Synonyms #1
Weakness, shortcoming, flaw
Foible
ease, relieve, alleviate
Mitigate
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive
superfluous
I ______ black licorice. It's so gross
Abhor
What is the definition of curmudgeon?
a crusty, ill-tempered, (and usually) old man
Acquiesce
mundane, boring, humdrum
pedestrian
a keen sense of what to say or do in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
Tact
The doctor gave me a prescription to ______ the pain.
mitigate
What is the definition for Ephemeral?
lasting for a very short time. short-lived, transient, fleeting
despise, hate, loathe
abhor
solitary, antisocial, hermitlike
Reclusive
provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
substantiate
If you claim to be the smartest person in the world, you better have evidence to ____________ that claim.
Substantiate
What is the definition of Stoic?
seeming unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions. unemotional, impassive, detached
Excessive, exorbitant, redundant
Superfluous
Flippant, glib, joking
Facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
Facetious
The proud Arabic lords could not _________ to paying to a peasant
Acquiesce
If someone is described as being very loquacious, what does that mean?
They are very talkative.
courtesy, diplomacy, consideration
Tact
Forerunner, Herald, Indicator
Harbinger
belonging to a time period other than that being portrayed
Anachronistic
Everyone spoke about the heat, not really sure if it was a springtime anomaly or a ___________ of summer.
Harbinger
What is the definition for debacle?
a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. disaster, failure, crack-up