
//a visceral novel
4 : of, relating to, or located on or among the viscera : SPLANCHNIC
//visceral organs
Other Words
viscerally \ ˈvi-sə-rə-lē , ˈvis-rə- \ adverb
Examples
//Her visceral reaction was to curse at the other driver
Iteration
Iteration
Noun
1 : VERSION, INCARNATION
//the latest iteration of the operating system
2 : the action or a process of iterating or repeating: such as
a : a procedure in which repetition of a sequence of operations yields results successively closer to a desired result
b : the repetition of a sequence of computer instructions a specified number of times or until a condition is met
— compare RECURSION
3 : one execution of a sequence of operations or instructions in an iteration
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
duplication, redo, reduplication, reiteration, renewal, repeat, repetition, replay, replication, reprise
Examples
//your constant iteration of the same piddling complaints is wearing thin
Bier
Bier Noun 1 : a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed also : a coffin together with its stand 2 archaic : a framework for carrying Synonyms & Antonyms Synonyms box, casket, coffin, pall, sarcophagus Examples //lifted the bier from its stand and placed it in the hearse for its final journey
Quail
Quail
Verb
quailed; quailing; quails Collegiate Definition (Entry 2 of 2) intransitive verb 1a chiefly dialectal : WITHER, DECLINE b : to give way : FALTER //his courage never quailed 2 : to recoil in dread or terror : COWER //the strongest quail before financial ruin — Samuel Butler †1902 transitive verb archaic : to make fearful
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
blench, cringe, flinch, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince
Examples //Other politicians quailed before him. //He quailed at the thought of seeing her again.
Atavism
Atavism
Noun
1a : recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
b : recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity
//architectural atavism
2 : an individual or character that manifests atavism : THROWBACK
//He was a magnificent atavism, a man so purely primitive that he was of the type that came into the world before the development of the moral nature.
— Jack London
Other Words
atavistic adjective
atavistically adverb
Atavism in a sentence
Definition
a tendency to revert back to generational/old behavior, characteristics, or habits
Sentence
Ruby’s red locks were viewed as atavism since her great-grandmother had the red hue.
Because of her atavism, the smoker eventually started using nicotine again after several months smoke-free.
Genetic atavism allows for certain traits to pop up in later generations as the family tree continues.
Skulk
Skulk Verb skulked; skulking; skulks intransitive verb 1 : to move in a stealthy or furtive manner //skulked into her sister's room 2a : to hide or conceal something (such as oneself) often out of cowardice or fear or with sinister intent b chiefly British : MALINGER
noun 1 : one that skulks 2 : a group of foxes Other Words skulker - noun Synonyms & Antonyms Synonyms: Verb lurk, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal Synonyms: Noun lurker, skulker, slyboots, sneak, sneaker Antonyms: Verb appear Examples Verb //A man was skulking around outside. //She skulked into her sister's room. Noun //around campus he was seen as a solitary skulk who seemed to be a little too interested in news reports of school shootings
Malinger
Malinger
Verb
malingered; malingering
intransitive verb
: to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
//His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absences from work.
Other Words
malingerer - noun
Examples
//His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absences from work.
Inexorable
Inexorable Adjective not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : RELENTLESS //inexorable progress Other Words inexorability - noun inexorableness - noun inexorably - adverb Examples //the inexorable rise of a political movement
