SYNONYM - ISEE/SSAT VOCABULARY PRACTICE - UL 1

audacious

BOLD, adventurous, recklessly daring

courageous

BOLD, possessing or displaying courage

dauntless

BOLD, fearless; unintimidated

capricious

BOLD, impulsive and unpredictable

mercurial

BOLD, liable to sudden unpredictable change

precipitate

BOLD, done with very great haste and without due deliberation

impetuous

BOLD, characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

abrupt

BOLD, exceedingly sudden and unexpected

apace

BOLD, swiftly, quickly

volatile

BOLD, liable to lead to sudden change or violence

allay

SOOTHE, diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry)

alleviate

SOOTHE, provide physical relief, as from pain

pacify

SOOTHE, fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

anodyne

SOOTHE, a medicine used to relieve pain

assuage

SOOTHE, to make something unpleasant less severe

liniment

SOOTHE, a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain

mitigate

SOOTHE, make less severe or harsh

mollify

SOOTHE, appease the anger or anxiety of (someone), reduce the severity of (something); soften.

palliate

SOOTHE, Make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause. Allay or moderate (fears or suspicions)

injurious

HARMFUL, tending to cause great harm

baleful

HARMFUL, threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

baneful

HARMFUL, exceedingly harmful

inimical

HARMFUL, not friendly

minatory

HARMFUL, menacing, threatening

perfidious

HARMFUL, tending to betray

pernicious

HARMFUL, Having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way

deleterious

HARMFUL, Causing harm or damage

insidious

HARMFUL, working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

articulate

EASY TO UNDERSTAND, expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language

evident

EASY TO UNDERSTAND, capable of being seen or noticed

cogent

EASY TO UNDERSTAND, powerfully persuasive

eloquent

EASY TO UNDERSTAND, expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

lucid

EASY TO UNDERSTAND, (of language) transparently clear

limpid

EASY TO UNDERSTAND, Unclouded, clear

pellucid

EASY TO UNDERSTAND, Lucid in style or meaning, easily understood

bemusing

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, confusing

arcane

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, known or understood by only a few

paradoxical

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true

esoteric

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

opaque

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, not clear

enigmatic

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling

turbid

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, deficient in clarity or purity (fluid)

recondite

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, Little known; abstruse

inscrutable

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, of an obscure nature

ambiguous

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, having more than one possible meaning

obscure

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, not clearly understood or expressed

perplexing

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, puzzling

cryptic

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, having a secret or hidden meaning

abstruse

DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, difficult to penetrate

largess

KIND/GENEROUS, liberality in bestowing gifts

philanthropic

KIND/GENEROUS, generous in assistance to the poor

bestow

KIND/GENEROUS, give as a gift

beneficent

KIND/GENEROUS, doing or producing good

altruistic

KIND/GENEROUS, showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

founder

THE BEGINNING, a person who founds or establishes some institution

fundamental

THE BEGINNING, being or involving basic facts or principles

authentic

THE BEGINNING, genuine; true

opportune

THE BEGINNING, at a convenient or suitable time

auspicious

THE BEGINNING, attended by favorable circumstances

fortuitous

THE BEGINNING, occurring by happy chance, lucky

serendipity

THE BEGINNING, accidental good fortune

windfall

THE BEGINNING, a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

compliant

OBEDIENT, disposed or willing to comply

submissive

OBEDIENT, inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination

pliant

OBEDIENT, capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

accord

OBEDIENT, concurrence of opinion, agreement

belligerent

ARGUMENTATIVE, characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

adversarial

ARGUMENTATIVE, antagonistic, competitive

livid

ARGUMENTATIVE, furiously angry

obstinate

STUBBORN, persist stubbornly

tenacious

STUBBORN, stubbornly unyielding

pact

LET'S STICK TOGETHER, a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

merge

LET'S STICK TOGETHER, join or combine

adhesive

LET'S STICK TOGETHER, a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

allies

LET'S STICK TOGETHER, an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy

acclaim

PRAISE, enthusiastic approval

accolade

PRAISE, a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

fawn

PRAISE, to flatter or praise excessively, to show affection

commend

PRAISE, express approval of

aggrandize

PRAISE, to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

encomium

PRAISE, A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

extol

PRAISE, glorify, or honor

venerate

PRAISE, regard with feelings of respect and reverence

eulogize

PRAISE, praise those who are dead

laud

PRAISE, to praise, extol

affected

HAUGHTY/PRETENTIOUS, speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

bombastic

HAUGHTY/PRETENTIOUS, pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

grandiloquent

HAUGHTY/PRETENTIOUS, puffed up with vanity, lofty in style

grandiose

HAUGHTY/PRETENTIOUS, impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur

pontificate

HAUGHTY/PRETENTIOUS, talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner

supercilious

HAUGHTY/PRETENTIOUS, having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

aloof

HAUGHTY/PRETENTIOUS, apart, indifferent

elaborate

HAUGHTY/PRETENTIOUS, developed or executed with care and in minute detail

mannered

HAUGHTY/PRETENTIOUS, having unnatural mannerisms