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Vocab 3
3rd unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abominable | (adj) horrible; revolting syn: despicable ant: delightful; beautiful |
| boycott | (v) to refuse to buy or use, as a form of protest syn: embargo; prohibit ant: accept |
| breach | (v) to break throughor make a hole in syn: rupture ant: repair |
| clad | (adj) clothed; dressed in syn: wearing; putting on |
| decisive | (adj) firmly decided; conclusive syn: conclusive ant: hesitant |
| esteem | (n) great respect; admiration syn: appreciation; regard ant: contempt; scorn |
| eviscerate | (v) to remove the vital parts of, especially the internal organs syn: disembowel |
| garrison | (n) a military post or fort syn: stronghold |
| legislate | (v) to create laws syn: ordain |
| loom | (v) to appear huge and threatening syn: overhang; threaten ant: hide; cower |
| lurk | (v) to move in a secretive way syn: sneak ant: march |
| misgivig | (n) a doubt about something syn: uncertainley ant: surness |
| shiftless | (adj) lazy syn: apathetic; idle ant: energetic; ambitious |
| statute | (n) a law or permanent rule enacted by a government or an organization syn: ruling; order |
| unison | (n) harmony; acting at the same time syn: accord ant: chaos |