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Voc from Cliff 3
voc and antonyms
Question | Answer |
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saturnine | heavy, dull, sullen, morose; opposite of mercurial |
mercurial | quickly changing; opposite of saturnine |
procrustean | tending to produce conformity by violent means |
protean | extremely variable; changeable in shape or form |
pyrric | consisting of two unaccented syllables |
siren | one of several sea nymphs or a luring beautiful woman |
arbitrary | despotic or tyrannical; opposite of legitimate |
legitimate | genuine, real; opposite of arbitrary |
despotic | autocratic, tyrannical |
individual | single, one |
organizational | being neat and tidy |
random | not systematic |
fractious | unruly or irritable; opposite of peaceable |
peaceable | not argumentative or hostile; opposite of fractious |
smooth | not rough |
divisible | capable of being divided, without a remainder |
fragile | easily breakable |
refractory | stubbornly disobedient, hard to manage |
forte | loud; opposite of piano (adj) |
piano | soft; opposite of forte |
weak | not strong |
timid | shy |
raucous | loud and unruly |
ruly | not unruly |
cameo | a medallion cut in relief with the carved figure standing out; opposite of intanglio |
intaglio | incised carving; opposite of cameo |
performance | an action on stage or public acting |
canto | one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem |
libretto | the text or words of an opera |
opera | an extended dramatic composition |