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vocabulary workshop
ch. 8 synonyms
| word | synonym |
|---|---|
| affluence | opulence |
| arrears | in default, in the red, late, overdue |
| cascade | (v.) plunge, rush, tumble |
| cringe | flinch, duck, cower, fawn |
| crotchety | grumpy, grouchy, crabby, disagreeable |
| format | layout, design |
| immobile | fixed, stationary, unmoving, rooted |
| impassable | closed, impenetrable |
| innovation | novelty, modernization, new wrinkle |
| jovial | jolly, cheerful, festive |
| manacle | (v.) put in chains, fetter |
| martial | military, hostile, bellicose |
| minimum | (adj.) least |
| nimble | lively, keen, flexible |
| onset | outset, commencement |
| partition | (n.) divider, separation |
| perishable | short-lived, fleeting |
| retrieve | recover, regain, fetch, remedy, rectify |
| sinister | frightening, menacing, ominous |
| taut | tight, strained, orderly, shipshape |