Final Exam Vocab Synonyms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accost | buttonhole, approach, confront |
| acuity | keeness, acutness |
| emulate | copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to |
| encomium | panegyric, eulogy, commendation |
| eschew | abstain from, steer clear of, forgo |
| taciturn | tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic |
| celerity | promptness, alacrity, speed |
| gambit | ploy, strartagem, ruse, manuever |
| maelstrom | vortex, chaos, turbulance, tumult |
| distraught | frantic, distracted |
| eulogy | panegyric, encomium, tribute |
| stratagem | ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge |
| ubiquitous | omnipresent, pervasive, universal |
| agnostic | doubter |
| diatribe | harangue, tirade |
| intermittent | fitful, spasmodic, random |
| neophyte | tenderfoot, tyro, rookie |
| perspicasity | acuity, acumen, discernment |
| sylvan | forested, aradian |
| testy | irratable, peevish, waspish, petulant |
| allay | reduce, alleviate, moderate |
| furtive | clandestine, covert, surreptitous |
| indigent | penniless, poverty-sticken, destitute |
| raiment | apparel, attire |
| exacerbate | aggravate, intesify, worsen |
| raze | pull down, demolish, shave off |
| imperturbable | unflappable, unexcitable, serene, unruffled |
| refulgent | lumnious, splendid |
| tyro | neophyte |
| vacillate | seesaw, fluctuate, oscillate |
| forgo | refrain from, renounce |
| luminous | radient, bright, reflugent, lustrous |
| oscillate | vibrate, vacillate |
| sporadic | intermittent, spasmodic |
| delectable | delicious, scrumptious |
| impecunious | penniless, impoverished, indigent |
| sequester | seculde, segregate, isolate, closet |
| laconic | terse, succinct, pithy, compact |
| omnipresent | ubiquitous, ever-present |
| panegyric | tribute, encomium, testimonal |
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