Vocabulary #7 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art
Aloof
Apart, indifferent
Synonyms: Detached, incurious, unconcerned
Antonyms: Integrated, friendly
Archaic
Ancient, antique, obsolete, venerable
Antonyms: Contemporary, modern
Assuage
To ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm
Synonyms: Allay, alleviate, lighten, soothe
Antonyms: To irritate, to intensify
Belie
To contradict, to give a false impression
Antonym: To support, to agree with
Contentious
Quarrelsome, stirring controversy
Synonyms: Bellicose, belligerent, pugnacious
Antonyms: Congenial, harmonious
Daunt
To intimidate, to dismay
Antonym: To hearten
Debilitate
To weaken, to enfeeble
Synonym: Sap
Antonym: To invigorate
Discord
Lack of agreement, tension, strife
Synonyms: Contention, dissension, variance
Antonyms: Harmony, agreement
Dissemination
The act of spreading widely, scattering
Antonym: Consolidation
Dogmatic
Strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner
Synonyms: Dictatorial, doctrinaire, magisterial, oracular
Antonyms: Unopinionated, wishy-washy
Egocentric
Self-centered, selfish
Antonyms: Modest, selfless
