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
|
apparel
|
clothing which serves as dress or decoration;to put clothes on, dress up
synonyms;attire, garments; deck out Antonyms: undress, unclothe, strip, denude |
|
|
besiege
|
to attack by surrounding with military sources; to cause worry or trouble
synonyms: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound |
|
|
compress
|
to press together; to reduce size or volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
synonyms: condense, shrink shorten antonyms: expand, enlarge |
|
|
denounce
|
to condemn openly; to accuse formally
synonyms: criticize, censure antonyms; hail; acclaim |
|
|
dispatch
|
to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; on official message; promptness; speed; the act of killing
synonyms: slay; report; communication antonyms; recall; withhold |
|
|
douse
|
to plunge into a liquid; drench; to put out quickly; extinguish
s. submerge, dunk, immerse a. dry out dehydrate, kindle, ignite |
|
|
expressly
|
plainly, in so many words, for a particular purpose
s. clearly, pointedly, explicitly a. implicitly, accidentally |
|
|
famished
|
suffering severly from hunger or from lack of something
s. hungry, starving, ravenous a. well fed, full, satisfied, satiated |
|
|
forsake
|
to give up; renounce; to leave, abandon
s. desert, disown a. keep, hold on to, stand by |
|
|
gainful
|
profitable; bringing in money or some kind of special advantage
syn.moneymaking, paying ant. unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying |
|
|
immense
|
very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
syn. vast enormous, inmeasureable, gigantic ant. small, tiny, minute |
|
|
inept
|
totally without skill or appropriateness
syn. clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent ant.skillful accomplished, adroit |
|
|
ingenious
|
showing remarkable originality, inventivness, or resourcefulness; clever
syn. imaginative, inventive, resourceful ant. unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive |
|
|
instantaneous
|
done in an instant; immediate
syn. prompt, quick, speedy ant. delayed, slow, gradual |
|
|
irk
|
to annoy, trouble, make weary
syn. bother, irritate, vex ant. please, delight, cheer, gladden |
|
|
libel
|
a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputationa of the person about whom it is made; to write or publish such a statement
s. slur, smear, defame |
|
|
misgiving
|
a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
s. worry, qualm, hesitation |
|
|
oaf
|
a stupid person, a big, clumsy, slow individual
s. bonehead, dunce, clod, lout |
|
|
recede
|
to move or go backwords; to become more distant
s. retreat, go back, back up, ebb a. advance, come closer |
|
|
repast
|
a meal, food
s. victuals |
