Modern Fiction
Vocabulary List #6
76) serenity (60)
se·ren·i·ty
[suh-ren-i-tee]
noun
-the state of being calm
Synonyms: composure, tranquility
Antonyms: agitation, anxiety
77) vertigo (66)
ver·ti·go
[vur-ti-goh]
noun
- a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
Synonyms: dizziness, unsteadiness
78) mosaic (70)
mo·sa·ic
[moh-zey-ik]
noun
- art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
Synonyms: collage
79) extrapolating (75)
ex·trap·o·lat·ing
[ĭk-strāp'ə-lāt'-ing]
verb
-to estimate the value of a quantity that falls outside the range in which its values
are known
80) atrocity (79)
a·troc·i·ty
[uh-tros-i-tee]
noun
-the quality of being shocking and inhumane
Synonyms: brutality, offensiveness
Antonyms: good deed, kindness
81) apparition
ap·pa·ri·tion
[ap-uh-rish-uh n]
noun
-a supernatural appearance of a person; a ghost
Synonyms: phantom, specter, spirit
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82) delirium
de·lir·i·um
[di-leer-ee-uh m]
noun
-a state of mental confusion; a state of uncontrolled excitement or emotion
Synonyms: ardor, frenzy, madness
Antonyms: apathy, indifference
83) devour
de·vour
[di-vour]
verb
-to consume hungrily, ravenously, destructively, recklessly
Synonyms: ingest
Antonyms: regurgitate
84) inducement
in·duce·ment
[in-doos-muh nt, -dyoos-]
noun
-something that brings about an action or a desired result
Synonyms: bait, encouragement, stimulation
85) onslaught
noun
-a violent attack
on·slaught
[on-slawt, awn-]
86) pallid
pal·lid
[pal-id]
adjective
-pale
Synonyms: anemic, bloodless, sallow, uninspired, weak
Antonyms: flushed, robust, strong
87) quiver
quiv·er
[kwiv-er]
noun- a case for holding arrows; the arrows in the case
verb- to shake with a small but rapid motion
Synonyms: tremble, vibrate
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88) repress
re-press
verb
-to keep under control
Synonyms: check, quash, subdue
Antonym: release
[ree-pres]
89) stupor
stu·por
[stoo-per, styoo-]
noun
-a state of reduced sensibility; mental numbness
Synonyms: bewilderment, lassitude, torpor
90) ventilate
ven·ti·late
[ven-tl-eyt]
verb
-to allow air to circulate; to freely give an opinion
Synonyms: discuss, scrutinize
Antonyms: close