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Vocabulary list 5
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Abhor To detest; to regard with horror and loathing Synonyms: loathe, abominate, execrate Antonyms: relish, fancy, cherish, revere Jimmy abhors any kind of vegetables.
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Agile Synonyms: brisk, nimble, lithe, limber, active Antonyms: sluggish, inert, torpid, lethargic, phlegmatic, quiescent Quick-moving and skillful in mind or body. It’s important for any dancer or acrobat to be agile and limber.
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Compassion Feeling of sympathy or sorrow stirred by another’s suffering. Synonyms: empathy, mercy, tenderness, benevolence Antonyms: cruelty, apathy, insensitivity, callousness, indifference Jane shows compassion when she visits the elderly every Weekend.
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Dead; no longer in existence. Synonyms: extinct, deceased Antonyms: extant, animate The water pump has long been defunct and is now just decoration.
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Delete To erase Synonyms: expunge, cancel, obliterate Antonyms: include, insert, add Cookie Monster did not mean to delete his cookies.
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Hue : Color; a modification of color. Synonyms: tint, tinge, shade The brilliant hues of the rainbow disappeared too soon.
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Intimate 2. (adj) Well-acquainted; resulting from close or constant study Synonyms: familiar, close 1.(noun) A close friend. Synonyms: confidant 3. (vb) To hint or make known indirectly. Synonyms: hint, allude, insinuate, imply, suggest They are my intimates whenever I need a friend. He had an intimate knowledge of how the system worked and was able to quickly fix the problem. Without really telling us to our face, she intimated that she was better than us.
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Omnipotent Synonyms: almighty, all-powerful, autocratic Antonyms: powerless, weak Of unlimited power. The Chinese thought their emperors omnipotent with the ability to rule coming from the Mandate of Heaven
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Redundant More than necessary. Synonyms: superfluous, surplus, verbose, excessive, repeated too much Antonyms: concise, brief, laconic, pointed Saying the same thing over and over in an essay is redundant.
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Whimper To cry with low, whining, broken sounds. Synonyms: cry, whine The new puppy whimpered all night long.
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