Vocabulary 19

nekokat (Thailand)
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  1. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
    Mike: The bad quality of air buttressed the argument for stronger environmental controls. Mine: If the building doesn't have a buttress, it would fall down.
    Synonyms: back up, beef up, brace, build up, bulwark, carry, jack up, jazz up, prop, reinforce, shore, step up, strengthen, sustain, uphold
    Antonyms: let down, weaken
  2. defensible
    capable of being justified or protected
    Mike: The fort was built so that it would be defensible against all attackers. Mine: During the battle, the warriors have to be defensible or else they will die.
    condonable, defendable, excusable, fit, logical, pardonable, permissible, plausible, proper, tenable, valid, vindicable, warrantable
    Antonyms: indefensible, invalid, unjustifiable, unvindicable
  3. durable
    existing for a long time
    Mike: Sometimes it is better to buy durable clothes which last a long time rather than buying the latest fashion. Mine: The clothes are durable and won't be torn.
    Synonyms: abiding, constant, dependable, diuturnal, enduring, fast, firm, fixed, impervious, lasting, long-continued, perdurable, perduring, permanent, persistent, reliable, resistant, sound, stable, stout, strong, substantial, tenacious, tough
    Antonyms: fragile, impermanent, poorly made, temporary, undependable, unsturdy, weak
  4. fortify
    make strong or stronger
    Mike: Taking vitamins is one way to fortify the body against health problems. Mine: You have to fortify the team by making the team works together.
    Synonyms: brace, build up, bulwark, buttress, charge up, consolidate, embattle, entrench, garrison, gird, prepare, prop, protect, punch up, ready, reinforce, secure, shore up, soup up, steel, step up, strengthen, support
    Antonyms: decrease, hurt, injure, weaken
  5. invigorate
    give life or energy to
    Mike: I feel invigorated after I go for a swim. Mine: Mother invigorated father by massage his shoulders.
    Synonyms: activate, animate, brace, buck up, energize, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fortify, freshen, galvanize, harden, inspirit, liven up, nerve, pep up, perk up, pick up, quicken, rally, refresh, reinforce, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize, rouse, snap up, stir, strengthen, trigger, turn on, vitalize, vivify, zap
    Antonyms: bore, depress, dishearten, dull, enervate
  6. potent
    having or wielding force or authority
    Mike: The medicine was extremely potent and the patient began to recover quickly. Mine: The potent warlords command the military.
    Synonyms: almighty, authoritative, ball of fire, cogent, commanding, compelling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, efficacious, forcible, full-bodied, go-getter, great, gutsy, impressive, influential, lusty, mighty, persuasive, powerhouse, puissant, punchy, robust, spanking, stiff, strong, sturdy, telling, trenchant, useful, vigorous
    Antonyms: disabled, fragile, helpless, impotent, incapable, ineffective, weak
  7. quell
    suppress or crush completely
    Mike: The raucous football fans were quelled by the police. Mine:The teacher quell their argument about whose smarter.
    Synonyms:annihilate, conquer, crush, extinguish, hush up, kill, overcome, overpower, put down, put the lid on, queer, quench, shut down, silence, sit on, stamp out, stifle, stop, subdue, subjugate, vanquish
    Antonyms:succeed, win
  8. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    Mike: Some people are recalcitrant whenever they are asked to do something. Mine: The recalcitrant boy wouldn't listen to his parents.
    Synonyms: contrary, contumacious, defiant, fractious, indomitable, insubmissive, insubordinate, intractable, obstinate, opposing, radical, rebellious, refractory, resistant, resisting, stubborn, undisciplinable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, unwilling, wayward, wild, willful, withstanding
    Antonyms: amenable, obedient, passive
  9. resistant
    disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
    Mike: The blanket was made to be resistant to fire. Mine: The blanket is resistant to water and won't be soaked.
    Synonyms: battle, blocking, check, combat, contention, counteraction, cover, defiance, detention, fight, friction, halting, hindrance, holding, impedance, impediment, impeding, intransigence, obstruction, parrying, protecting, protection, rebuff, refusal, retardation, safeguard, screen, shield, stand, striking back, struggle, support, warding off, watch, withstanding
    Antonyms: compliance, conforming, cooperation, submission
  10. valor
    courage when facing danger
    Mike: The nurse showed great valor when treating the war casualties. Mine: The valor girl stand in front of the class and starts to talk about her opinion about the teacher.
    Synonyms: backbone, boldness, courage, dash, defiance, derring-do, determination, fearlessness, fight, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts, hardihood, heart, heroism, indomitableness, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, invincibility, mettle, moxie, nerve, pluck, prowess, resolution, sand, spirit, spunk, starch, stomach, tenacity, valiance, valiancy
    Antonyms: cowardice
Created on Mon Mar 04 18:22:44 EST 2013 (updated Wed Mar 13 11:36:56 EDT 2013)

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