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Freshman Survey Honors English
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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