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glass castle vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| foolhardy | recklessly bold or rash |
| foolhardy synonym | reckless, rash, irresponsible, impetuous |
| verge | an edge or border |
| verge synonym | margin, side, brink |
| immortalize | confer enduring fame upon |
| immortalize synonym | commemorate, memorialize |
| primitive | relating to an early stage/ period; not derived |
| primitive synonym | primordial, primal, original, primary |
| blasphemy | offense of speaking sacriligiously about god |
| blasphemy synonym | profanity, sacrilege, desecration, heresy |
| foolhardy antonym | careful, cautious |
| primitive antonym | developed, advanced |
| centrifugal | moving or tending to move away from a center |
| wheedle | employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something |
| wheedle synonym | cajole, coax , entice, blandish |
| nuance | subtle difference in shade or meaning |
| killjoy | person who deliberately spoils the enjoyment |
| killjoy synonym | spoilsport, damper |
| cajole | persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery |
| pithy | of language concise and forcefully expressive |
| pithy synonym | succinct, terse, brief |
| pithy antonym | circuitous, verbose |
| scuttle | to walk/ move with quick short steps |
| vagrant | person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging |
| vagrant synonym | ambulant, fugitive, roaming, vagabond |
| felonious | relating to or invovled in crime |
| felonious synonym | criminal, unlawful |
| sodden | saturated with liquid |
| vying | compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something |
| vying synonym | compete, contend, contest |
| simony | buying or selling of a church office or ecclesiastical (christian church) privilege (i.e. pardons or benefices) |
| benighted | overtaken by darkness or night/ existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness |
| benighted synonym | ignorant, unschooled |
| benighted antonym | educated, literate |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| flouted | treated with contemptuous disregard/ scorned |
| flout synonym | despise, disregard |
| ostentatiously | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy |
| ostentatiously synonym | showily, gaudily, pretentiously |
| caprice | sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| caprice synonym | whim, fancy, vagary, bee |
| retrospective | based on memory/ analyzing the past ; a showcase of the development of an artist's work |
| graft | a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically |
| deference | respect and esteem a superior or elder |
| deference synonym | acquiescence, compliancy |
| deference antonym | defiance, disobedience |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats/ to blow in stormy gusts |
| bluster synonym | bombast, babel, blare |
| pariah | one that is despised or rejected |
| relegate | to send into exile/ assign to a place of insignificance |
| addled | suffering from mental confusion |
| addled synonym | befuddled, confused |
| pilfer | to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and again |
| pilfer synonym | steal, pinch, pocket |
| urchin | mischievous young and often poor youngster |
| urchin synonym | imp, rascal |
| ergo | therefore, hence |
| qualms | feeling of uneasiness about a point |
| qualm synonym | compunction, misgiving , doubt |
| lurch | an abrupt jerking |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| cantankerous synonym | bilious, disagreeable |
| cantankerous antonym | amiable |
| wherewithal | resources/ ability/ will |
| pigeonholed | to assign to a restrictive category |
| nonchalant | to have an air of easy unconcern or indifference |
| nonchalant synonym | apathetic, casual, complacent |
| nonchalant antonym | concerned |
| usurious | unfair monetary loans that enrich the lender |
| verge antonym | center, inside |
| immortalize antonym | extinguish, annihilate |
| blasphemy antonym | respect, piety |
| centrifugal synonym | deviating, divergent, eccentric |
| centrifugal antonym | centripetal |
| wheedle antonym | dissuade, repulse, repel |
| nuance synonym | distinction, hint, implication |
| nuance antonym | obviousness, blatancy |
| killjoy antonym | cutup, jester |
| cajole synonym | deceive, delude |
| scuttle synonym | scurry, course, hustle |
| vagrant antonym | immobile, nonmoving |
| felonious antonym | lawful, legal |
| sodden synonym | drenched, awash, saturated |
| sodden antonym | arid, dry |
| vying antonym | truce, collaborating, supporting |
| simony synonym | traffic (buying/ selling), barratry |
| ingrate synonym | thankless |
| ingrate antonym | grateful, thankful |
| flout antonym | honor, respect |
| ostentatiously antonym | humbly, modestly |
| caprice antonym | levelheadedness, practicality, constant, dependability |
| retrospective synonym | reflection, review |
| retrospective antonym | prospective, |
| graft synonym | transplant, implant |
| bluster antonym | quiet, silence, calm |
| pariah synonym | castaway, leper, reject |
| pariah antonym | insider, |
| relegate synonym | demote, dismiss |
| relegate antonym | promote, upgrade |
| addled antonym | clearheaded |
| pilfer antonym | buy, purchase, bestow |
| ergo synonym | accordingly, consequently, hence |
| qualm antonym | aplomb, assurance |
| lurch synonym | careen, pitch |
| lurch antonym | steady, stabilize |
| wherewithal synonym | resources, means, ability |
| wherewithal antonym | inability, incapability |
| pigeonhole synonym | categorize, classify, typecast |
| pigeonhole antonym | scatter, disorder |
| usurious synonym | extorting, avaricious, penurious |
| usurious antonym | generous, unselfish |
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