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Alexis' Unit 3 Vocab
Alexis' Unit 3- Level D (1-20) Includes- Definition, POS, Synonyms & Antonyms
| Word | Definition | Part of Speech | SYNONYMS | ANTONYMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abridge | to make shorter. | verb | shorten, condense, abbreviate | expand, enlarge, augment |
| Adherent | a follower, supporter. (AND) attached, sticking to | noun, adjective | (n) disple | (blank) |
| Altercation | an angry argument. | noun | quarrel, dispute, squabble | agreement, accord |
| Cherubic | resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent. | adjective | angelic, seraphic, beatific | impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish |
| Condone | to pardon or overlook. | verb | ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to | censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecate |
| Dissent | to disagree. (AND) disagreement | verb, noun | (v) differ, dispute | (v) agree, concur (n) unanimity |
| Eminent | famous, outstnading, distinguished; projecting. | adjective | illustrious, renowed | obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble |
| Exorcise | to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menecing, or oppressive. | verb | expel, dispel | ------- |
| Fabricate | to make, manufacture; to make up, invent | verb | put together, devise, contrive, concoct | take apart, undo, destroy, demolish |
| Irate | angry. | adjective | incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid | calm, composed, cool, unruffled |
| Marauder | a raider, plundeer. | noun | looter, pirate, freebooter | ------- |
| Obesity | excessive fatness. | noun | serious overweight, extreme corpulence | emanciation, gauntness, scrawniness |
| Pauper | an extremely poor person. | noun | destitute person | millionaire, tycoon |
| Pilfer | to steal in small quantities. | verb | a plit, break, breach | ------- |
| Rift | a split, break, breach. | noun | crack, fissure, gap, cleft | reconciliation |
| Semblance | a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition | noun | appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade | dissimilarity, contrast, total lack |
| Surmount | to vercome, rise above | verb | conquer, triumph over | be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to |
| Terminate | to bring to an end. | verb | conclude, finish | begin, commence, initiate |
| Trite | commnaplace; overused, stale. | adjective | banal, hackneyed, corny | original, novel, fresh, innovative |
| Usurp | to seize and hold a position by force or without right. | verb | seize illegally, commandeer, supplant | ------- |