Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Definitions Flashcards

V. to have intense dislike or hatred for syn: loathe, abhor, despise. detest Ant: relish, savor, cherish, esteem

N. the modification of the social patterns, triats, of structures of one group or society by contact of another; the resultant blend syn: adaptation

Adj. resulting from chance rather from an inherent cause of character; accidental, not essential: (medicine) aquired, not congenital Syn: extrinsic, incedental, fortuitous Ant: essentail, intrinsic, inherent, congenital

V. to assign or refer to (as a cause of source), attribute syn: impute, credit, attribute

Adj. rokunabout, not direct syn: indirect, meandering, winding ant: striaght, direct, as the crow files

V. to sympathize with, have pitty or sorrow for, share a feeling of distess syn: feel sorry for, empathize ant: feel no sympathy for

V. to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit syn: bid, charge, command, adjure ant: allow, permit

V. to make easy, cause to progress faster syn: accelerate, facilitate, speed up ant:hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct

V. to make amends, make up for; to advert syn: redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation

N. a state of great excitement, agitation, of tubulence v. to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol bt chemical action syn: n. commotion, turmoil, unrest ant: n. peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity

Adj. resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental syn: accidental, unconsidered ant: deliberate, intentional, premeditated

Adj. exsisting in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously syn: titular, token, trifling, inconsequential ant: real, actual, exhorbitant, excessive

Adj. not decisive of definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes of no syn: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest ant: positive, definite, committed

V. to steal something that has been given onto one's trust; to take inproperly for one's own use syn: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate

n. a natural or hibitual inclination of tendency (especially of human character of behavior) syn: natural bent, penchant, propensity ant: inability or incapacity