Words Flashcards
Acute
(adj) with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time
Syn: clever, penetrating
Ant: dull, blunted, mild, stupid obtuse
Bungle
(v.) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness
Syn: blunder, blotch, mess up
Bluster
(v.) to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; (n.) speech that is loud and threatening
Syn:spout, rant, brag swagger, bravado
Fidelity
(n.) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details; exactness
Syn: loyalty, faithfulness
Ant: disloyalty, treachery, inexactness
Smug
(adj.) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous
Syn: conceited, complacent
Ant: discontented, disgruntled
Tarry
(v.) to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while
Syn: dawdle, dally
Ant: rush, hasten, leave, depart
Commentary
(n.) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion
Syn:explanation, remarks, narration, description, account, review, analysis
Duration
(n.) the length of time that something continues or lasts
Eerie
(adj.) causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
Syn: frightening, spooky, creepy
Facet
(n.) one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
Syn: angle, characteristic, factor, element, cut
Fray
(n.) a brawl, a noisy quarrel; (v.) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate
Syn: scuffle, unravel
Headstrong
(adj) willful, stubborn
Syn: obstinate, mulish, unruly
Ant: obedient, docile, submissive
Inhabitant
(n.) one living permanently in a given place
Syn: resident, native, occupant, tenant
Ant:stranger, outsider, visitor, foreigner
Numb
(adj.) having lost the power of feeling or movement; (v.) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling
Syn: unfeeling, insensible, dazed, deaden
Ant: sensitive, alert
Pacify
(v.) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
Syn: mollify, placate
Ant: anger, arouse, stir up, foment, ignite
