Untitled Flashcards Set

61. Denizen:

• Inhabitant

• Resident

• Dweller

• Citizen

• Occupant

62. Bombastic:

• Pompous

• Grandiose

• Pretentious

• Overblown

• Theatrical

63. Avarice:

• Greed

• Cupidity

• Materialism

• Covetousness

• Stinginess

64. Nascent:

• Emerging

• Developing

• Beginning

• Incipient

• Embryonic

65. Recluse:

• Hermit

• Solitary

• Introvert

• Anchorite

• Loner

66. Abstruse:

• Obscure

• Esoteric

• Complex

• Difficult

• Incomprehensible

67. Lascivious:

• Lustful

• Lewd

• Wanton

• Salacious

• Licentious

68. Stymie:

• Hinder

• Impede

• Obstruct

• Thwart

• Frustrate

69. Maudlin:

• Sentimental

• Overemotional

• Tearful

• Mushy

• Weepy

70. Guile:

• Deceit

• Cunning

• Craftiness

• Trickery

• Duplicity

71. Aberrant:

• Deviant

• Abnormal

• Irregular

• Unnatural

• Exceptional

72. Charlatan:

• Fraud

• Imposter

• Quack

• Faker

• Con artist

73. Ambiguous:

• Vague

• Unclear

• Uncertain

• Indefinite

• Equivocal

74. Implacable:

• Unforgiving

• Relentless

• Inexorable

• Unappeasable

• Inflexible

75. Eclectic:

• Diverse

• Varied

• Assorted

• Multifarious

• Heterogeneous

76. Opprobrium:

• Disgrace

• Shame

• Dishonor

• Contempt

• Reproach

77. Assonance:

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Rhyme (partial or imperfect)

• Near rhyme

• Echo

78. Rhetorical question:

• Question requiring no answer

• Question asked for effect

• Self-answered question

79. Asyndeton:

• Omission of conjunctions

• Condensed expression

• Abruptness

80. Onomatopoeia:

• Sound imitation

• Echoic word

• Sound symbolism