Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 8
Unit 8 Definitions, synonyms, antonyms
57
English
11th Grade
10/14/2012

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
acrimonious
Definition
(adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
Term
acrimonious (syn)
Definition
biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish
Term
acrimonious (ant)
Definition
gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial
Term
bovine
Definition
(adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
Term
bovine (syn)
Definition
stolid, dull, slow, stupid
Term
bovine (ant)
Definition
alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick
Term
consternation
Definition
(n) dismay, confusion
Term
consternation (syn)
Definition
shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay
Term
consternation (ant)
Definition
calm, composure, aplomb
Term
corpulent
Definition
(adj) fat; having a large, bulky body
Term
corpulent (syn)
Definition
overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly
Term
corpulent (ant)
Definition
slender, lean, gaunt, emaciated, spare
Term
disavow
Definition
(v) to deny responsibility for or connection with
Term
disavow (syn)
Definition
disown, disclaim, retract, abjure
Term
disavow (ant)
Definition
acknowledge, admit, grant, certify
Term
dispassionate
Definition
(adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion
Term
dispassionate (syn)
Definition
unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
Term
dispassionate (ant)
Definition
committed, engaged, partial, biased
Term
dissension
Definition
(n) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
Term
dissension (syn)
Definition
strife, discord, contention
Term
dissension (ant)
Definition
agreement, accord, harmony
Term
dissipate
Definition
(v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
Term
dissipate (syn)
Definition
disperse, strew, diffuse, waste
Term
dissipate (ant)
Definition
gather, collect, converse, husband
Term
expurgate
Definition
(v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
Term
expurgate (syn)
Definition
purge, censor, bowdlerize
Term
gauntlet
Definition
(n) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forceto run between them; an ordeal
Term
gauntlet (syn)
Definition
dare, provocation, punishment, trial
Term
hypothetical
Definition
(adj) based on a assumption or guess; use as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
Term
hypothetical (syn)
Definition
assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional
Term
hypothetical
Definition
actual, real, tested, substantiated
Term
ignoble
Definition
(adj) mean, low, base
Term
ignoble (syn)
Definition
inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid
Term
ignoble (ant)
Definition
admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble
Term
impugn
Definition
(v) to call into question; to attack as false
Term
impugn (syn)
Definition
challenge, deny, dispute, query, question
Term
impugn (ant)
Definition
confirm, prove, verify, validate
Term
intemperate
Definition
(adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
Term
intemperate (syn)
Definition
excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
Term
intemperate (ant)
Definition
moderate, restrained, cool and collected
Term
odium
Definition
(n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
Term
odium (syn)
Definition
abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
Term
odium (ant)
Definition
esteem, admiration, approbation
Term
perfidy
Definition
(n) faithlessness, treachery
Term
perfidy (syn)
Definition
betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity
Term
perfidy (ant)
Definition
faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness
Term
relegate
Definition
(v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
Term
relegate (syn)
Definition
transfer, consign, demote, exile
Term
relegate (ant)
Definition
promote, elevate, advance, recall
Term
squeamish
Definition
(adj) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
Term
squeamish (syn)
Definition
nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish
Term
subservient
Definition
(adj) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
Term
subservient (syn)
Definition
secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
Term
subservient (ant)
Definition
primary, principal, domineering, bossy
Term
susceptible
Definition
(adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
Term
susceptible (syn)
Definition
vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
Term
susceptible (ant)
Definition
resistant, immune
Supporting users have an ad free experience!