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Unit 7 B5
Unit 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.authorize | (v)to approve or permit; to give power or authority to S:order,entitle,empower A:forbid,ban,prohibit I gave her authorization to enter. |
| 2.culprit | (n)a person who has commited a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender S:lawbreaker,wrongdoer I caught the culprit red-handed. |
| 3.dawdle | (v)to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary S:delay,loiter,dillydally A:hurry,hasten,speed up,bustle She likes to dawdle when she is looking at art. |
| 4.dissect | (v)to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care S:examine A:sew together,fuse,weld Bob likes to dissect frogs. |
| 5.expend | (v)to pay out,spend;to use up S:utilize,consume,disburse A:save,hoard Do not expend your energy. |
| 6.fatality | (n)an event resulting in death;an accidental death S:casualty,mortality A:injury |
| 7.gullibe | (adj)easily fooled,tricked,or cheated S:trusting,innocent,naive,credulous A:suspicious,skeptical Are you very gullible? |
| 8.illicit | (adj)not permitted,unlawful,improper S:illegal,unautorized,forbidden A:legal,lawful,permissible,aboveboard Do not bring any of the illicit things on the list to camp! |
| 9.immerse | (v)to plunge or dip into a fluid;to involve deeply S:dunk,engross A:dredge up,pull out Sherald immersed the strawberry in hot fudge. |
| 10.inflammatory | (adj)causing excitement or anger;leading to violence or disorder S:provoking,incendiary,provocative A:calming,soothing,lulling,quieting The inflammative articles lead to violence. |
| 11.memorandum | (n)a note to aid one's memory;an informal note or report(pl.,memorandums or memoranda)S:reminder I made a memorandum for my mom. |
| 12.pathetic | (adj)marked by strong emotion,especially pitty and sorrow;able to move people emotionally;worthy of pity;woefully inadequate S:moving,distressing,pitiable,heartrending A:funny,hiarious,frightening Jay Cutler is running out of pathetic excuses |
| 13.perserve | (v)to keep doing something in spite of difficulties;to refuse to quit even when the going is tough S:plug away,pursue,stick to it A:give up,despair,throw in the towel,quit She perserved for all A's. |
| 14.prevaricate | (v)to lie,tell an untruth;to mislead on purpose S:fib,strech the truth,equivocate A:tell the truth Ginger likes to prevaricate to her parents about her grades. |
| 15.quash | (v)to crush,put down completly S:surpress A:start,kindle,ignite,encourage I quashed her evil plans for taking the White House. |
| 16.relish | (n)enjoyment or satisfaction;something that adds a pleasing flavor;(v)to enjoy greatly S:(n)pleasure,gusto;(v)take delight in A:(v)dislike,loathe,hate,despise Are you relishing this moment? |
| 17.reminisce | (v)to recall one's past thoughts,feelings,or experiences S:remember,recollect Have you ever had to reminisce your life? |
| 18.scour | (v)to clean or polish by hard rubbing;to examine with great care;to move about quickly in search of S:scrub,search,comb A:dirty,soil I scoured the stores for a video game. |
| 19.tribute | (n)something done or given to show thanks or respect;a payment S:praise,honor,homage,recognition,commendation,glorification,money,tax,levy A:blame,critism,reproach They went to the wake in tribiute to the person that died. |
| 20.writhe | (v)to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle S:twist,squirm,thrash I withed in pain after a broke my arm. |
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