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Vocab Unit 15
Practice for Unit 15 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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adopt | (v) to take another person's child into one's family; to use as one's own; to accept or approve |
adopt | synonyms for this word are to choose, select; to endorse, assume |
adopt | antonyms for this word are to reject, disown, refuse, renounce, abandon, desert |
agile | (adj) capable of moving easily, quickly, and gracefully; mentally quick |
agile | synonyms for this word are nimble, spry, limber; alert, sharp |
agile | antonyms for this word are clumsy, heavy; slow |
analyzye | (v) to study the parts of something in order to understand what it is, how to put it together, or how it works; to study carefully or in detail |
analyze | synonyms for this word are to examine, inspect, investigate, evaluate, test; to dissect |
analyze | there are no antonyms for this word |
assist | (v) to give help or support (n) the act of helping; in sports, an action that helps a teammate score or get a player out |
assist | synonyms for this word are to aid, boost, contribute |
assist | antonyms for this word are to hamper, hinder, obstruct; an obstruction |
babble | (v) to talk foolishly or too much; to make meaningless sounds; to make a gurgling sound (n) a mix of meaningless sounds, usually as made by water |
babble | synonyms for this word are to chatter, jabber, prattle, grab; drivel, nonsense, murmur |
babble | there are no antonyms for this word |
captivity | (n) the state of being confined or held against one's will |
captivity | synonyms for this word are confinement, imprisonment, bondage |
captivity | antonyms for this word are freedom, liberty |
drab | (n) an olive brown or brownish gray color (adj) marked by dullness; like the color drab; cheerless |
drab | synonyms for this word are dull, dingy, colorless, uninteresting, lackluster; dreary |
drab | antonyms for this word are colorful, cheerful, bright |
fatal | (adj) causing death, destruction, or ruin |
fatal | synonyms for this word are deadly, unselfishness |
fatal | antonyms for this word are stinginess, cheapness, greed |
generosity | (n) the quality of being charitable to others in thought or action; willingness to give; an act of giving |
generosity | synonyms for this word are charity, unselfishness |
generosity | antonyms for this word are stinginess, cheapness, greed |
genuine | (adj) real, actually being what something appears to be; true or reliable; sincere or honest |
genuine | synonyms for this word are authentic, original, actual; valid; trustworthy, earnest, frank |
genuine | antonyms for this word are fake, false, artificial, unreal; insincere, phony |
illegal | (adj) against the law; against the rules |
illegal | synonyms for this word are unlawful, criminal, outlawed; forbidden, prohibited |
illegal | antonyms for this word are legal, lawful, allowed |
merit | (n) the fact of deserving something; a quality that deserves reward or praise; worth or value (v) to deserve, be worthy of |
merit | synonyms for this word are excellence, virtue, quality, worthiness (v) to earn, justify, rate |
merit | antonyms for this word are disgrace dishonor, falling, shortcoming, deflect, flaw, fault |