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20 Cards in this Set
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accomplice (n) a person who takes part in a crime accom'plice |
SYNONYM: Partner in crime |
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annihilate (V) to destroy completly anni'hilate |
Synonyms: obliterate, decimate Antonyms: foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
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arbitrary (adj) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness ar'bitrary |
Synonyms: capricious, high-handed, autocratic Antonnyms: reasoned, rational,objective, equitable |
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brazen (adj) shameless, impudent; made of brass bra'zen |
Synonyms: saucy,bold Antonyms:deferential, respectful, self-effacing |
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catalyst (n) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change cat'alyst |
Synonyms: stimulus, spur, instigator |
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exodus (n) a large-scale departure or flight ex'odus |
Synonyms: escape, hegira Antonyms: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance |
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facilitate (v) to make easier; to assist facil'itate |
Synonyms: ease, smooth the way, simplify Antonyms: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede |
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incorrigible (adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control incorr'igible |
Synonyms: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate Antonyms: tractable, docile, curable, reparable |
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latent (adj) hidden, present but not realized lat'ent |
Synonyms: dormant, inactive, undeveloped Antonyms: exposed, manifest, evident |
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militant (adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause, (n) an activist mil'itant |
Synonyms: truculent Antonyms: unassertive, peaceable, passive |
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morose (adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable morose' |
Synonyms:morbid Antonyms:blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
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opaque (adj) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid opaque' |
Synonyms:hazy, cloudy, foggy murky, dull, obtuse Antonyms: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive |
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paramount (adj) chief in importance, above all others par'amount |
Synonyms:supreme, primary, dominant Antonyms:secondary, subordinate,ancillary |
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prattle (v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble (n) baby talk; babble pratt'le |
Synonyms: twaddle, gibberish, piffle |
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rebut (v) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute rebut' |
Synonyms: disprove, confute, shoot holes in Antonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate |
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reprimand (v) to scold; find fault with; (n) a rebuke rep'rimand |
Synonyms: reproach and reproof Antonyms: pat on the back |
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servitude (n) slavery, forced labor ser'vitude |
Synonyms: bondage, thralldom Antonym: liberty |
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slapdash (adj) careless and hasty slap'dash |
Synonyms: cursory, perfunctory, slipshod Antonyms: painstaking, through, in-depth |
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stagnant (adj) not running or flowing ; foul from standing still; inactive stag'ment |
Synonyms: still motionless, inert, sluggish, dull Antonyms: flowing, running, fresh, sweet |
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succumb (v) to give way to superior force, yield succumb' |
Synonyms: submit, die, expire Antonyms: overcome, master, conquer |
