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;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
acute
|
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 |
|
|
bluster
|
a talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; speech that is loud and threatening
Syn: spout, rang, brag, swagger, bravado |
|
|
bungle
|
to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin some thing through clumsiness
Syn: blunder, botch, mess up |
|
|
commentary
|
a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression or opinion
Syn: explanation, remarks, narration, description, account, review, analysis |
|
|
duration
|
the length of time that something continues or lasts
|
|
|
eerie
|
causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
Syn: frightening, spooky, creepy |
|
|
facet
|
one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
Syn: angle, characteristic, factor, element, cut |
|
|
Fidelity
|
the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness
Syn:loyalty, faithfulness |
|
|
fray
|
a brawl, noisy quarrel; to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain irritate
Syn: scuffle, unravel |
|
|
headstrong
|
willful, stubborn
Syn: obstinate, mulish, unruly Ant: obedient, docile, submissive |
|
|
inhabitant
|
one living permanently in a given place
Syn: resident, native, occupant, tenant Ant: stranger, outsider, visitor, foreigner |
|
|
numb
|
having lost the power of feeling or movement; to dull the feeling of; to cause to lose feeling
Syn: unfeeling, insensible, dazed; deaden Ant: sensitive, alert |
|
|
pacify
|
to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
Syn:mollify, placate Ant: anger, arouse, stir up, foment, ignite |
|
|
ravenous
|
greedy; hungry; eager for satisfaction
Syn: starved, famished, voracious, wolfish Ant: not hungry, well-fed, satisfied, satiated |
|
|
refute
|
to prove incorrect
Syn: disprove, rebut Ant: prove, support, confirm, corroborate |
|
|
remorse
|
deep and painful regret for one's past misdeed's; pangs of conscience
Syn: guilt Ant: clear conscience, guiltlessness |
|
|
setback
|
something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall
Syn:failure, reversal Ant: advance, gain, progress, triumph |
|
|
smug
|
overly self-satisfied, self-righteous
Syn: conceited, complactent Ant: disconnected, disgruntled |
|
|
synopsis
|
a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.; a summary
Syn: outline, digest, abstract |
|
|
tarry
|
to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while
Syn: dawdle, dally Ant: rush, hasten, leave, depart |
