la vocab quiz

LOVE

Amicable (adj) – friendly; showing goodwill

Amiable (adj) -  friendly; showing goodwill

Enamored (of) (adj) – to be filled with admiration for someone/thing

Revere (v) – to regard with devotion and awe; to worship and adore

Venerate (v) – to regard with high respect (especially b/c of dignity or age)

HATE

Abhor (v) – to hate, detest, loathe

Abomination (n) – someone/thing worthy of disgust and loathing

Loathe (v) – to hate, detest, abhor

Repugnant (adj) – offensive, distasteful, objectionable

Revulsion (n) – a strong feeling of hate, loathing, disgust

STRONG

Formidable (adj) – causing fear by reason of strength, size, difficulty, etc.; hard to overcome; to be dreaded

Robust (adj) – strong and healthy; vigorous

Tenacious (adj) – strong and stubborn; unyielding

Vehement (adj) – forceful, showing strong feeling

Vigorous (adj) – strong, active, robust

WEAK

Debilitate (v) – to make weak or feeble

Decrepit (adj) – broken down or weakened by old age or use; worn out

Dilapidated (adj) – falling to pieces; decayed (usually b/c of neglect)

Frail (adj) – weak, fragile

Incapacitated (adj) – disabled; made incapable or unfit

POVERTY

Destitute (adj) – very, very poor; not possessing the necessities of life, such as food, shelter and clothing

Economize (v) – to cut down  on expenses; to avoid waste; to be frugal

Frugal (adj) – avoiding waste; economical; sparing and thrifty

Indigent (adj) – very, very poor

Parsimonious (adj) – excessive economizing; stingy; too frugal

WEALTH

Affluent (adj) – very wealthy

Avarice (n) – greed (it’s one of the 7 Deadly Sins!)

Covet (v) – to long for something that belongs to someone else

Lucrative (adj) – profitable; money-making

Opulent (adj) – showing great wealth; richly supplied and very fancy (note: cannot be used to describe people)