Vocab words 1-20 (Abash-Adroit) Flashcards
To shame; to embarrass
(Verb) Abash
synonym: chagrin, confuse humiliate
antonym: put at ease, reassure, compose
To cease, subside; to reduce
(Verb) Abate
Synonym: mellow, slacken, fade
Antonym: increase, grow, heighten, intensify
To give up a position of power
(Verb) Abdicate
Synonym: retire, bow out, resign, cede
Antonym: accept, take up
Continuing; lasting
(Adj) Abiding
Synonym: long-standing, prolonged, protracted, persistent
Antonym: Short-lived, ephemeral, transient, fleeting
Not able to be completed
(Adj) Abortive
Synonym: Futile, bootless, fruitless, ineffective
Antonym: Completed, concluded, finished, consummated
To secretly run away with and hide
(Verb) Abscond
Synonym: Flee, decamp, fly, escape
To free from blame, sin, or responsibility
(Verb) Absolve
Synonym: Exempt, acquit, excuse, pardon, release
AntonymL Oblige, convict, condemn, denounce
To voluntarily hold back; to refrain from doing something
(Verb) Abstain
Synonym: Forbear, hold back, withhold, withdraw,deny
Antonym: Partake, indulge in, treat
Difficult to understand
(Adj) Abstruse
Synonym: Mysterious, perplexing, recondite, unsolvable
Antonym: Fathomable, understandable, comprehensible
Utterly hopeless; totally and profoundly terrible
(Adj) Abysmal
Synonym: Bottomless, fathomless, abyssal, dreadful
Antonym: Shallow, superb, terrific, putstanding
To approach boldly
(Verb) Accost
Synonym: Address, hail, salute, confront, face, front
Antonym: Ignore, overlook, slight, avoid, elude, evade
To give in, surrender; to go quietly
(Verb) Acquiesce
Synonym: Assent, accede, grant, agree, consent
Antonym: Differ, veto, contest, refuse, resist
Harsh, sharp, offensive; pungent
(Adj) Acrid
Synonym: Tangy, acetic, tart, vinegary, bitter
Antonym: Bland, flat, insipid, tasteless
Intense fear of heights
(Noun) Acrophobia
Sharp insight; keenness of mind
(Noun) Acumen
Synonym: Wisdom, discernment, wit, shrewdness
Antonym: Blindness, obtuseness
