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Katie O'Connor
Unit 7 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Authorize | s.order, enititle, empower a.forbid,ban,prohibit |
Culprit | s.lawbreaker |
Dawdle | s.delay,loiter,dillydally a.hurry, hasten, speed up, bustle |
Dissect | s.examine a.sew together, fuse, weld |
Expend | s.utilize, consume, disburse a. save, hoard |
Fatality | s.casualty, mortality a. injury |
Gullible | s. trusting, naive, credulous a. suspicious, skeptical |
Illicit | s.illegal, unauthorized, forbidden a.lawful, permissible, aboveboard |
Immerse | s.dunk, engross a. dredge up, pull out |
Inflammatory | s.provoking, incendiary, provocative a.soothing, lulling, quieting |
Memorandum | s.reminder |
Pathetic | s.moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending a.funny, hilarious, frightening |
Persevere | s.plug away, pursue, stick to it a.give up, despair, throw in the towel, quit |
Prevaricate | s.stretch the truth, equivocate a.tell the truth |
Quash | s.suppress a.start, kindle, ignite, encourage |
Relish | s.pleasure, gusto, take delight in a.loathe, hate, despise |
Reminise | s.remember, recollect |
Scour | s.scrub, search, comb a.dirty, soil |
Testimonial | s. memorial tribute, evidence, statement |
Writhe | s.twist, squirm, thrash |