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;
62 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
analgesic
|
a remedy that relieves or allays pain
|
anesthetic, codeine, opium, sedative
|
|
|
apex
|
the tip, point, or vertex
|
vertex, acme, climax
|
|
|
atheist
|
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
|
agnostic, infidel, skeptic
|
|
|
barbarity
|
brutal or inhuman conduct
|
boorishness, brutality, savagery
|
|
|
bilious
|
extremely unpleasant or distasteful
|
grumpy, dyspeptic.
|
|
|
carnivorous
|
flesh-eating
|
meat-eating, predatory
|
|
|
chisel
|
A wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
|
|
|
|
compunction
|
A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain
|
contrite, grievous, regretful, remorseful
|
|
|
contumacious
|
stubbornly perverse or rebellious
|
contrary, factious, refractory, intractable.
|
|
|
crag
|
A steep, rugged rock
|
|
|
|
cygnet
|
a young swan
|
|
|
|
decry
|
denounce as faulty or worthless
|
belittle, disparage, discredit, depreciate
|
|
|
denunciation
|
The act of accusing another of a crime before a public prosecutor.
|
castigation, condemnation, criticism, reprimand
|
|
|
disavow
|
to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for
|
disown, repudiate, deny, reject
|
|
|
divulge
|
To make known (something private or secret).
|
confide, disclose, expose, reveal, uncover
|
|
|
elusive
|
cleverly or skillfully evasive
|
tricky, shifty; puzzling, baffling.
|
|
|
enmity
|
A feeling or condition of hostility;
|
animosity, antagonism, malice
|
|
|
erudition
|
knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.
|
learning, scholarship
|
|
|
exorcise
|
To expel (an evil spirit) by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer.
|
|
|
|
extrude
|
to thrust out; force or press out
|
evict, expel, spew
|
|
|
filial
|
of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter
|
|
|
|
fraternize
|
to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
|
socialize, mingle, consort,
|
|
|
galvanism
|
electricity, esp. as produced by chemical action.
|
|
|
|
gnash
|
to bite with grinding teeth.
|
|
|
|
hefty
|
big and strong
|
robust, husky, burly, stalwart.
|
|
|
husbandry
|
the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food
|
|
|
|
impel
|
to drive or urge forward
|
incite, compel, encourage
|
|
|
incredulity
|
inability or unwillingness to believe.
|
discredit, disbelief
|
|
|
inextricable
|
incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved
|
|
|
|
insular
|
detached; standing alone
|
biased, prejudiced, isolated
|
|
|
inveterate
|
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like
|
hardened, constant, habitual
|
|
|
kindle
|
to start (a fire)
|
ignite, inflame, light
|
|
|
licentious
|
sexually unrestrained
|
lascivious, libertine, lewd
|
|
|
malfeasance
|
the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law
|
misconduct
|
|
|
melee
|
A confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
|
|
|
|
misgivings
|
A feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
|
suspicion, mistrust, hesitation
|
|
|
myopic
|
lacking tolerance or understanding
|
astigmatic, blind, nearsighted, narrow-minded
|
|
|
novelty
|
state or quality of being novel, new, or unique
|
newness, originality
|
|
|
odoriferous
|
yielding or diffusing an odor.
|
fragrant, aromatic, redolent
|
|
|
ostentatious
|
characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
|
extravagant, flamboyant, pompous, pretentious
|
|
|
pathological
|
caused by or involving disease
|
|
|
|
pittance
|
A small amount or share.
|
mite, smidgen, trace, trifle
|
|
|
polyglot
|
able to speak or write several languages
|
|
|
|
premeditated
|
done deliberately
|
calculated, conscious, contrived, deliberate, predetermined
|
|
|
proponent
|
A person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.
|
booster, champion, defender, protector
|
|
|
punitive
|
serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
|
avenging, disciplinary, revengeful, vindictive
|
|
|
reciprocity
|
mutual exchange
|
|
|
|
repine
|
to be fretfully discontented
|
fret, complain
|
|
|
rigmarole
|
an elaborate or complicated procedure
|
amphigory, drivel, nonsense
|
|
|
sacrosanct
|
extremely sacred or inviolable
|
blessed, divine, hallowed, reverent
|
|
|
sebaceous
|
pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat
|
|
|
|
skewed
|
having an oblique or slanting direction or position
|
|
|
|
sophomoric
|
intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc
|
foolish, immature, juvenile, naive, reckless
|
|
|
subsidy
|
A grant or contribution of money
|
appropriation, backing, endowment, allowance
|
|
|
surrogate
|
A person appointed to act for another
|
alternate, delegate, deputy, substitute
|
|
|
terse
|
neatly or effectively concise
|
brief, pithy, laconic, succinct
|
|
|
transfigure
|
to change in outward form or appearance
|
transform, renew
|
|
|
uncanny
|
having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis
|
preternatural, odd
|
|
|
upbraid
|
to find fault with or reproach severely
|
reprove, censure
|
|
|
verisimilitude
|
the appearance or semblance of truth
|
likelihood, probability
|
|
|
wile
|
A trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice
|
deception, contrivance, maneuver
|
|
|
buoyant
|
1. tending to float in a fluid.
2. not easily depressed; cheerful. |
happy, lighthearted, jaunty
|
