| vocabulary word |
definition |
synonym |
antonym |
| bellow | to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar | yell, bawl, holler | whisper, murmur |
| beneficiary | one who benefits from something, person who is left money or property in a will | recipient heir | (blank) |
| botch | to repair or atch poorly; make a mess of, bungled job | foul up | (blank) |
| clutter | to fill or cover in a disorlderly way, mess | litter, confusion | order, tidiness, neatness |
| dilapidated | falling apart, ruined, run-down | in disrepair, deteriorated | shipshape, trim |
| dismantle | to take apart, to strip something | (blank) | (blank) |
| farce | a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings, broad or far-fetched humor | buffoonery, mockery | tragedy, melodrama, tearjerker |
| futile | not successful, failling to have any result; useless, unimportant | fritless, vain, ineffective | successful, effective |
| grueling | very tiring, calling for an extreme effort | exhausting, punishing, taxing | easy, effortless |
| hospitable | offering friendly or generous treatment to guest | gracious, cordial, courteous | unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly |
| lair | the home r den of a wild animal, any hideout | nest,burrow, hideaway | (blank) |
| lavish | overly generous, extravagant, abundant | excessive | stingy, meager |
| notorious | widely known because of bad conduct | disgraceful, infamous, disreputable | unkown obsucre, respectable |
| pamper | to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward | coddle, cater to, indulge | abuse, maltreat, mistreat, discipline |
| parasite | an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person | sponger, freeloader, leech | (blank) |
| shirk | to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink | duck, sidestep | fulfill, perform, shoulder, take on |
| surplus | an amount beyond what is required, excess, ore than what is needed or expected | glut, surfeit, overage | shortage, lack, |
| timidity | the state of being easily frightened | fearfulness, faintheartedness | fearlessness, boldness, intrepidity |
