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
(v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
synonyms: warn, call on the carpet antonyms: praise, pat on the back |
admonish
|
|
(n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through
antonyms: (v) close, seal |
breach
|
|
(n) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
|
brigand
|
|
(adj) careful, cautious
synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
circumspect
|
|
(v) to seize for military or official use
synonyms: take over, requisition, expropriate |
commandeer
|
|
(adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
synonyms: unwieldy, ponderous antonyms: manageable, easy to handle |
cumbersome
|
|
(n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v) to bring to such a standstill
synonyms: (n) standoff, stalemate, impasse antonyms: (n) agreement, accord, breakthrough |
deadlock
|
|
(n) scattered fragments, wreckage
synonyms: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam |
debris
|
|
(v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
synonyms: (v) disperse; (adj) rambling, verbose, prolix antonyms: (v) concentrate; (adj) brief, concise, succinct |
diffuse
|
|
(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
synonyms: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind antonyms: cinch |
dilemma
|
|
(v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
synonyms: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge |
efface
|
|
(v) to make a mess of; "muddle through:" to get by; (n) a hopeless mess
synonyms: (v) to jumble, mess up; (n) confusion, disorder antonyms: (n) orderliness, tidiness, neatness |
muddle
|
|
(adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind.
synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible antonyms: open-minded, reasonable |
opinionated
|
|
(adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years
synonyms: (adj) enduring, recurring antonyms: (adj) brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral |
perennial
|
|
(v) to incline to beforehand
synonym: make susceptible to antonyms: immunize against, shield from |
predispose
|
|
(v) to let go, give up
synonyms: surrender, abandon antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to |
reliquish
|
|
(adj) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved
synonyms: (v) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim antonyms: (v) abandon, scrap, junk |
salvage
|
|
(adj) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
synonyms: irregular, occasional antonyms: steady, continuous, chronis |
spasmodic
|
|
(adj) not genuine, not true, not valid
synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus antonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid |
spurious
|
|
(adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked antonyms: restrained, held in check, muted |
unbridled
|