GCS – Vocab Unit 7 – Synonyms – Flashcards

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pathetic
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upsetting to learn the "heartbreaking" details; moving, distressing, pitiable and heartrending
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gullible
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targeted the most "innocent" people; trusting, naïve and credulous
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memorandum
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a monthly "notice" to all her patients; reminder
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illicit
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destroying the "banned" books; illegal, unauthorized or forbidden
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persevere
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"carry on" despite many setbacks; plug away, pursue or stick to it
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fatality
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miracle that we suffered only one "loss of life"; casualty, mortality
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prevaricate
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is certainly no time to "fib"; stretch the truth or equivocate
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inflammatory
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promoting "confrontational" ideas to start a riot; provoking, incendiary or provocative
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writhe
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desperate to "wriggle" free from the ropes; twist, squirm or thrash
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immerse
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"submerge" the vegetables in cold water; dunk or engross
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authorize
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order, entitle, or empower
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culprit
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lawbreaker, wrongdoer
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dawdle
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delay, loiter or dillydally
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dissect
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examine
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expend
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utilize, consume, disburse
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quash
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suppress
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relish
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pleasure; gusto or take delight in
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reminisce
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remember or recollect
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scour
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scrub, search or comb
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testimonial
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memorial, tribute, evidence or statement
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