Comp II Vocab

Earnest

(adj) serious and intentional

solemn

(adj) serious, formal and grave

synonyms for serious

zealous, sober, momentous

deferential

(adj) showing respect towards others who are superior to you in any way.

deference

(n) showing respect towards others who are superior to you in any way.

defer

(v) showing respect towards others who are superior to you in any way.

reverent

(adj) to deeply respect and worship; to be in awe of

reverently

(adv) to deeply respect and worship; to be in awe of

revere

(v) to deeply respect and worship; to be in awe of

synonyms for respectful

regardful, yielding, and exalted

benevolent

(adj) well-meaning and charitable

benevolence

(n) well-meaning and charitable

benevolently

(adv) well-meaning and charitable

malevolent

(opposite) not well-meaning and charitable

endearing

(adj) adorable; inspiring love and affection (verbal)

endearment

(n) adorable; inspiring love and affection

endearingly

(adv) adorable; inspiring love and affection

synonyms for kind

altruistic, benign, and compassionate

spiteful

hateful (ADJ)

sinister

(adj) bad or evil

sinisterly

adv bad or evil

sinisterness

(n) bad or evil

malice

bad or evil

malignant

bad or evil

malicious

bad or evil

malevolent

bad or evil

synonyms for spiteful

malign, pernicious, and noxious

genuine

(adj) true, real, or heartfelt

genuineness

(n) true, real, or heartfelt

genuinely

(adv) true, real, or heartfelt

candid

(adj) Frank, honest, or straightforward

candor

(n) Frank, honest, or straightforward

candidness

(n) Frank, honest, or straightforward

authentic

(ADJ) traditional, undisturbed by novelty, based on facts, pure and honest

Authentication

(N) traditional, undisturbed by novelty, based on facts, pure and honest

Authenticness

(N) traditional, undisturbed by novelty, based on facts, pure and honest

virtuous

(ADJ) having or exhibiting morality, morally excellent, righteous

Synonyms for sincere

Arden, unfeigned

hoax

(N) deception of a malicious or humorous manner

disguise

(v) to obscure the truth or appearance

deception

(n) the act of deceiving

deceive

the act of deceiving(V)

deceptive

(ADJ) the act of deceiving

deceptively

(ADV) the act of deceiving

fabricate

(v) to make up from thin air

complacent

(adj) marked by a fake satisfaction or happiness with the current state of things

complacency

(n) marked by a fake satisfaction or happiness with the current state of things

complacently

(adv) marked by a fake satisfaction or happiness with the current state of things

synonyms for fake

counterfeit, fraudulent, phony