English 11B Unit 8 words 11-20

(adj.) having great variety; numerous and diverse

synonyms: varied, manifold, heterogeneous

• parsimonious

• multifarious

  
  

• suave

• recalcitrant

(adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

synonyms: unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery

• omnivorous

• obsolete

• recalcitrant

• parsimonious

(n.) an injury done in return for injury

synonyms: retaliation, revenge, retribution

• suave

• revel

• quandary

• reprisal

(adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

synonyms: sophisticated, urbane, polished

• suave

• stultify

• revel

• obsolete

(adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use

synonyms: outmoded, antiquated, passe, old hat

• revel

• Parsimonious

• obsolete

• quandary

(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

synonyms: frugal, penny-pinching, cheap

• omnivorous

• stultify

• obsolete

• parsimonious

(n.) a state of perplexity or doubt

synonyms: confusion, dilemma, predicament

• multifarious

• quandary

• revel

• parsimonious

(adj.) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

synonyms: all-devouring, voracious

• omnivorous

• multifarious

• recalcitrant

• stultify

(v.) to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration

synonyms: (v.) relish, savor, bask in, carouse

• reprisal

• recalcitrant

• stultify

• revel

(v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

synonyms: smother, stifle, neutralize, negate

• multifarious

• stultify

• reve;

• quandary