Synonyms for test 2 vocab words Flashcards
(31 cards)
mys·ti·fy
verb
utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).
“maladies that have mystified and alarmed researchers for over a decade”
bemused
adjective: bemused
puzzled, confused, or bewildered.
“Lucy looked a little bemused”
os·ten·ta·tious
adjective: ostentatious
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
“books that people buy and display ostentatiously but never actually finish”
pre·ten·tious
adjective: pretentious
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.
“a pretentious literary device”
ex·u·ber·ant
adjective: exuberant
filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
“giddily exuberant crowds”
jaun·ty
adjective
having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
“there was no mistaking that jaunty walk”
the·at·ri·cal
adjective
exaggerated and excessively dramatic.
“Henry looked over his shoulder with theatrical caution”
buoy·ant
adjective
2.
cheerful and optimistic.
“the conference ended with the party in a buoyant mood”
stri·dent
adjective: strident
loud and harsh; grating.
“his voice had become increasingly sharp, almost strident”
grat·ing
adjective: grating
sounding harsh and unpleasant.
“a high, grating voice”
dis·cord·ant
of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony.
“bombs, guns, and engines mingled in discordant sound”
mal·formed
adjective: malformed
(of a person or part of the body) abnormally formed; misshapen.
“her ribs are malformed”
de·formed
adjective: deformed
(of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen.
“his deformed hands”
mis·shap·en
adjective
not having the normal or natural shape or form.
“misshapen fruit”
dis·tort·ed
1.
pulled or twisted out of shape; contorted.
2.
giving a misleading or false account or impression; misrepresented.
“his report gives a distorted view of the meeting”
3.
affected by electrical distortion.
“distorted guitars”
gar·ru·lous
adjective: garrulous
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
“Polonius is portrayed as a foolish, garrulous old man”
vol·u·ble
adjective: voluble
(of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.
“a voluble game-show host”
ver·bose
adjective: verbose
using or expressed in more words than are needed.
“much academic language is obscure and verbose”
pro·fuse
adjective: profuse
(especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant.
“I offered my profuse apologies”
am·ble
verb
walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.
“they ambled along the riverbank”
wan·der
verb
walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way.
“he wandered aimlessly through the narrow streets”
me·an·der
verb
(of a person) wander at random.
“kids meandered in and out”
ma·neu·ver
noun
a carefully planned scheme or action, especially one involving deception.
“shady financial maneuvers”
de·ri·sion
noun
noun: derision
contemptuous ridicule or mockery.
“my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief”
