VOCAB 24 Flashcards
(20 cards)
to repeal, cancel, declare null and void SYN: annul, revoke
abrogate
completely surrounding, encompassing
ambient
roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness SYN: rigor, harshness
asperity
to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; gloss, brightness, luster
burnish
a small group working in secret SYN: ring, gang, plot, conspiracy
cabal
delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; an appealing or appetizing food or dish SYN: scrumptious
delectable
to express mild disapproval; to belittle SYN: deplore, frown upon
deprecate
loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction SYN: wreckage, ruins, rubble
detritus
overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling SYN: exhilarated, elated
ebullient
drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources SYN: selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose
eclectic
limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness SYN: soft, flabby
flaccid
having little or no money SYN: impoverished, indigent
impecunious
inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding SYN: ineluctable, obdurate
inexorable
dying, on the way out SYN: obsolescent
moribund
one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard SYN: sorcerer, conjurer
necromancer
burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty SYN: weighty
onerous
common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
rife
the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything SYN: basics, fundamentals
rudiments
to set apart, separate for aspecial purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
SYN: segregate, isolate, closet
sequester
to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan SYN: sift, strain, filter, sort
winnow
