VOCABULARY SET 2

affected with Nausea; (of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood:
"he was a bit squeamish at the sight of the giant needles"

Synonyms:nervous,easily nauseated,be put off by,cannot stand the sight of,… makes one feel sick

Antiquity

Being tenacious; the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip:
"the sheer tenacity of the limpet"

Synonyms:persistence,pertinacity,determination,perseverance,doggedness,tenaciousness,single-mindedness,tirelessness,indefatigability,resolution

Showing or sugguesting that future sucess is likely; conducive to success; favorable:
"it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election"

Synonyms:favorable,propitious,promising,bright,rosy,good,optimistic,hopeful,encouraging,opportune

eagerness to fight; hostile and aggressive:
"a bull-necked, belligerent old man"

Synonyms:hostile,aggressive,threatening,antagonistic,pugnacious,bellicose,truculent,confrontational,argumentative,quarrelsome

to be hateful or nastycharacterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm:
"the transmission of malicious software such as computer viruses"

Synonyms:spiteful,malevolent,hostile,bitter,venomous,poisonous,ill-natured,evil,baleful,vindictive

to break up into opposing fraction or group; divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs:
"the cultural sphere has polarized into two competing ideological positions"

to present and urge reason in opposition; make a forcefully reproachful protest:
"he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy"

Synonyms:protest,complain,expostulate,take issue with,reprimand,reproach,reprove,upbraid,berate,scold

fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect):
"our intrepid reporter"

Synonyms:fearless,unafraid,undaunted,dauntless,undismayed,unalarmed,unflinching,unshrinking,unabashed,bold

causing damage; (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires:
"incendiary grenades"

Synonyms:combustible,flammable,inflammable,fire-raising,fire-producing

settle beforehand; (of an outcome or course of events) determined in advance by divine will or fate:
"our predestined end"

Synonyms:preordained,ordained,foreordained,destined,predetermined,fated,predestinated

relevant or appropriate:

"the same considerations are equally applicable to accident claims"
Synonyms:relevant,appropriate,pertinent,apposite,germane,material,felicitous,significant,related,connected

to show devoted honnor to; feel deep respect or admiration for (something):
"Cézanne's still lifes were revered by his contemporaries"

Synonyms:respect,admire,esteem,appreciate,cherish,value,prize,treasure,look up to,worship

act of comparing; a consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two things or people:
"they drew a comparison between Gandhi's teaching and that of other teachers"

Synonyms:contrast,juxtaposition,collation,differentiation,balancing,weighing up

noisy and difficult to control:
"the boy is cocky and obstreperous"
Synonyms:disorderly,rowdy,wild,unmanageable,uncontrollable,disobedient,disruptive,undisciplined,troublemaking,rebellious

Express oneself clearly; (of a person or a person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently:
"an articulate account of their experiences"

Synonyms:eloquent,fluent,communicative,effective,persuasive,coherent,lucid,vivid,expressive,silver-tongued

put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed:
"its fast-growing debt imperils the nation's future"

Synonyms:endanger,jeopardize,risk,expose,threaten,damage,injure,harm,peril,put at risk

to form or createin an artistic manner or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice:
"his opponents contrived a crisis"

Synonyms:bring about,engineer,manufacture,orchestrate,stage-manage,create,devise,concoct,construct,design

relating to an empire:
"Britain's imperial era"

Synonyms:royal,regal,monarchal,monarchial,monarchical,sovereign,kingly,queenly,princely,majestic

brisk and cheerful readiness: Promptness in response
"she accepted the invitation with alacrity"

Synonyms:eagerness,willingness,readiness,enthusiasm,ardor,fervor,keenness,joyousness,liveliness,zeal

a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause:
"a low-interest loan from a benefactor allowed them to build a floor for the exhibition hall"

Synonyms:patron,benefactress,supporter,backer,helper,sponsor,promoter,champion,donor,contributor

intricate and refined delicacy: Skillful in handling a situation
"orchestral playing of great finesse"

Synonyms:skill,subtlety,expertise,flair,knack,panache,dash,flourish,elan,polish

having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities:
"he's arrogant and opinionated"

Synonyms:haughty,conceited,hubristic,self-important,opinionated,egotistic,full of oneself,superior,overbearing,pompous

not clear enough to be read:
"his handwriting is totally illegible"

Synonyms:unreadable,indecipherable,unintelligible,scrawled,scribbled,squiggly,crabbed,hieroglyphic,obscure,hard to read

a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone:
"a hindrance to the development process"
Synonyms:impediment,obstacle,barrier,bar,obstruction,handicap,block,check,curb,brake

serving as an example or explanation:
"this timetable is provided for illustrative purposes only"

Synonyms:exemplifying,explanatory,explaining,elucidatory,elucidative,explicative,expository,interpretative,illuminative,exegetic

the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information:
"she knew she could rely on his discretion"

Synonyms:circumspection,care,carefulness,caution,wariness,guardedness,tact,tactfulness,diplomacy,delicacy

to waver in mind, will or feeling; alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive:
"I had for a time vacillated between teaching and journalism"

Synonyms:dither,waver,teeter,temporize,hesitate,oscillate,fluctuate,haver,irresolute,hesitant

treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just:
"independent and impartial advice"

Synonyms:unbiased,unprejudiced,neutral,nonpartisan,nondiscriminatory,disinterested,uninvolved,uncommitted,detached,dispassionate

feel of ambiguity, going straight to the point; (of a person or their manner or speech) direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest:
"his most forthright attack yet on the reforms"

Synonyms:frank,direct,straightforward,honest,candid,open,sincere,straight,blunt,plain-spoken