33 Words that Look Deceptively Familiar
Words for Smart Test Takers Chapter 4
Vocabulary Cards: 33
- 1.
- utterly hopeless
- utterly despicable or servile
- 2.
- accidental
- by chance
- casual
- 3.
- ring-shaped
- 4.
- appropriate
- suitable
- fitting
- 5.
- bestowing or providing bliss or happiness
- blissful
- 6.
- associated with
- connected
- accompanying
- 7.
- well-deserved, fitting or adequate (punishment)
- 8.
- to hide, conceal or disguise
- 9.
- to deprive of vitality
- debilitate
- 10.
- a deceptive movement
- 11.
- filled
- stored
- laden
- 12.
- easily crumbled
- 13.
- to skip or leap playfully
- 14.
- making persistent demands
- 15.
- silly or nonsensical
- vacuous
- 16.
- to gain favor with another
- to become popular with
- 17.
- a literary, artistic, or musical device that serves as the basis for suggestive expansion
- a basic element repeated throughout
- 18.
- a physical demonstration of respect (e.g. bowing or saluting)
- 19.
- condemnation or verbal abuse, or the disgrace resulting therefrom
- vituperation
- 20.
- to avoid by preventive measures
- make unnecessary
- 21.
- egg-shaped
- 22.
- fastidiousness
- overrefinement
- foppishness
- 23.
- partiality
- preference
- 24.
- able to take many forms or perform many functions
- versatile
- changeable
- 25.
- complaining
- whining
- peevish
- 26.
- to find fault with
- blame
- censure
- vituperate
- 27.
- a depraved, unprincipled or wicked person
- corrupt, depraved or amoral
- to severely disapprove
- 28.
- help
- relief
- assistance
- 29.
- gloomy
- dark
- morbid
- 30.
- to speak maliciously and falsely of
- defame
- slander
- 31.
- not reciprocated
- unilateral
- 32.
- not customary
- not habitual
- unusual or rare
- 33.
- to sharpen
- make keen
- intensify