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30 vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affluence | Wealth,riches,prosperity;great abundance,plenty Synonyms: opulence Antonyms:poverty,want,destitution,scarcity |
| Amiable | Friendly,good natured Synonyms:pleasant,agreeable Antonyms: unfriendly, ill-humored,gruff,hostile |
| Apparel | Clothing that which serves as dress or decoration;(v)to put clothes on, dress up Synonyms:attire,garments,deck out Antonyms:undress,unclothe,strip,denude |
| Assailant | A person who attacks violently ( with blows or words) Synonyms:assaulter, attacker,mugger Antonyms:victim,prey,injured party |
| Befuddle | To confuse, make stupid Synonyms:bewilder,boggle,stupefy Antonyms:enlighten,set straight |
| Billow | A large wave; (v) to rise or swell up Synonyms: Breaker,surge,bulge,balloon Antonyms:trough,deflate,collapse |
| Bluster | To talk or actin a noisy threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; (n) speech that is loud and threatening Synonyms:spout,rant,brag,swagger,bravado |
| Contemporary | Belonging to the same period of time as oneself,(n) a person of the same time Synonyms:present-day,morden,current,peer Antonyms:ancient,prehistoric,antique,antiquated |
| Dispatch | to spend off or out for a purpose kill,(n) an official message,promptness, speed the act of killing Synonyms:slay,report,communication Antonyms:recall, withhold |
| Fidelity | the state of being faithful,accuracy in details,exactness Synonyms:loyalty,faithfulness Antonyms:disloyalty,treachery,inexactness |
| Fray | a brawl, a noisy quarrel,(v) to wear away by rubbing,make ragged or worn,to strain,irritate Synonyms:scuffle,unravel |
| Gainful | Profitable,bringing in money or some special advantage Synonyms:moneymaking,paying Antonyms:unprofitable,unrewarding,nonpaing |
| Gory | marked by bloodshed, slaughter, or violence Synonyms:bloody,gruesome Antonyms:bloodless |
| Illusion | A false idea; something that one seems to see or to be aware or that really does not exist Synonyms: delusion,fantasy,deception Antonyms: Reality,truth,actuality |
| Manacle | A handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v) to chain or restrains(as with handcuffs) Synonyms:put in chains,fetter Antonyms: unchai,set free,emancipate,release |
| Oaf | a stupid person,a big,clumsy,slow individual |
| Onset | the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive) an attack, assault Synonyms: outside,commencement Antonyms:conclusion, close,end |
| Ovation | An enthusiastic public welcome , an outburst of applause |
| Perishable | Likely to spoil or decay |
| Petty | unimportant trivial,narrow minded,secondary in rank minor Synonyms:insignificant,piddling Antonyms: important,major,significant,weighty |
| Quash | To crush put down completely |
| Relish | enjoy or satisfaction,something that adds pleasing flavor,to enjoy greatly |
| Rotund | rounded and plump,full or rich in sound |
| Scour | to clean or polish by hard rubbing to examine with care,to move about quickly in search |
| Strand | a beach or shore,a string of wire,hair,ect,(v) to drive or run aground,to leave in a hopeless position |
| Terrain | the landscape,especially considered with regard to its physical features or fitness for some use, a field of knowledge |
| Tribute | something done or given to show thanks or respect a payment |
| Vagabond | an idle wanderer a tramp (adj) wandering, irresponsible |
| Vow | a solemn or sacred promise or pledge (v) to declare promise in a solemn way Synonyms: word of honor,pledge |
| Wither | to dry up,wilt,sag,to cause someone to feel ashamed,humiliated,or very small Synonyms:Shrivel,droop,shame,abash Antonyms: bloom flower,flourish,burgeon |
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