Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
alacrity (n.)
|
cheerful willingness; readiness; liveliness
|
|
|
aversion (n.)
|
strong dislike; repugnance; antipathy
|
|
|
loath (adj.)
|
unwilling; averse; disinclined; reluctant
|
|
|
loathe (v.)
|
have an intense aversion to; detest
|
|
|
volition (n.)
|
will
|
|
|
acclivity (n.)
|
upward slope (ant. declivity)
|
|
|
acme (n.)
|
highest point; pinnacle; summit
|
|
|
apogee (n.)
|
1. farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body (ant. perigee)
2.highest point; culmination |
|
|
climatic (adj.)
|
arranged in order of increasing force and interest (ant. anticlimactic)
|
|
|
consummate (adj.)
|
perfect; superb; carried to the highest degree
|
|
|
eminence (n.)
|
high rank
|
|
|
eminent (adj.)
|
standing out; notable; famous
|
|
|
ethereal (adj.)
|
of the heavens; celestial; airy; delicate; intangible
|
|
|
exalt (v.)
|
1. lift up with joy, pride,etc.; elate (ant. humiliate)
2. raise in rank, dignity, etc.; extol; glorify |
|
|
precipice (n.)
|
very steep or overhanging place; cliff
|
