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Vocab Level C 1-3
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level C Units 1-3 Review
| Term | Definition | Synonym(s) | Antonym |
|---|---|---|---|
| bonanza | something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; | XXXX | XXXX |
| bonanza | a very large amount; sudden profit or gain | windfall | XXXX |
| churlish | lacking politeness, good manners, or sensitivity | surly | courteous |
| churlish | difficult to work with or deal with; rude | ill-tempered | civil; well-mannered |
| citadel | fortress that overlooks and protects a city | fort, stronghold | XXXX |
| citadel | any strong or commanding place | bulwark, bastion | XXXX |
| collaborate | to work with or work together | team up | work alone |
| decree | an order having the force of law | proclamation; edict | XXXX |
| decree | to command firmly or forcefully | proclaim | XXXX |
| discordant | disagreeable in sound, jarring | grating; shrill | in agreement |
| discordant | lacking in harmony | divergent; conflicting | harmonious |
| evolve | to rise to a higher level | unfold; emerge | wither; atrophy |
| excerpt | passage taken from a book | portion; extract | XXXX |
| excerpt | to quote | XXXX | XXXX |
| grope | to feel about hesitantly with the hands | fumble for | XXXX |
| grope | to search uncertainly | cast about for | XXXX |
| hover | to float or hang suspended over | linger | soar |
| hover | to move back and forth uncertainly | waver; seesaw | XXXX |
| jostle | to compete for | push | XXXX |
| jostle | to bump or brush against | XXXX | XXXX |
| laggard | person who moves slowly or falls behind | straggler | early bird |
| laggard | slow to move, act, or respond | sluggish | prompt |
| plaudits | enthusiastic praise or approval | applause; cheers | disapproval; ridicule |
| preclude | to make impossible | prevent; hinder | promote; facilitate |
| revert | to return; go back | relapse | progress |
| rubble | ruins; broken stone or bricks | wreckage | XXXX |
| servile | of or relating to a slave | slavish | XXXX |
| servile | behaving like a slave or servant | submissive | overbearing |
| vigil | period of watchful attention | XXXX | XXXX |
| wrangle | to obtain by argument | XXXX | XXXX |
| wrangle | quarrel or argue in an angry way | squabble | concur; agree |
| antics | unpredictable behavior or actions | shenanigans | serious stuff! |
| avowed | openly acknowledged | sworn | undisclosed |
| banter | to exchange playful remarks | tease | XXXX |
| banter | playful and teasing talk | chitchat | serious talk |
| bountiful | given abundantly | copious | scarce |
| congested | filled or occupied to excess | packed; choked | uncluttered |
| detriment | a cause of harm, loss, or damage | liability | advantage |
| durable | not easily worn out or destroyed | long-lasting | fragile |
| durable | consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years | enduring | ephemeral |
| enterprising | willing and able to start something new | energetic, vigorous | lazy, indolent |
| enterprising | showing boldness and imagination | audacious | diffident |
| frugal | scanty; poor | meager; skimpy | indulgent |
| frugal | avoiding waste and luxury | economical; thrifty | wasteful; lavish |
| gingerly | with extreme care or caution | warily; circumspectly | firmly; confidently |
| glut | to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing | inundate; flood | XXXX |
| glut | an oversupply | plethora | paucity |
| incognito | under an assumed name or identity | disguised | undisguised |
| invalidate | take away all force or effect | cancel; annul | confirm; legalize |
| invalidate | to make valueless | discredit | credit` |
| legendary | described in well-known stories | famous | XXXX |
| legendary | existing in old stories rather than in real life | mythical; fabulous | XXXX |
| maim | to disable or disfigure | injure; mutilate | XXXX |
| minimize | make smaller than before | downplay | exaggerate |
| oblique | not straightforward | indirect | direct |
| oblique | slanting | sloping; diagonal | XXXX |
| veer | to change direction suddently | shift | |
| venerate | look up to with great respect | revere | detest; deride |
| wanton | reckless; loose in morals | rash | justified |
| allot | to distribute in portions | allocate | XXXX |
| amass | to bring together | collect; gather | squander; waste |
| amass | to come together | assemble | dissipate |
| audacious | recklessly daring | enterprising; adventurous | timid |
| comply | to yield to a request or command | acquiesce | decline; refuse |
| devoid | not having or using | lacking; bereft | abounding; full |
| elite | choice part of a group of people or things | upper crust; best of the best | dregs |
| grapple | to come to grips with | wrestle; tackle | XXXX |
| incapacitate | to make legally ineligible | XXXXX | XXXX |
| incapacitate | deprive of strength or ability | paralyze; cripple | renew; rehabilitate |
| instigate | stir up; incite | urge on; start | quell |
| longevity | long life or duration | transience | XXXX |
| myriad | very great number | countless | sparse |
| perspective | the appearance to the eye of various objects | viewpoint | XXX |
| perturb | to make uneasy or disturb greatly | agitate | delight |
| prodigious | immense; extraordinary in sized | tremendous | minuscule |
| relevant | related to the matter at hand | pertinent | extraneous |
| skittish | shy or timid; extremely cautious | restive; capricious | daring; bold |
| tether | to fasten with a rope or chain | tie up | untie |
| unison | agreement or accord | concord | XXXX |
| vie | compete | contend | |
| willful | done on purpose | deliberate | obedient |
| adage | proverb; wise saying | maxim, aphorism | XXXX |
| bonanza | rich mass of ore in a mine | XXXX | XXXX |
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