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vocab 3
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| word def, syn, ant | meaning |
|---|---|
| amity, noun def | friendship |
| amity, noun syn | peacefulness, harmony |
| amity, noun ant | disagreement, hostility |
| cater, verb def | to supply what is needed or desired, especially support |
| cater, verb syn | provide, contribute |
| cater, verb ant | neglect, reject |
| guise, noun def | a false appearance |
| guise, noun syn | semblance |
| guise, noun ant | (none) |
| inconsequential adj def | of little or no importance, irrelevant without consequence |
| inconsequential adj syn | unnecessary, unrelated |
| inconsequential adj ant | appropriate, importance |
| jubilant adj def | joyus espessicaly because of consent |
| jubilant adj syn | elated, happy |
| jubilant adj ant | depressed disappointed |
| placate verb def | to calm, to pacify |
| placate verb syn | appease, satisfy |
| placate verb ant | enrage, anger |
| preclude verb def | to prevent |
| preclude verb syn | prohibit, forbid |
| preclude verb ant | allow, permit |
| repress verb def | to hold back or to hold down with force, to suppress |
| repress verb syn | restrain, stifle |
| repress verb ant | release, permit |
| saturate verb def | to fill or soak to capacity |
| saturate verb syn | drench, permeate, infuse |
| saturate verb ant | dessaciaste, sear, parch |
| slake 1 verb def | to satisfy, to quench |
| slake 1 verb syn | fulfill, please |
| slake 1 verb ant | (none) |
| slake 2 verb def | to make less intense |
| slake 2 verb syn | abate, mitigate, diminish |
| slake 2 verb ant | intensively, amplify |
| sortie 1 noun def | a flight of an aircraft on a mission |
| sortie 1 noun syn | (none) |
| sortie 1 noun ant | (none) |
| sortie 2 noun def | an armed attack, especially against surrounding enemy forces |
| sortie 2 noun syn | assault |
| sortie 2 noun ant | (none) |
| succumb verb def | to submit reluctantly, to yield |
| succumb verb syn | give in, surrender |
| succumb verb ant | withstand, resist |
| tranquil adj def | calm, peaceful |
| tranquil adj syn | plaid, serene |
| tranquil adj ant | bustling, busy |
| venomous 1 adj def | poisonous |
| venomous 1 adj syn | toxic, lethal, moxious |
| venomous 1 adj ant | harmless, safe |
| venomous 2 adj def | intentionally harmful, malivent |
| venomous 2 adj syn | malicious, spiteful, cruel |
| venomous 2 adj ant | benevolent, benign, kind |
| wrest verb def | to obtain through force, usually by twist and turn |
| wrest verb syn | vering, stench |
| wrest verb ant | (none) |