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Unit 6 B5
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.agenda | (n)the program for a meeting;a list,outline,or plan of things to be considered or done S:schedule,docket I have an agenda of things to do today. |
| 2.amible | (adj)friendly,good-natured S:pleasant,agreeable A:unfriendly,ill-humored,gruff,hostile She is a very amible person. |
| 3.befuddle | (v)to confuse,make stupid S:bewilder,boggle,stupefy A:enlighten,set straight I get befuddled sometimes. |
| 4.blight | (n)a disease that causes plants to wither and die;a condition of disease or ruin;(v)to destroy ruin S:(n)eyesore;(v)spoil,nip A:(v)foster,promote,nourish,encourage Some plants suffer from blight. |
| 5.boisterous | (adj)rough and noisy in a cheerful way;high-spirited S:loud,unruly,disorderly A:quiet,calm,peaceful,well-behaved,sedate That crowd is very boisterous. |
| 6.clarity | (n)clearness,accuracy S:lucidity,precision A:confusion,murkiness,ambiguilty I need some clarity on this question. |
| 7.compliant | (adj)willing to do something what someone else wants;obediant S:meek,docile,submissive A:disobediant,obstinate,rebellious,preverse She is very compliant and will do the project. |
| 8.conserve | (v)to preserve;keep from being damaged,lost,or wasted;to save S:guard,care for A:waste,squander,dissipate We need to conserve our resources! |
| 9.debut | (n)a first public appearance;formal entrance into society (v)to make a first appearance S:(n)coming-out A:(n)retirement,departure Obama made his first debut last year. |
| 10.gory | (adj)marked by bloodshed,slaughter,or violence S:bloody,gruesome A:bloodless That movie was gory. |
| 11.gross | (adj)overweigh;coarse,vulgar;very noticeable;total;(n)an overall total (without deductions);twelve dozen;(v)to earnYou are very gross. |
| 12.induce | (v)to cause,bring about;to persuade S:prevail upon,influance A:prevent,deter,hinder I can induce you to use my product. |
| 13.leeway | (n)extra space for moving along a certain route;allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies;margin of error S:latitude,elbow room The attic had a little leeway for some storage. |
| 14.limber | (adj)flexible;(v)to cause to become flexible S:(adj)supple,pliabe;(v)strech A:(adj)stiff,rigid,wooden;(v)stiffen She is very limber. |
| 15.maze | (n)a network of paths through which it is hard to find one's way;something very mixed-up and confusing S:labyrinth,puzzle,tangle Bob went through the maze and almost got lost! |
| 16.oracle | (n)someone or something that can predict the future S:prophet,seer,sibyl He is an oracle. |
| 17.partisan | (n)a strong supporter of a person,party,or cause;one whose support is unreasoning;a resistance fighter,guerrilla;(adj)strongly supporting one side only S:(n)fan,booster;(adj)partial,biased A:(n)critic,foe;(adj)impartial,neutral Obama is a strong partisan. |
| 18.reimburse | (v)to pay back;to give payment for S:repay,refund,compensate He had to reimburse me because I paid for lunch for him. |
| 19.vacate | (v)to go away from,leave empty;to make empty;to void,annul S:depart,give up,abandon A:occupy,keep,hold,hang on to Matthew had to vacate his house because of his unpaid morgage loans. |
| 20.vagabond | (n)an idle wanderer;a tramp;(adj)wandering;irresponsible S:(n)vagrant,hobo;(adj)unsettled,footloose A:(n)homebody,resident;(adj)settled She was a vagabond because she was straggling along. |
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