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Level E, Unit 3

Description: Level E, Unit 3
Category: Stadlier Oxford Voca
Created by: xolucyluxox on 2008-09-11


 

 

8. demise- (n) a dealth, especially of a person in a lofty position synonyms: remove, cancel, expunge antonyms: insert, add, retain include

9. exhilarate- (v) to enliven, cheer, give spirits or liveliness to synonyms: stimulate, excits, gladden antonyms: dicourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit

10. fallow- (adj) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seed synonyms:(adj) unproductive, inert, dormant antonyms:(adj) productive, fertile, prolific

11. harass- (v)to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks synonyms: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer

12. inclement- (adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action synonyms: blystery, tempestuous, implacable antonyms: mild, genlte, balmy, tranquil

13. muse- (v) to think about in a dreany way, ponder synonyms: meditate, contemplate, daydream

14. negligible- (adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded synonyms: trivial, iconsequential, insignificant antonyms: significant, crucial, momentous

15. perpetuate- (v) to make permanent or long lasting synonyms: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon

16. precedent- (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action synonyms: guide, tradition, model

17. punitive- (adj) inflicting or aiming punishment synonyms: penalizing, retaliatory

18. redress- (v) to set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury synonyms: (v) rectify, correct, mitigate

19. sojourn- (n) a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time synonyms: (n) visit, stopover, brief stay

20. urbane- (adj) refined in manner or style, suave synonyms: elegant antonyms: crude, uncouth, boorish



 

 

 
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