ULTIMATE Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 14 Flashcards
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 amenable (definition) | definition = (adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible |
| amenable (synonyms) | synonyms = agreeable, compliant, docile |
| amenable (antonyms) | antonyms = unresponsive, resistant, recalcitrant |
| berate (definition) | definition = (v.) to scold sharply |
| berate (synonyms) | synonyms = chide, rebuke, reprove, reprimand |
| berate (antonyms) | antonyms = praise, compliment, pat on the back |
| carnage (definition) | definition = (n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life |
| carnage (synonyms) | synonyms = butchery, bloodbath, massacre |
| credulous (definition) | definition = (adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived |
| credulous (synonyms) | synonyms = gullible |
| credulous (antonyms) | antonyms = dubious, skeptical |
| criterion (definition) | definition = (n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgement or evalutation |
| criterion (synonyms) | synonyms = yardstick, touchstone, guage, canon |
| deplete (definition) | definition = (v.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly |
| deplete (synonyms) | synonyms = exhaust, empty, drain, bankrupt |
| deplete (antonyms) | antonyms = replenish, refill, restock, resupply |
| expatiate (definition) | definition = (v.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely |
| expatiate (synonyms) | synonyms = elaborate, enlarge, descant, wander, roam |
| expatiate (antonyms) | antonyms = sketch roughly, summarize, condense, adumbrate |
| extraneous (definition) | definition = (adj.) coming from outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant |
| extraneous (synonyms) | synonyms = incidental, extrinsic |
| extraneous (antonyms) | antonyms = intrinsic, relevant, pertinent, germane |
| inception (definition) | definition = (n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc. |
| inception (synonyms) | synonyms = commencement, inauguration, outset |
| inception (antonyms) | antonyms = completion, conclusion, termination |
| infirmity (definition) | definition = (n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.) |
| infirmity (synonyms) | synonyms = affliction, malady, defect |
| jejune (definition) | definition = (adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile |
| jejune (synonyms) | synonyms = vapid, insipid, puerile, childish |
| jejune (antonyms) | antonyms = stimulating, mature |
| obdurate (definition) | definition = (adj.) stubborn, unyielding |
| obdurate (synonyms) | synonyms = obstinate, adamant |
| obdurate (antonyms) | antonyms = yielding, tractable, flexible |
| potpourri (definition) | definition = (n.) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent |
| potpourri (synonyms) | synonyms = hodgepodge, melange, farrago, medley |
| potpourri (antonyms) | antonyms = homogenous or uniform group |
| precocious (definition) | definition = (adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity) |
| precocious (synonyms) | synonyms = forward, gifted, advanced |
| precocious (antonyms) | antonyms = backward, retarded, slow |
| sadistic (definition) | definition = (adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel |
| sadistic (synonyms) | synonyms = brutal, vicious, inhuman, fiendish |
| sadistic (antonyms) | antonyms = masochistic, clement, humane, merciful |
| sententious (definition) | definition = (adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy |
| sententious (synonyms) | synonyms = aphoristic, epigrammatic, moralistic |
| sententious (antonyms) | antonyms = discursive, diffuse, episodic |
| supplicate (definition) | definition = (v.) to beg earnestly and humbly |
| supplicate (synonyms) | synonyms = plead, petition, implore, entreat |
| surfeit (definition) | definition = (n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v.) to feed or supply with anything to excess |
| surfeit (synonyms) | synonyms = (n.) excess, glut; (v.) cloy, satiate |
| surfeit (antonyms) | antonyms = (n.) dearth, paucity, lack |
| tortuous (definition) | definition = (adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious |
| tortuous (synonyms) | synonyms = circuitous, serpentine, labyrinthine |
| tortuous (antonyms) | antonyms = direct, straight, straightforward |
| turgid (definition) | definition = (adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language |
| turgid (synonyms) | synonyms = inflated, pompous, bombastic, overblown |
| turgid (antonyms) | antonyms = muted, understated, unadorned, austere |
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