7271361659 | Altruistic | Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others; generous. | 0 | |
7271361660 | Ambivalent | Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action. (Synonym: undecided) | 1 | |
7271361661 | Angular | Lean; sharp cornered; gaunt. | 2 | |
7271361662 | Arrogant | Overbearingly assuming; insolently proud. (Synonyms: presumptuous, haughty, imperious, brazen) | 3 | |
7271361663 | Aversion | Strong disinclination; disliking. (Synonyms: hesitance, loathing, reluctance) | 4 | |
7271361664 | Discern | To differentiate between two or more things. | 5 | |
7271361665 | Disdain | Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt; to reject as unworthy. (Synonyms: [to be] arrogant, haughty, high-handed, insolent, lordly) | 6 | |
7271361666 | Disparage | To degrade; to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner. (Synonyms: belittle, decry, deprecate) | 7 | |
7271361667 | Disparity | Inequality; the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree. | 8 | |
7271361668 | Embellish | To decorate; to make beautiful with ornamentation. (Synonyms: deck, garnish, ornament, adorn) | 9 | |
7271361669 | Engender | To cause; to produce; to create | 10 | |
7271361670 | Innocuous | Harmless; producing no injury. | 11 | |
7271361671 | Insipid | Boring and stupid. (Synonyms: banal, flat, inane, jejune, vapid) | 12 | |
7271361672 | Lament | To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner. (Synonyms: bemoan, bewail, deplore) | 13 | |
7271361673 | Laud | To praise; to extol. (Synonym; revere) | 14 | |
7271361674 | Obscure | Difficult to see; vague. (Synonyms: abstruse, ambiguous, cryptic, enigmatic, equivocal, recondite) | 15 | |
7271361675 | Ostentatious | Showy; pretentious. (Synonym: pompous) | 16 | |
7271361676 | Prodigal | Wasteful; a person given to extravagance. (Synonyms: lavish, lush, luxuriant, profuse) | 17 | |
7271361677 | Repudiate | To reject; to disown; to disavow. | 18 | |
7271361678 | Reticence | Restraint in speech; reluctance to speak. (Synonyms: reserve, taciturnity) | 19 | |
7271361679 | Revere | To honour; to regard with respect. (Synonyms: adore, venerate, worship) | 20 | |
7271361680 | Serene | Calm; placid. (Synonym: tranquil) | 21 | |
7271361681 | Subtle | Delicate; elusive; not obvious. | 22 | |
7271361682 | Superfluous | Beyond what is needed or required; an overflow. | 23 | |
7271361683 | Taciturn | Quiet; not verbose. (Synonyms: reserved, reticent) | 24 | |
7271367446 | Altruistic synonyms | chartitable; generous; unselfish | 25 | |
7271373158 | Altruistic antonyms | belligerent; stingy; selfish | 26 | |
7271376636 | Ambivalent synonyms | undecided; contradictory | 27 | |
7271378891 | Ambivalent antonyms | certain; firmly convinced | 28 | |
7271382197 | Angular synonyms | bony; lanky; skinny | 29 | |
7271385713 | Angular antonyms | round; heavy | 30 | |
7271387811 | Arrogant synonyms | presumptuous; haughty; imperious; brazen | 31 | |
7271391680 | Arrogant antonyms | meek; modest | 32 | |
7271396197 | Aversion synonyms | hesitance; loathing; reluctance | 33 | |
7271529135 | Aversion antonyms | inclination | 34 | |
7271398954 | Discern synonyms | ascertain; distinguish; determine | 35 | |
7271402685 | Discern antonyms | to ignore; to be oblivious to | 36 | |
7271404994 | Disdain synonyms | (to be) arrogant; haughty; high-handed; insolent; lordly | 37 | |
7271412276 | Disdain antonyms | favor; admiration; to love | 38 | |
7271417094 | Disparage synonyms | belittle; decry; deprecate | 39 | |
7271419976 | Disparage antonyms | to praise refusely | 40 | |
7271424040 | Disparity synonyms | discrepancy; distinction; divergence | 41 | |
7271426636 | Disparity antonyms | similarity | 42 | |
7271428226 | Embellish synonyms | deck; garnish; ornament; adorn | 43 | |
7271430071 | Embellish antonyms | to abbreviate | 44 | |
7271432056 | Engender synonyms | arouse; bring about; generate | 45 | |
7271434503 | Engender antonyms | to squelch | 46 | |
7271438141 | Innocuous synonyms | inoffensive; painless | 47 | |
7271439526 | Innocuous antonyms | dangerous; injurious | 48 | |
7271442403 | Insipid synonyms | banal; flat; inane; jejune; vapid | 49 | |
7271447746 | Insipid antonyms | spirited and animated; zestful | 50 | |
7271449224 | Lament synonyms | bemoan; bewail; deplore | 51 | |
7271451989 | Lament antonyms | to rejoice | 52 | |
7271453705 | Laud synonyms | revere; admire | 53 | |
7271455952 | Laud antonyms | to defame | 54 | |
7271458630 | Obscure synonyms | abstruse; ambiguous; cryptic; enigmatic; equivocal; recondite | 55 | |
7271466667 | Obscure antonyms | clear; apparent | 56 | |
7271468860 | Ostentatious synonyms | pompous | 57 | |
7271472260 | Ostentatious antonyms | modest | 58 | |
7271475358 | Prodigal synonyms | lavish; lush; luxuriant; profuse | 59 | |
7271477465 | Prodigal antonyms | thrifty individual | 60 | |
7271480341 | Repudiate synonyms | abandon; disavow; dismiss; revoke | 61 | |
7271486575 | Repudiate antonyms | to adopt | 62 | |
7271487531 | Reticence synonyms | reserve; taciturnity | 63 | |
7271490980 | Reticence antonyms | candor | 64 | |
7271492643 | Revere synonyms | adore; venerate; worship | 65 | |
7271495969 | Revere antonyms | to despise | 66 | |
7271497491 | Serene synonyms | tranquil | 67 | |
7271499660 | Serene antonyms | agitated | 68 | |
7271501265 | Subtle synonyms | attenuate; faint | 69 | |
7271509660 | Subtle antonyms | obvious; gross; blunt | 70 | |
7271511698 | Superfluous synonyms | excessive; useless; expendable | 71 | |
7271513605 | Superfluous antonyms | necessary | 72 | |
7271517190 | Taciturn synonyms | reserved; reticent | 73 | |
7271518760 | Taciturn antonyms | loquacious; talkative | 74 |
AP Literature: Lesson 1 Definitions Flashcards
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