Unit 14 Flashcards

(78 cards)

1
Q

a physical ailment

A

affliction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

a cause of pain or trouble, misfortune

A

affliction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

related by blood

A

akin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

having similar qualities or character

A

akin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

found in most parts of the world

A

cosmopolitan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

having fields of interest

A

cosmopolitan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

of worldwide scope

A

cosmopolitan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

sophisticated

A

cosmopolitan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

to grow in length, become longer

A

elongate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

to extend the length of

A

elongate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

a public entertainment marking a special event, a festive occasion

A

gala

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

festive, showy

A

gala

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

flashy, showy

A

gaudy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

not in good taste

A

gaudy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

appreciation, thankfulness

A

gratitude

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

to pay careful attention to, notice

A

heed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

to be guided by

A

heed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

close attention or consideration

A

heed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

an act intended to trick or deceive, a fraud

A

hoax

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

to trick, deceive

A

hoax

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

just, unbiased, fair, not taking sides

A

impartial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

a swindler, deceiver

A

imposter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

one who uses a false name or character in order to cheat

A

imposter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

to fill with air of gas

A

inflate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
to swell or puff out
inflate
26
to make something appear larger than it is
inflate
27
poor, scant, unsatisfactory
meager
28
thin, slight
meager
29
to think about deeply and quietly, reflect upon
meditate
30
to plan, intend
meditate
31
nourishing, valuable and satisfying as food
nutritious
32
to govern or rule cruelly or unjustly
oppress
33
to weigh heavily upon
oppress
34
one who goes on foot
pedestrian
35
relating to walking
pedestrian
36
on foot
pedestrian
37
ordinary, dull, unimaginative
pedestrian
38
to send on, pass along, send out
transmit
39
to defeat in a battle or contest
vanquish
40
overthrow
vanquish
41
to overcome a feeling or condition
vanquish
42
unnaturally pale or sick looking
wan
43
lacking vitality
wan
44
dim, faint
wan
45
weak, ineffectual
wan
46
s for affliction
illness, woe, torment, anguish
47
s for akin
kindred, like, comparable
48
s for cosmopolitan
global, international, polished
49
s for elongate
lengthen, stretch, protract
50
s for gala
extravaganza, fete, spectacular, grand
51
s for gaudy
garish, loud, vulgar
52
s for gratitude
thanks, gratefulness
53
s for heed
listen to, attend
54
s for hoax
deception, ruse, fake, dupe
55
s for impartial
disinterested, neutral, objective
56
s for impostor
cheat, trickster, four flusher, pretender
57
s for inflate
blow up, pump up, enlarge, exaggerate
58
sf or meager
scanty, skimpy, sparse
59
s for meditate
ponder, contemplate, muse, ruminate
60
s for nutritious
healthful, wholesome
61
s for oppress
mistreat, persecute, grind underfoot
62
s for pedestrian
commonplace, prosaic
63
s for transmit
pass on, convey relay deliver
64
s for vanquish
beat, conquer, subdue
65
s for wan
ashen, pasty, pallid, bloodless, gaunt
66
a for affliction
blessing, boon, joy
67
a for akin
unrelated, dissimilar
68
a for cosmopolitan
narrow, unsophisticated, provincial
69
a for elongate
shorten abbreviate, contract, curtail
70
a for gaudy
restrained, quiet, sober, sedate, tasteful
71
a for heed
ignore, disregard
72
a for impartial
one sided, prejudiced, biased, partial
73
a for inflate
deflate, flatten, diminish
74
a for meager
ample, plentiful, abundant, lavish
75
a for oppress
pamper, coddle, free, liberate
76
a for pedestrian
driver, rider, original, novel
77
a for vanquish
succumb to, yield to
78
a for wan
rosy, ruddy, blooming, radiant