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Vocab 4
4th unit
Term | Definition |
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chide | (v) to scold syn: reprimand; rebuke ant: praise |
civic | (adj) pertaining to citizenship and living in a community |
clamor | (n) a loud, continuous noise syn: uproar; commotion ant: silence |
conjoin | (v) to join or become joined together syn: splice; pair ant: separate |
contusion | (n) a bruise |
deficit | (n) a loss or a disadvantage; a lack syn: shortage ant: surplus; abundance |
evasive | (adj) avoiding attention or danger syn: elusive ant: available; open |
hapless | (adj) wretched and unlucky syn: unfortunate; miserable ant: fortunate |
hilt | (n) the handle of a tool or weapon, especially a sword ant: tip |
maintain | (v) to carry on; to continue the existing state syn: hold; keep up ant: quit; surrender |
palsy | (n) paralysis, sometimes in a single area of the body |
pare | (v) to cut away unnecessary parts syn: trim; whittle ant: expand |
poise | (n) a dignified a self-confident manner syn: composure ant: nervousness |
relevant | (adj) related to the present manner; to the point syn: applicable ant: unrelated |
unify | (v) to bring together as one syn: merge; combine ant: separate |