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VocabUnit3

Mr.Pesce Class grade 6 2015 BBMS Per 1-2

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abominable (e bom' in e bel) adj: horrible; Revolting: The new government put the warlord on trial for the abominable acts he committed during the attempted coup syn:despicable Ant: Beautiful, delightful
boycott (boi' kot)v: to refuse to buy or use, as a form of protest:The Plants-Have-Feelings society boycotted the local farmer's market for killing innocent tomatoes syn:Embargo Ant:Accept
breach (breech)v.:to break through or make a hole in The Navy SEALs breached the ship's hatch with explosives and charged inside in search of hostages:syn:Embargo;prohibit:Ant:repair
clad (klad)adj. Clothed, dressed in:The knight, clad in the finest plate mail armor challenged his foe to begin the attack:Syn:Rupture:
decisive (di sis' iv)adj.:Firmly decided;conclusive:The judges were decisive and had no doubt on who deserved to win the gold medal:Syn:Certain:Ant:Hesitant
esteem (es tem')n.:great respect;admiration: Mr.Singh has been both a friend and a teacher,and I hold him in high esteem:Syn:appreciation;regard/ant:contempt;scorn
eviscerate (e vis e rat)v./to remove the vital parts of, especially internal organs./As Hank eviscerated his hundredth salmon of the morning and swept the guts off the table, he thought again about changing careers./Syn:Disembowel
garrison (gar' e sen)n./a military post or fort/French troops surrounded the English garrison for a month, cutting off all the fort's supply lines of food and fresh water./Syn:Stronghod
legislate (Lej' e slate)v./ to create laws/to create laws/Congress legislated a bill that regulates the sale of nuclear reactor parts to foreign nations./Syn:Ordain
loom (loom)v./ To appear huge and threatening/The tall mountains that loom over over the town protect it from rain in the summer and blizzards in the winter./Syn:overhang;threaten/Ant.HIde;cover
lurk (lurk)v./ to move in a secretive way/The mugger lurked in the alley near the shopping mall, waiting for an unsuspecting victim to walk by./Syn:sneak/Ant:march
Misgiving (Mis giv' ing)n./ a doubt about something/ Jake's misgivings about the so-called docter were correct: The man had never even been to medical school./Syn:uncertainty/Ant.Sureness
Shiftless (Shift' les)adj./lazy/Two shiftless municipal workers got fired after the supervisor found them napping in the city truck./Sn:apathetic;idle/Ant:energetic;Ambitious
statute (Sta' choot)n./a law or permanent rule enacted by a government or an organization/According to the country statute, all swimming pools must be surrounded by a fence at least 4 feet tall./syn:ruling;order
unison (yoo' ni sun)n./Harmony, acting at the same time/The conductor ensures that members of the chorus sing in unison/syn:accord/ant:Chaos
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