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Katie O'Connor
Unit 7 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |