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Fritsch 4th Gr. Voc.
4th Grade Unit 12 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Bristle | a stiff, short hair or fiber; to have hair standing on end; to show anger; to be full of. |
Circular | forming, moving, or being like a circle, round; indirect; a leaflet or printed advertisement meant to be given to many people. |
Coarse | low, common, or of poor quality; made of comparatively large parts; rough to the touch; using bad manners or rude language. |
Discard | to get rid of or throw away; something cast off or thrown away. |
Extreme | to the highest or greatest degree; exaggerated; farthest possible; the highest, farthest, or greatest; one end of a range. |
Focus | sharpness or clarity; the center of activity or interest; to correct for sharpness, and clarity; to concentrate. |
Grasp | to take hold with the arms or hands; to take eagerly; to understand; the reach of arms or hands; the power to reach or hold on to; understanding. |
Inspire | to guide, excite, uplift, or encourage; to bring about or cause. |
Magnify | to increase in importance, exaggerate; to make bigger. |
Marine | related to or of the sea, sailing, or shipping; related to the seagoing branch of the armed forces; a soldier who serves on a ship, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. |
Quake | to shake or move back and forth; to tremble; a shaking back and forth or trembling; an earthquake. |
Troublesome | difficult; causing annoyance, bother or worry. |
Synonyms of Bristle | a whisker, spine, quill; to stiffen, rise, seethe, teem, swarm |
Synonyms of Circular | ring-shaped, disc-shaped; roundabout; flyer, handbill, brochure |
Antonyms of Circular | linear, straight, direct |
Synonyms of Coarse | rugged, crude, harsh, grainy; scratchy; vulgar, foul, gross |
Antonyms of Coarse | smooth, silky, delicate; gentle, refined, polite |
Synonyms of Discard | to dump, dispose of, eliminate |
Antonyms of Discard | to save, keep, retain |
Synonyms of Extreme | utmost, ultimate; excessive, drastic; outermost |
Antonyms of Extreme | limited, mild, ordinary, usual; close, near |
Synonyms of Focus | the center, heart, emphasis, direction; to direct adjust, sharpen |
Antonyms of Focus | the background; to blur, ignore, neglect |
Synonyms of Grasp | to clutch; to get; to perceive; control; perception, comprehension |
Antonyms of Grasp | to drop, release, loose, free, slip; to misunderstand |
Synonyms of Inspire | to influence, motivate, move, affect, touch, arouse, kindle, spark |
Antonyms of Inspire | to deter, discourage |
Synonyms of Magnify | to intensify, increase, inflate, boost; to enlarge, expand, swell |
Antonyms of Magnify | to diminish, reduce, lessen, shrink |
Synonyms of Marine | nautical, maritime, oceanic, aquatic, coastal, naval |
Antonyms of Marine | freshwater, land |
Synonyms of Quake | to shudder, shiver, vibrate, quaver; a tremor, shock |
Synonym of Troublesome | hard; annoying, worrisome, bothersome, upsetting |
Antonyms of Troublesome | easy, untroubling |