De La Mora Synonyms Practice Test

Palpable

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible. "a palpable sense of loss" synonyms: perceptible, perceivable, visible, noticeable, discernible, detectable, observable, tangible, unmistakable, transparent, self-evident; obvious, clear, plain (to see), evident, apparent, manifest, staring one in the face, written all over someone; appreciable "his reluctance was palpable" SYNONYM: TANGIBLE

Munificient

(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary. "a munificent gesture" synonyms: generous, bountiful, openhanded, magnanimous, philanthropic, princely, handsome, lavish, liberal, charitable, big-hearted, beneficent; literarybounteous "a munificent bequest" SYNONYM: GENEROUS

Nefarious

(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal. "the nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates" synonyms: wicked, evil, sinful, iniquitous, egregious, heinous, atrocious, vile, foul, abominable, odious, depraved, monstrous, fiendish, diabolical, unspeakable, despicable; villainous, criminal, corrupt, illegal, unlawful; dated, dastardly SYNONYM: VILLAINOUS

Zephyr

A soft gentle breeze SYNONYM: BREEZE

Plight

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. "we must direct our efforts toward relieving the plight of children living in poverty" synonyms: predicament, quandary, difficult situation, dire straits, trouble, difficulty, extremity, bind; informaldilemma, tight corner, tight spot, hole, pickle, jam, fix "he has no concern for the plight of the homeless" SYNONYM: TROUBLE

Hamper

a large basket with a lid used for laundry. "a laundry hamper" Create difficulties, obstruct SYNONYM: HINDER

Rancor

bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing. "he spoke without rancor" synonyms: bitterness, spite, hate, hatred, resentment, malice, ill will, malevolence, animosity, antipathy, enmity, hostility, acrimony, venom, vitriol "partisans on both sides have created much rancor" SYNONYM: MALICE

Adroit

clever or skillful in using the hands or mind. "he was adroit at tax avoidance" synonyms: skillful, adept, dexterous, deft, nimble, able, capable, skilled, expert, masterly, masterful, master, practiced, handy, polished, slick, proficient, accomplished, gifted, talented; SYNONYM: ADEPT

Bellicose

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. "a group of bellicose patriots" synonyms: belligerent, aggressive, hostile, warlike, warmongering, hawkish, antagonistic, pugnacious, truculent, confrontational, contentious, militant, combative; SYNONYM: MALICE

Allay

diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry). "the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears" synonyms: reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen, assuage, alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, soften, calm, take the edge off "nothing would allay his fear SYNONYM: DIMINISH

Ominous

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious. "there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead" synonyms: threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister, inauspicious, unpropitious, unfavorable, unpromising; portentous, foreboding, fateful, premonitory; black, dark, gloomy; formalminatory; literarydireful; rareminacious "ominous clouds" antonyms: promising, auspicious SYNONYM: NEGATIVE

Pious

making a hypocritical display of virtue. "there'll be no pious words said over her" synonyms: sanctimonious, hypocritical, insincere, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, pietistic, churchy; informalgoody-goody "pious platitudes" SYNONYM: UNSINCERE

Defunct

no longer existing or functioning. "a now defunct technology that only people over a certain age remember" synonyms: disused, unused, inoperative, nonfunctioning, unusable, obsolete; SYNONYM: OUTMODED

Incongruous

not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. "the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath" synonyms: out of place, out of keeping, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited SYNONYM: UNSUITABLE

Egregious

outstandingly bad; shocking. "egregious abuses of copyright" synonyms: shocking, appalling, terrible, awful, horrendous, frightful, atrocious, abominable, abhorrent, outrageous; monstrous, heinous, dire, unspeakable, shameful, unforgivable, intolerable, dreadful; formalgrievous "an egregious error of judgment" SYNONYM: FLAGRANT

Chastise

rebuke or reprimand severely. "he chastised his colleagues for their laziness" synonyms: scold, upbraid, berate, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, chide, censure, lambaste, castigate, lecture, give someone a piece of one's mind, give someone a tongue-lashing, take to task, rake/haul over the coals SYNONYM: SCOLD

Abhor

regard with disgust and hatred. "professional tax preparers abhor a flat tax because it would dry up their business" synonyms: detest, hate, loathe, despise, execrate, regard with disgust, shrink from, recoil from, shudder at; formal: abominate, DISLIKE, DISGUSS "I abhor the taste of liver" SYNONYM: LOATHE

Abridge

shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text) without losing the sense. "the cassettes have been abridged from the original stories" synonyms: shorten, cut, cut short, cut down, curtail, truncate, trim, crop, clip, pare down, prune; abbreviate, condense, contract, compress, reduce, decrease, shrink; summarize, sum up, abstract, précis, synopsize, give a digest of, put in a nutshell, edit; rareepitomize "she was hired to abridge the works of Shakespeare for a children's book club" SYNONYM: ABBREVIATE

Cliched

showing a lack of originality; based on frequently repeated phrases or opinions. "the clichéd storytelling lacks that vital spark" SYNONYM: HACKNEYED

Loquacious

tending to talk a great deal; talkative. synonyms: talkative, voluble, communicative, expansive, garrulous, unreserved, chatty, gossipy, SYNONYM: VERBOSE

Paucity

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity. "a paucity of information" synonyms: scarcity, sparseness, sparsity, dearth, shortage, poverty, insufficiency, deficiency, lack, want "the police cannot act with such a paucity of evidence" SYNONYM: SCARCITY