Flashcards: Advanced English Vocabulary (Synonyms)
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knowledge_worker on February 2, 2012
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Via vocabulary.com and with the help of words.grammarly.com, en.wikipedia.org and google.com "define:".
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mores | norms, virtues, values |
| to assuage | soothe - appease - allay - pacify - mitigate - calm |
| valiant | brave - gallant - courageous - valorous - doughty |
| to rebuke | reprove - reprimand - reprehend - scold - upbraid - chide |
| attrition | abrasion - wear - friction |
| snide | Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible |
| impediment | obstruction; hindrance; obstacle |
| hapless | unfortunate - unlucky - ill-fated - unhappy - wretched |
| dreary | dull - depressing bleak - lifeless - gloomy - dismal - sad - cheerless - dark |
| recall | revocation - withdrawal - retraction ; remember - recollect - revoke - withdraw - remind |
| salubrious | healthy - wholesome - healthful - sound |
| prorate | Allocate, distribute |
| vista | outlook - view - prospect - perspective - sight |
| disdainful | . |
| flan | Obsttorte |
| dour | severe - stern - austere - rigid - grim - strict - hard |
| impasse | deadlock - stalemate - cul-de-sac - blind alley ; A situation in which no progress is possible |
| imperious | imperative - overbearing - masterful - authoritative |
| palpably | obviously |
| prickly | sensitive, edgy, easily provoked |
| borne | endured, carried, supported |
| elective | optional - facultative |
| quilt | comforter - coverlet - blanket |
| lassitude | weariness - fatigue - tiredness - exhaustion |
| whimsically | fancifully: in a fanciful manner |
| algid | chilly - cold - icy |
| quiescent | still - quiet - calm - tranquil - placid - composed |
| encroachment | invasion - infringement |
| ordinance | An authoritative order; a decree - order - edict - command - statute |
| happy-go-lucky | carefree: cheerfully irresponsible |
| clemency | mercy - leniency - lenience - mildness |
| careen | (of a ship) tilt, lean over, heel |
| ditzy | Silly, scatterbrained, acting dumb and innocent |
| vicariously | indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute |
| enfeeble | weaken - debilitate - enervate - impair - attenuate |
| self-professed | self-proclaimed, announced or admitted about yourself |