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20 Cards in this Set
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Ad Infinitum (Adverb) "Desire wills its perpetuation ad infinitum." — Susan Sontag (The Volcano Lover: A Romance) |
Definition: to infinity; endlessly; without limit. Synonym: ceaselessly, perpetually, forever |
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Concede (verb) "It may be conceded to the mathematician that four is twice two. But two is not twice one; two is two thousand times one." — G.K. Chesterton |
Definition: to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: Synonym: accept, admit, allow Antonym: defy, deny, hold |
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Perverse (adjective) "The world's perverse, but it could be worse." — Mona Van Duyn |
Definition: willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary. Synonym: contradictory, rotten, abnormal Antonym: agreeable, happy, reasonable |
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sordid (adjective) "in the distasteful work of the day, in the wakeful misery of the night, girded by sordid realities, or wandering through Paradises and Hells of visions into which I rushed, carrying your image in my arms, I loved you madly." — Charles Dickens (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) |
Definition: morally ignoble or base; vile: Synonym: vile, nasty, shameful Antonym: clean, decent, good |
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apportion (verb) "There is no point in apportioning blame. What is done, is done." — J.K. Rowling |
Definition: to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution Synonym: allot, assign, split Antonym: keep, withhold, deny |
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Congenial (adjective) "…still when I lost her, I lost sight of any landmark that might have led me someplace happier, to some more populated or congenial life…" — Donna Tartt (The Goldfinch) |
Definition: agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character Synonym: genial, pleasant, pleasing Antonym: cool, cold, hateful |
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Prelude (noun) "It's always easier to say good-bye when you know it's just a prelude to hello." — Maureen Johnson (The Last Little Blue Envelope (Little Blue Envelope, #2)) |
Definition: a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance. Synonym: introduction, prologue, foreword Antonym: ending, completion, conclusion |
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Untenable (adjective) "Friendship is untenable for people in our position." — Sherry Thomas (The Burning Sky (The Elemental Trilogy, #1)) |
Definition: incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis,etc.; indefensible. Synonym: illogical, flawed, unsupportable |
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Bona fide (adjective) "One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothing can beat teamwork." — Edward Abbey (The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)) |
Definition: made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud Synonym: actual, honest, legitimate |
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Lofty (adjective) "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius." — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Definition: extending high in the air; of imposing height Synonym: soaring, aerial, towering Antonym: below, beneath, low |
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Rancid (adjective) But unshed tears can turn rancid. So can memory. So can biting your tongue. My bad nights were beginning. I couldn't sleep." — Margaret Atwood (The Blind Assassin) |
Definition: having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils Synonym: musty, tainted, staled Antonym: clean, fresh, new |
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versatile (adjective) "he [Five Second Rule] has many variations, including The Three Second Rule, The Seven Second Rule, and the extremely handy and versatile The However Long It Takes Me to Pick Up This Food Rule." — Neil Pasricha (The Book of Awesome) |
Definition: capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc. Synonym: accomplished, adaptable, talented Antonym: dull, incapable, inept |
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Buoyant (Adjective) "It was because a great-looking man with no apparent mental defects found her attractive. Imagine feeling so buoyant over something so juvenile." — Maggie Shayne (Colder than Ice (Mordecai Young, #2)) |
Definition: not easily depressed; cheerful. Synonym: alert, animate, brisk Antonym: depressed, down, heavy |
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migration (noun) |
Definition: a number or body of persons or animals migrating together. Synonym: exodus, flight, movement Antonym: idleness, inaction, sojourn |
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rustic (adjective) "He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses." — Horace |
Definition: simple, artless, or unsophisticated. Synonym: austere, homey, verdant Antonym: sophisticated, uncommon, abnormal |
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Vindicate (verb) "Demon pox,' said Will with the satisfaction of the truly vindicated." — Cassandra Clare (Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)) |
Definition: to clear, as from an accusation, imputation,suspicion, or the like Synonym: justify, prove, uphold Antonym: blame, condemn, deny |
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Clique (noun) And woe to him inside a nonconformist clique who does not conform with nonconformity." — Eric Hoffer |
Definition: a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set. Synonym: cable, clan, gang Antonym: individual |
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Perceive (verb) "To perceive is to suffer." — Aristotle |
Definition: to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses Synonym: discern, recognize, regard Antonym: miss, disbelieve, neglect |
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Sever (verb) "Talking to a drunk person was like talking to an extremely happy, severely brain-damaged three-year-old." — John Green (Paper Towns) |
Definition: to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like. Synonym: detach, disconnect, separate Antonym: combine, connect, join |
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Wane (Verb) "But even when the moon looks like it's waning...it's actually never changing shape. Don't ever forget that." — Ai Yazawa (Nana, Vol. 14 (Nana, #14)) |
Definition: to decrease in strength, intensity, etc Synonym: dim, dwindle, ebb Antonym: brighten, develop, extend |
