Practice pg. 121-123 Flashcards
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Dubious (N)
Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
Questionable, disputable, problematical
Esoteric (N)
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
Profound, recondite, abstruse
Histrionic (N)
Given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting
Theatrical, dramatic
Assuaging (P)
To make more bearable or less severe
Alleviating, relieving, helping, soothing
Augmenting (?)
To make greater in size, amount, or number
Increasing, expanding, accelerating
Ignominious (N)
Not respectable
Infamous, notorious, shady
Apocryphal (N)
Of doubtful authenticity
Speculative, unauthentic, hypothetical
Inimical (to) (N)
Marked by opposition or ill will
Hostile, negative
Abstruse (N)
Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand
Esoteric, profound
Discern (P)
To make note of (something) through the use of one’s eyes
Notice, see, spot
Interpolate (N)
To put among or between others
Insert, introduce
Mellifluous (P)
Having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
Melodic, lyrical
Laconic (?)
Marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
Concise, brief, summary
Strident (N)
Sounding harsh, forceful, and unpleasant
Vocal, outspoken, noisy
Soporific (N)
Tending to cause sleep
Hypnotic, soothing
Deleterious (N)
Causing or capable of causing harm
Harmful, detrimental, adverse
Salubrious (P)
Beneficial to the health of body or mind
Healthy, good, medicinal
Lampoon (N)
A harsh satire usually directed against an individual
Satire
Disparity (N)
The quality or state of being different
Difference, distinctiveness
Curtail (N)
To make less in extent or duration
Shorten, abridge
Advent (P)
The act of coming upon a scene
Arrival, appearance
Collusion (N)
Secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
Conspiracy, complicity
