Springboard Unit 1 Flashcards
(46 cards)
apparel
(n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on,
dress up
a. SYNONYMS: (n.) attire, garments; (v.) deck out
b. ANTONYMS: (v. undress, unclothe, strip, denude
dispatch
:(v.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n.) an official message;
promptness, speed; the act of killing
a. SYNONYMS: (v.) slay; (n.) report, communication
b. ANTONYMS: (v.) recall, withhold
besiege
(v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
a. SYNONYMS: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound
compress
(v.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
a. SYNONYMS: (v.) condense, shrink, shorten
i. ANTONYMS: (v.) enlarge, swell
denounce
(v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally
a. SYNONYMS: criticize, censure
b. ANTONYMS: hail, acclaim
douse
(v.) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
a. SYNONYMS: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse
b. ANTONYMS: dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite
expressly
: (adv.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
a. SYNONYMS: pointedly, explicitly
b. ANTONYMS: implicitly, accidentally
famished
: (adj., part.) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something
a. SYNONYMS: hungry, starving, ravenous
b. ANTONYMS: well fed, full, satisfied, satiated
forsake
(v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
a. SYNONYMS: desert, disown
b. ANTONYMS: keep, hold on to, stand by
gainful
(adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
a. SYNONYMS: moneymaking, paying
b. ANTONYMS: unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying
immense
(adj.) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
a. SYNONYMS: vast, immeasurable, gigantic
b. ANTONYMS: small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal
inept
(adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness
a. SYNONYMS: clumsy, unskilled, incompetent
b. ANTONYMS: skillful, accomplished, adroit
ingenious
(adj.) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness;
clever
a. SYNONYMS: imaginative, resourceful
b. ANTONYMS: unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive
instantaneous
(adj.) done in an instant; immediate
a. SYNONYMS prompt, quick, speedy
b. ANTONYMS: delayed, slow, gradua
irk
: (v:) to annoy, trouble, make weary
a. SYNONYMS: bother, irritate, vex
b. ANTONYMS: please, delight, cheer
libel
: (n.) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person
about whom it is made; (v:) to write or publish such a statement
a. SYNONYMS: (n.) slur; (v:) smear, defame
misgiving
: (n.) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
a. SYNONYMS: worry, qualm, hesitation
b. ANTONYMS: feeling of confidence, assurance
oaf
(n.) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
a. SYNONYMS: bonehead, dunce, clod, lout
recede
: (v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant The town residents must
wait for the flood waters to before they can deal with the terrible mess left behind.
a. SYNONYMS: retreat, go back, back up
b. ANTONYMS: advance, come closer
repast
(n.) a meal, food
a. SYNONYM: victuals
cause and effect
the reason something happens and the result of it happening
conflict
a struggle between opposing forces (either with their own emotions/needs or with an outside force)
coherence
the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in you writing and speaking
connotation
the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word
