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;
65 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
alacrity
|
cheerful willingness, liveliness
|
|
aversion
|
strong dislike, repugnance
|
|
involuntary
|
not done of one's own free will, unintentional
|
|
loath
|
unwilling, reluctant
|
|
loathe
|
detest
|
|
volition
|
will
|
|
acclivity
|
upward slope
|
|
acme
|
highest point, pinnacle
|
|
apogee
|
farthest point from earth in an orbit
highest point |
|
climatic
|
arranged in order of increasing force and interest
|
|
consummate
|
perfect, superb
|
|
eminence
|
high rank
|
|
eminent
|
standing out, notable, famous
|
|
ethereal
|
of the heavens, ariy, delicate
|
|
exalt
|
lift up with joy, pride
raise in rank, glorify |
|
precipice
|
very steep, cliff
|
|
precipitous
|
steep as a precipice
hasty, rash |
|
preeminent
|
standing out, superior
|
|
sublimate
|
redirect energy to morally higher paths
purify, refine |
|
sublime
|
elevated, noble, uplifting
|
|
vertex
|
farthest point opposite the base
|
|
zenith
|
highest point
point in the heavens directly overhead |
|
abject
|
sunk to a low condition, wretched
|
|
abysmal
|
deep, immeasurably great
|
|
abyss
|
bottomless, immeasurably deep space
|
|
anticlimax
|
from important to ridiculous
|
|
chasm
|
deep breach, wide gap
|
|
declivity
|
downward slope
|
|
dregs
|
most worthless part
sediment at the bottom of a liquid |
|
earthy
|
coarse, low
|
|
humble
|
of low position or condition
not proud, modest |
|
humiliate
|
lower the pride or dignity of
|
|
humility
|
lowliness, modesty
|
|
menial
|
low, mean
|
|
nadir
|
lowest point
|
|
plumb
|
get to the bottom of
|
|
profound
|
very deep, intellectualy deep
|
|
ravine
|
deep, narrow gorge worn by running water
|
|
filial
|
of or like a son or daughter
|
|
fraternal
|
or of like a brother
|
|
genealogy
|
lineage, descent
|
|
gentility
|
good manners
upper class |
|
kith and kin
|
friends and relatives
|
|
maternal
|
of or like a mother
|
|
nepotism
|
favoritism to relatives by those in power
|
|
paternal
|
of or like a father
|
|
progenitor
|
forefather
|
|
progeny
|
offspring, children
|
|
sibling
|
brother or sister
|
|
aroma
|
pleasant odor
|
|
aromatic
|
sweet-scented
|
|
fragrant
|
having a pleasant odor
|
|
fusty
|
stale-smelling, musty, moldy
|
|
incense
|
substance yielding a pleasant odor when burned
|
|
malodorous
|
stinking
|
|
noisome
|
offensive to smell, disgusting
harmful |
|
olfactory
|
pertaining to the sense of smell
|
|
pungent
|
sharp in smell or taste, biting
|
|
putrid
|
stinking from decay
extremely bad, corrupt |
|
rancid
|
umpleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
|
|
rank
|
having bad odor or taste
extreme |
|
reek
|
emit a strong, disagreeable smell
|
|
scent
|
smell, perfume
|
|
scent (v.)
|
get a suspicion of
|
|
unsavory
|
umpleasant to taste, smell
morally offensive |