Vocabulary Flashcards~Short Story Unit

Freshman Survey Honors English

Instigates

as in to provoke

synonym: provoke, promote, encourage, raise, trigger, incite

antonym: regulate, inhibit, discourage, hold, restrain, check

Depreciate

to lower the price or estimated value of

synonym: reduce, devalue, depress, devaluate, cheapen, lower

antonym: appreciate, enhance, upgrade, inflate, mark up, increase

Cascade

a steep, usually small, fall of water

synonym: waterfall

antonym: none

Chaste

clean/ spotless

pristine, modest, virginal, immaculate, clean, vestal

antonym: vulgar, coarse, indecent, filthy unchaste, impure

Meretricious

tastelessly showy and falsely attractive

synonym: conspicuous, remarkable, brilliant, loud, noticeable, dramatic

antonym: subtle, obscure, hidden, unimportant, dim, faint

Ravages

to wreak havoc on; affect destructively

synonym: destroy, devastate, ruin, plunder, scourge, overwhelm

antonym: recover, restore, rehabilitate, redeem, repair, recondition

Discreet

having or showing discernment or good judgement in conduct and especially in speech

synonym: intelligent, cautious, prudent, judicious, sensible, circumspect

antonym: indiscreet, careless, imprudent, injudicious, rash, heedless

Palpable

capable of being touched or felt

synonym: distinguishable, audible, noticeable, appreciable, discernible

antonym: imperceptible, indistinguishable, invisible, intangible, undetectable, insensible

Indolently

adverse to activity, effort, or movement.

synonym: lazy, idol, languidly, sluggish, leisurely, listlessly

antonym: resolutely, intently, determinedly, diligently, hardly, laboriously

Naive

marked by innocence or simplicity

synonym: innocent, immature, simple, primitive, inexperienced, unsophisticated

antonym: sophisticated, cynical, experienced, worldly, knowing, skeptical

Scruples

an ethical consideration or principal that inhibits action

synonym: doubts, qualm, regret, compunction, objection

antonym: quantity, mass, wealth, plenty, abundance, lot

Grotesque

fanciful; bizarre

synonym:loud, ugly, harsh, jarring, unaesthetic, disgusting

antonym: aesthetic, artistic, beautiful, artful, attractive

Futile

serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective

synonym: unsuccessful, useless, unavailing, fruitless, vain, ineffective

antonym: successful, effective, efficient, profitable, fruitful, productive

Imminent

ready to take place; happening soon

synonym: impending, looming, possible, coming, approaching, brewing

antonym: successful, effective, efficient, profitable, fruitful, productive

Iridescent

having or exhibiting iridescence

synonym: opalescent, colorful, nacreous, pearlescent, multicolored, varicolored

Vortex

a mass of fluid with a whirling or circular motion

synonym: gulf, whirlpool, maelstrom, swirl, eddy, tourbillion, whirl

Infallibility

incapable or error

synonym: inerrancy, reliability, trustworthiness, solidity, dependability, credibility

antonym: unreliability, dodginess, shakiness, dubiousness, doubtful, questionableness

Entrails

bowls;viscera

synonym: viscera, innards, insides, gut, vitals, inwards

Precariously

characterized by lack of security or stability that threatens with danger

synonym: dangerous, treacherous, risky, uncertain, hazardous, serious

antonym: advantageous, good, beneficial, safe, innocuous, harmless

Evanesced

to dissipate like vapor

synonym: disappear, vanish, fade, melt, evaporate, fly

antonym: appear, emerge, materialize, arrive, issue, come out