VOCAB 13 Flashcards
(20 cards)
toadjustorchangetosuitconditionsSYN:regulate,alter,acclimate
adapt
tobearwitness,affirmtobetrueorgenuineSYN:witness,verify,confirm,corroborate
attest
tofittogetherexactly;toconnectsoastoformawhole;acarpentryfigureresemblingadove’stailSYN: mesh,jive,harmonize
dovetail
thequalityofexceedingallmoralbounds;anexceedinglyevilact;hugesize,immensitySYN:atrociousness,heinousness,atrocity,vastness
enormity
tohesitate,stumble,losecourage;tospeakhesitatingly;tolosedrive,weaken,declineSYN:waver
falter
awarningorfeelingthatsomethingbadwillhappen;markedbyfear,ominousSYN:misgiving,
presentiment,premonition
foreboding
totallyabandonedandhelpless;sadandlonely;wretchedorpitiful;almosthopelessSYN:woebegone,forsaken,bereft,pathetic
forlorn
chillinglyproudandscornfulSYN:disdainful,supercilious
haughty
aphysicaldefect;ahindrance,obstacleSYN:obstruction,stumblingblock
impediment
necessary,urgent;aformofaverbexpressingacommand;thatwhichisnecessaryorrequiredSYN:essential,indispensable,mandatory
imperative
tolingerinanaimlessway,hangaround,dawdle,tarry
loiter
topretendillnesstoavoiddutyorwork,liedownonthejobSYN:goofoff,shirk
malinger
shortbutfullofmeaningandpointSYN:terse,shortandsweet,meaty,telling
pithy
torobbyforce,especiallyduringwartime;toseizewrongfully;propertystolenbyforceSYN:pillage,loot,sack;spoils,pelf
plunder
tosmileorspeakinasilly,forcedway;asilly,forcedsmileSYN: snicker,smirk,titter,giggle
simper
firmlyfixed;constant,notmovingorchangingSYN:loyal,faithful,unwavering
steadfast
muchboastedaboutinavainorswaggeringwaySYN:trumpeted,heralded
vaunted
toabuseorbelittleunjustlyormaliciouslySYN:malign,defame,denigrate,traduce
vilify
aperson(usuallyachild)withoutahomeorfriend;astraypersonoranimal;somethingthatcomesalongbychance,astraybitSYN:stray,ragamuffin,streeturchin
waif
twisted,turnedtooneside;cleverlyandoftengrimlyhumorousSYN:drylyamusing,ironic,droll
wry
