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unit 7
vocab unit seven
| Definition/Synonyms & Antonyms | Vocab Word/ Part of Speech |
|---|---|
| to approve or permit; to give power or authority to/S-order, entitle, power | Authorize (V) |
| a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some other misconduct; an offender/S-lawbreaker, wrongdoer | Culprit (N) |
| to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary/S-delay, loiter, dillydally, A-hurry, hasten, speed up, bustle | Dawdle (V) |
| to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care/S-examine, A-sew together, fuse, weld | Dissect (V) |
| to pay out, spend; to use up/S-utilize, consume, disburse, A-save, hoard | Expend (V) |
| an event resulting in death; an accidental death/S-casualty, mortality, A-injury | Fatality (N) |
| easily fooled, tricked, or cheated/S-trusting, innocent, naive, credulous, A-suspicious, skeptical | Gullible (Adj) |
| not permitted, unlawful, improper/S-illegal, unauthorized, forbidden, A-legal, lawful, permissible, aboveboard | Illicit (Adj) |
| to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply/S-dunk, engross, A-dredge up, pull out | Immerse (V) |
| causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder/S-provoking, incendiary, provocative, A-calming, soothing, lulling, quieting | Inflammatory (Adj) |
| a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report (plural is memorandums or memoranda)/S-reminder | Memorandum (N) |
| marked by strong emotion, especially pity or sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity; woefully inadequate/S-moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending, A-funny, hilarious, frightening | Pathetic (Adj) |
| to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough/S-plug away, pursue, stick to it, A-give up, despair, throw in the towel, quit | Persevere (V) |
| to lie, to tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose/S-fib, stretch the truth, equivocate, A-tell the truth | Prevaricate (V) |
| to crush, put down completely/S-suppress, A-start, kindle, ignite, encourage | Quash (V) |
| enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; to enjoy greatly/S-pleasure, gusto; take delight in, A-dislike, loathe, hate, despise | Relish (N, V) |
| to recall one's past thoughts, feelings or experiences/S-remember, recollect | Reminisce (V) |
| to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of/S-scrub, search, comb, A-dirty, soil | Scour (V) |
| something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment/S-praise, honor, homage, recognition, commendation, glorification, money, tax, levy, A-blame, criticism, reproach | Tribute (N) |
| to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle/S-twist, squirm, thrash | Writhe (V) |