Vocab Flashcards
(20 cards)
Figure of speech: abjure
Verb
Abjure
Solemnly renounce a belief, cause, claim PERSONAL ex. I can abjure meat from my diet
SYN: abjure
Forswear, recant, retract
ant: abjure
Affirm
Abrogate
To abolish by formal or official means OFFICIAL ex Michelle Obama abrogated unhealthy foods from schools
Figure of speech: abrogate
Verb
SYN: abrogate
Repeal, get rid of
ANT: abrogate
Legalize, confirm
Abstemious
eating and drinking in moderation
Figure of speech: abstemious
Adjective
SYN: abstemious
Sparing
ANT: abstemious
Gluttonous, overgreedy
Acumen
Quickness and accuracy of judgement
Figure of speech:acumen
Noun
SYN: acumen
Shrewdness, keen insight, sharpness
ANT: acumen
Unsophistication, brainlessness
Antebellum
Before or existing before a war(especially the civil war)
Figure of speech:antebellum
adjective
SYN: antebellum
Prewar
ANT: antebellum
Modern