Unit 8 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Attire
Clothes, apparel, garb, to dress, adorn, or bedeck
Synonym: clothing
Abut
To join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
Synonyms: border on, bolster
Avail
To be of use of benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit of value
Crony
A very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
Antonyms: enemy, rival
Cryptic
Puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
Antonyms: crystal car, unambiguous
Divergent
Going in different directions; different from each other; darting from convection, deviant
Synonym: not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional
Antonyms: merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional
Enmity
Hatred, ill-will
Synonyms: hostility, animosity, antagonism
Antonyms: friendship, amity
Fervent
Very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching
Antonyms: blasé, apathetic, restrained, emotionless
Gaunt
Thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
Synonyms: lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones
Antonyms: plump, chubby, stout, corpulent
Infiltrate
To pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
Synonyms: slip into, creep into, penetrate
Nullify
To make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
Synonyms: invalidate, annul
Antonyms: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction
Perceptible
Capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
Synonyms: noticeable, discernible, observable
Antonyms: invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible
Plummet
To plunge straight down; a wright fastened to a line
Synonym: take a nosedive
Antonyms: soar, skyrocket
Proclaim
To declare publicly or officially
Synonyms: announce, promulgate
Antonyms: conceal, cover up
Proxy
An agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place
Synonyms: deputy, representative
Rankle
To cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
Synonyms: irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall
Antonyms: please, delight, gratify
Scavenger
A person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
Synonym: rummager
Stint
To limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
Synonyms: restrict, scrimp, economize
Antonyms: splurge, squander, lavish
Stoical
Self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
Synonyms: unresponsive, impassive
Antonyms: excitable, emotional, hotheaded
Unflagging
Tireless, continuing with vigor
Synonyms: steady, undiminished, unremitting
Antonyms: diminishing, drooping, sagging
