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Voc.Unit#3
Vocabulary Unit 3 Definitions Synonyms and Antonyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abridge | (v) to make shorter SYN: shorten, condense, abbreviate ANT: expand, enlarge, augment |
| adherent | (n) a follower, supporter (adj) attached, sticking to SYN: (n) disciple ANT: (n) opponent, adversary, critic, detractor |
| altercation | (n) an angry argument SYN: quarrel, dispute, squabble ANT: agreement, accord |
| cherubic | (adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent SYN: angelic, seraphic, beatific ANT: impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish |
| condone | (v) to pardon or overlook SYN: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to ANT: censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecate |
| dissent | (v) to disagree (n) disagreement SYN: (v) differ, dispute ANT: (v) agree, concur (n) unanimity, harmony |
| eminent | (adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting SYN: illustrious, renowned ANT: obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly; humble |
| exorcise | (v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive SYN: expel, dispel |
| fabricate | (v) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent SYN: put together, devise, contrive, concoct ANT: take apart, undo, destroy, demolish |
| irate | (adj) angry SYN: incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid ANT: calm, composed, cool, unruffled |
| marauder | (n) a raider, plunderer SYN: looter, pirate, freebooter |
| obesity | (n) excessive fatness SYN: serious overweight, extreme corpulence ANT: emaciation, gauntness, scrawniness |
| pauper | (n) an extremely poor person SYN: destitute person ANT: millionaire, tycoon |
| pilfer | (v)to steal in small quantities SYN: filch, rob, swipe, purloin |
| rift | (n) a split, break, breach SYN: crack, fissure, gap, cleft ANT: reconciliation |
| semblance | (n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition SYN: appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade ANT: dissimilarity, contrast, total lack |
| surmount | (v) to overcome, rise above SYN: conquer, triumph over ANT: be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to |
| terminate | (v) to bring to an end SYN: conclude, finish, discontinue ANT: begin, commence, initiate |
| trite | (adj) commonplace; overused, stale SYN: banal, hackneyed, corny ANT: original, novel, fresh, innovative |
| usurp | (v) to seize and hold a position by force or without right SYN: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant |