Vocabulary List #7 (Flashcards)

Front

allay

(uh-ley)

Back

(verb) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve

SYNONYMS: reduce, alleviate, moderate.

ANTONYMS: aggravate, exacerbate, intensify.

Front

calumniate

(kuh-luhm-nee-eyt)

Back

(verb) to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously.

SYNONYMS: defame, libel.

ANTONYMS: flatter, whitewash, praise.

Front

coup

(koo)

Back

(noun) a highly successful act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership.

SYNONYMS: overthrow, overwhelming success, takeover.

ANTONYMS: fair dealing, failure.

Front

dissidence

(dis-i-duhns)

Back

(noun) a difference of opinion; discontent.

SYNONYMS: disagreement, dissent, disaffection.

ANTONYMS: agreement, harmony, concord.

Front

dogmatic

(dawg-mat-ik)

Back

(adjective) certain of the truth of one’s own ideas; inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts.

SYNONYMS: opinionated, authoritarian.

ANTONYMS: open-minded, dispassionate.

Front

echelon

(esh-uh-lon)

Back

(noun) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a step-like formation or arrangement.

SYNONYMS: level, rank

Front

effrontery

(i-fruhn-tuh-ree)

Back

(noun) shameless boldness, impudence.

SYNONYMS: gall, nerve, impertinence, cheek.

ANTONYMS: shyness, diffidence, timidity.

Front

embellish

(em-bel-ish)

Back

(verb) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details.

SYNONYMS: ornament, garnish

ANTONYMS: strip, mar, disfigure

Front

illusory

(i-loo-suh-ree, i-loo-zuh-ree)

Back

(adjective) misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality.

SYNONYMS: specious, spurious, fanciful, imaginary

ANTONYMS: actual, real, factual, objective

Front

indigent

(in-di-juh-nt)

Back

(adjective) needy, impoverished

SYNONYMS: penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute

ANTONYMS: wealthy, affluent, prosperous.