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Unit 15 B15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| beaconS-beam | n. a light or other signal that warns and guides; a lighthouse; anything that guids or inspires.I flare gun sends out a beacon. |
| berserkS-madA-sane | adj, adv. violently and destructivly enraged.The man went berserk after hearing the news. |
| celestialS-stellarA-infernal | adj. having to do with the sky or heaveans; heavenly; yielding great bliss or happiness. |
| chastenS-temperA-A-reward | v. to punish; restrain, moderateThe taskmaster chastened the person. |
| confiscateS-commandeerA-return | v. to seize by authority; to take and keep.The police confiscated the book from me. |
| data | pl n. information; facts, figures, statistics.The people in Argon Labs harvest data. |
| detractS-lowerA-enhance | v. to take away from; reduce in vaule or reputation.We detracted 5 from 2. |
| encounterS-happen upounA-sidestep | n. a meeting; a meeting of enemies, battlev. to meet or come upon.I encountered an odd person again and again. |
| epicS-saga | n. a lone narritive poem about deeds of heroes; an event or movement of great sweep.adj. on a grand scale, vast, titanicThe Titanic was epic. |
| pantomimeS-mime show | n. a play or story without words by actors using only gesturesv. to express in this way.The actors pantomimed a play. |
| pessimistS-killjoyA-Pollyanna | n. one who believes or expects the worst; prophet of doom.The optimist turn pessimist after the trajic accident. |
| precautionS-foresightA-heedlessness | n. care taken beforehand; a step or action taken to precent something from happen.A precaution in a car is a seatbelt, because if you don't wear one the police will confiscate your license if they find you.(Not Good; So always wear a seatbelt (^_^) |
| prosecuteS-pursueA-defend | v. to bring before a court of law for trial; to carry out.We prosecuted an innocent man, then the real killer turned up and almost got away with another kill. (Dun dun dunnnn)\O/ ¬O |
| punctureS-peforation | n. a small hole made by a sharp object.v. to make a hole, pierce.A sharp object punctured the tire.(But they had Gieco®, so where were they? Sitting at there HQ doing nothing) |
| retaliateS-avengeA-pardon | v. to get revenge; to strike back for an injury.My brother retaliated after I hit him.(Ouw) |
| shamnS-fraudA-bona fide | adj. fake not genuinen. something false pretending to be a genuine, a pretender; a decorated pillow covering.v. to pretend.The crook was a sham!(Really? He looked pretty real to me) |
| uncouthS-boorishA-polished | adj. unrefined, crude, awkward or clumsy.The way he talked sounded very uncouth.(Don't tell him that I said that!!) |
| underscoreS-underlineA-downplay | v. to draw a line under; to put special emphasis on;n. a line drawn under something.We underscored the main points in the story.(________________________________________) |
| wholesomeS-beneficialA-baneful | adj. healthy, morally and socially sound and good; helping to bring or preserve good health.They now make a product called Wholesome Bread! (Yummy) |
| wistfulA-happy | adj. full of melancholy, yearning or longing, sad, pensive.The boy was looking into the window, looking very wistfully at the new toy.(The toy was a new action figure!) |
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