Vocabulary Flashcards: Definitions & Synonyms
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What does the word antagonize mean?

To make an enemy of; oppose someone; bring on hostility.

Which of these words is a synonym for antagonize?

  • Conciliate
  • Pacify
  • Placate
  • Alienate (correct)
  • The word poison is an antonym for the word antidote.

    True

    What does the word antipathy mean?

    <p>A deep, continuing dislike.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these words is a synonym for antipathy?

    <p>Abhorrence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word condescend mean?

    <p>To act as if one were superior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word patronize is a synonym for condescend.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word condescend has an antonym.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word debunk mean?

    <p>To expose or ridicule falseness or exaggerations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word debunk has a synonym.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word discern mean?

    <p>To perceive or detect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these words is a synonym for discern?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word discern has an antonym.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word disseminate mean?

    <p>To spread widely</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these words is a synonym for disseminate?

    <p>Distribute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word accumulate is an antonym for disseminate.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these words is an antonym for diverse?

    <p>Similar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word judicial mean?

    <p>Of, concerning, or appropriate to judges, courts of law, or the administration of justice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these words is a synonym for judicial?

    <p>Both of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word judicial has an antonym.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word misjudge mean?

    <p>To hold an unjustified opinion of</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word misunderstand is a synonym for misjudge.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The word misjudge has an antonym.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these words is a synonym for prejudice?

    <p>Both of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    Vocabulary Flashcards - Definitions, Synonyms, and Antonyms

    • antagonize (v): to make an enemy of; oppose someone; bring on hostility

      • Synonym: alienate, resist, oppose
      • Antonym: conciliate, pacify, placate
    • antidote (n): a substance that counteracts poison, or a remedy for a problem

      • Synonym: corrective, remedy, mithridate, specific, medicate, medicine
      • Antonym: poison
    • antipathy (n): a deep, continuing dislike

      • Synonym: abhorrence, aversion, hatred, loathing, repugnance, revulsion
      • Antonym: affection, affinity, devotion, propensity, sympathy, taste
    • condescend (v): to act as if one were superior

      • Synonym: patronize
      • Antonym: none
    • debunk (v): to expose or ridicule falseness or exaggerations

      • Synonym: none
      • Antonym: none
    • discern (v): to perceive or detect

      • Synonym: descry, detect, distinguish, perceive, discriminate, pick out
      • Antonym: none
    • disseminate (v): to spread widely

      • Synonym: broadcast, circulate, disperse, distribute, spread
      • Antonym: accumulate
    • diverse (adj): various types or sorts

      • Synonym: assorted, miscellaneous, variant, varied, various, different, dissimilar, unlike
      • Antonym: identical, similar, homogeneous
    • divert (v): to turn away from

      • Synonym: deflect, shunt, sidetrack, distract
      • Antonym: none
    • judicial (adj): of, concerning, or appropriate to judges, courts of law, or the administration of justice

      • Synonym: jurisprudential, judiciary
      • Antonym: none
    • misjudge (v): to hold an unjustified opinion

      • Synonym: misunderstand
      • Antonym: none
    • prejudice (n): something formed without knowing or examining facts

      • Synonym: prejudgement, intolerance
      • Antonym: none

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