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Unit 7
Grade 6 Unit 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Au tho rize | (V) to approve or permit (1st syllable) |
| Authorize Synonym | order, entitle, empower |
| Authorize Antonym | forbid, ban, prohibit |
| Cul prit | (N) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct (1st syllable) |
| Culprit Synonym | lawbreaker, wrongdoer, offender |
| dawd le | (V) to waste time (1st syllable) |
| Dawdle Synonym | delay, loiter, dillydally |
| Dawdle Antonym | hurry, hasten, speed up, bustle |
| Dis sect | (v) to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care (2nd syllable) |
| Dissect Synonym | examine |
| Dissect Antonym | sew together, fuse, weld |
| ex pend | (v) to pay out, spend; to use up (2nd syllable) |
| expend Synonym | utilize, consume, disburse |
| expend antonym | save, hoard |
| fa tal i ty | (N) an event resulting in death; an accidental death (2nd syllable) |
| fatality synonym | casualty, mortality |
| Fatality antonym | injury |
| gul li ble | (adj) easily fooled, tricked or cheated (1st syllable) |
| Gullible Synonym | trusting, innocent, naive, credulous |
| Gullible Antonym | suspicious, skeptical |
| il lic it | (Adj) Not permited, unlawful,impropper (2nd syllable) |
| illicit synonyms | illegal, unauthorized, forbidden |
| illicity antonyms | legal, lawful, permissible, aboveboard |
| im merse | (v) to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply (2nd syllable) |
| immerse synonym | dunk, engross |
| immerse antonym | dredge up, pull out |
| in flam ma tor y | (adj) causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder (2nd syllable) |
| inflammatory synonyms | provoking, incendiary, provocative |
| inflammatory antonyms | calming, soothing, lulling, quieting |
| mem o ran dum | (n) a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report (3rd syllable) |
| memorandum synonym | reminder |
| pa thet ic | (adj) marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity; woefully inadequate (2nd syllable) |
| pathetic synonym | moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending |
| pathetic antonyms | funny, hilarious, frightening |
| per se vere | (v) to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough. (3rd syllable) |
| persevere synonym | plug away, pursue, stick to it |
| persevere antonym | give up, despair, throw in the towel, quit |
| pre var i cate | (v) to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose (2nd sylable) |
| prevaricate synonym | fib, stretch the truth, equivocate |
| prevaricate antonym | tell the truth |
| quash | (v) to crush, put down completely |
| quash synonym | suppress |
| quash antonym | start, kindle, ingnite, encourage |
| rel ish | first syllable (n) enjoyment or satisfaction: something that adds a pleasing flavor(V) to enjoy greatly |
| relish synonym | (n) pleasure, gusto(v) take delight in |
| relish antonym | (v) dislike, loather, ate despise |
| rem i nisce | (v) to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences - (3rd syllable) |
| reminisce synonym | remember, recollect |
| scour | (v) to clean or polish by ard rubbing: to examine with great care:to move about quickly in search of |
| scour synonym | scrub, search, comb |
| scour antonym | dirty, soil |
| trib ute | (n) something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment (1st syllable) |
| tribute synonym | praise, honor, homage, recognition, commendation, glorification, money, tax, levy |
| tribute antonym | blame, criticism, reproach |
| writhe | (v) to make twisting or turning movements in a way that sugggests pain or struggle |
| writhe synonym | twist, squirm, thrash |
Created by:
Bob Circlepants
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