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unit 8 stadlier hms
| Word | Definition | Synonym | Antonym |
|---|---|---|---|
| cascade | steep narrow waterfall, flow downward | plunge | trickle |
| cringe | shrink back or hide in fear | flinch, cower | swagger |
| crotchety | cranky, ill-tempered | grouchy | amiable |
| format | size, shape, or arrangement of something | design | none |
| immobile | not movable | stationary | movable |
| impassable | blocked so that nothing can go through | closed | clear |
| innovation | something new, a change | modernization | none |
| jovial | good-humored | festive | gloomy |
| manacle | anything that chains or confines | fetter | emancipate |
| martial | warlike, fond of fighting, relating to war | military | peaceable |
| minimum | smallest possible amount | least | maximum |
| nimble | quick and skillful, agile | lively | clumsy |
| onset | beginning | commencement | conclusion |
| partition | something that divides | divider | merge |
| perishable | likely to spoil or decay | noperishable, fleeting | durable |
| retrieve | to find and bring back, make good | fetch | none |
| sinister | appearing evil or dangerous | menacing | benign |
| taut | tightly drawn, tense, neat, in good order | orderly | sloppy |
| affluence | wealth, riches, prosperity | opulence | poverty, scarcity |
| arrears | overdue debts, unfinished duty | overdue | none |