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Unit 10 Synonyms
ELA vobaulary grade 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| run-down, in disrepair, gone to seed | dilapidated |
| very generous, extravagant, excessive | lavish |
| to try to avoid, duck, sidestep | shirk |
| fruitless, vain, ineffective | futile |
| fearfulness, faintheartedness | timidity |
| to take apart, disassemble, strip | dismantle |
| to reject, turn down, nix, forbid | veto |
| to mess up, foul, bungle, mangle | botch |
| to coddle, cater to, indulge | pamper |
| gracious, friendly, cordial courteous | hospitable |
| an excess, glut, surfeit, overage | surplus |
| litter, disorder, confusion | clutter |
| a low comedy, buffoonery, a sham | farce |
| tiring, exhausting, punishing, taxing | grueling |
| disgraceful, infamous, disreputable | notorious |
| a den, nest, hideout | lair |
| a recipient, heir | beneficiary |
| gloomy, depressed, unhealthy, unwholesome | morbid |
| a sponger, freeloader, leech | parasite |
| to roar, yell, bawl, howl, holler | bellow |