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vocabe unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Animated | full of life, lively, alive: moved to action |
| Animated | Synonyms: Energetic, vigorous |
| Animated | Antonyms: lifeless, dead, flat |
| Brood | A family of young animals, especially birds; any group having the same nature and origin; to think over in a worried, unhappy way |
| Brood | Synonyms: Ponder, meditate, worry, agonize |
| constituent | an essential part; a voter who elects a representative |
| constituent | Synonyms: element, component |
| culminate | To reach a high point of delovement; to end, climax |
| culminate | Synonyms: conclude, terminate |
| culminate | Antonyms: begin, initiate, kick off |
| downright | thoroughly;absolute, complete ; frank, blunt |
| downright | Synonyms: total, out and out |
| drone | a loafer, idler; a buzzing or humming sound : a remote- controll divec, a male bee, make a buzzing sound; to speak in a dull tone of voice |
| drone | Synonyms: bum , do nothing , hum, buzz, purr |
| drone | Antonyms: hard worker |
| goad | To drive or urge on; something used to drive or urge on |
| goad | Synonyms: Prod, spur on |
| goad | Antonyms: curb, check, restrain |
| hanker | to long; to desire |
| hanker | Synonyms: yearn |
| Indulge | to give in to a wish or desire, give oneself up to |
| Indulge | Synonyms: oblige, humor, coddle, pamper |
| Indulge | Antonyms: Deny, Refuse |
| literate | Able to read and write; showing an excellent educational background; having knowledge or training |
| literate | Synonyms: educated |
| literate | Antonyms: unlettered, ignorant |
| loom | To come into view; to appear in exaggerated form; a machine for weaving |
| loom | Synonyms: emerge, surface, hover, tower |
| luster | The quality of giving off light, brightness glitter |
| luster | Synonyms: gloss, sheen, shine |
| luster | Antonyms: tarnish, dullness |
| miscellaneous | mixed, of different kinds |
| miscellaneous | Synonyms: Varied, assorted, motley |
| miscellaneous | Antonyms: Identical, uniform, homogeneous |
| Oration | A public speech for a formal occasion |
| Oration | Synonyms: address |
| peevish | cross, complaining, irritable; contrary |
| peevish | Synonyms: testy, stubborn |
| peevish | Antonyms: agreeable, amiable, even - tempered, pleasant |
| seethe | To boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed |
| seethe | Synonyms: Churn, simmer, stew |
| Singe | To burn slightly; a burn at the ends or edges |
| Singe | Synonyms: Scorch, char |
| Singe | Antonyms: Incinerate |
| Unique | One of a kind; unequaled; unusual; found only in a given class, place, or situation |
| Unique | Synonyms: unparalleled, distinctive |
| Unique | Antonyms: ordinary, commonplace, run-of-the mill |