Untitled Flashcards Set

Allure: Charm, attraction, appeal, enticement, seduction

Apocryphal: Fictitious, untrue, made-up, doubtful, spurious

Baneful: Harmful, destructive, detrimental, ruinous, noxious

Consternation: Dismay, alarm, astonishment, bewilderment, agitation

Cryptic: Mysterious, puzzling, enigmatic, obscure, secret

Dexterous: Skillful, adept, nimble, adroit, proficient

Egregious: Shocking, blatant, outrageous, flagrant, atrocious

Equivocate: Prevaricate, hedge, evade, stall, be ambiguous

Felicitous: Fortunate, lucky, happy, appropriate, well-chosen

Imperturbable: Calm, composed, unflappable, serene, placid

Interminable: Endless, ceaseless, perpetual, unceasing, protracted

Mutability: Changeability, variability, instability, fluctuation, inconstancy

Obviate: Prevent, preclude, avert, eliminate, counteract

Penchant: Liking, fondness, inclination, preference, propensity

Ponderous: Heavy, bulky, cumbersome, weighty, dull

Profligate: Wasteful, extravagant, reckless, improvident, dissolute

Replete: Full, abundant, teeming, saturated, overflowing

Sordid: Dirty, base, vile, squalid, wretched

Surfeited: Satiated, glutted, overfed, cloyed, stuffed

Vociferous: Outspoken, clamorous, loud, vehement, boisterous