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Unit 10-Level B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| beneficiary | (n.) one who benefits from something; a person who is the left money or other property in a will or the like Synonyms: recipient, heir |
| botch | (v.) to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of Synonyms: foul up, mangle |
| botch | (n.) a hopelessly bungled job |
| dilapidated | (adj.) falling apart or ruined, run |
| futile | (adj.) not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous Synonyms: fruitless, vain, ineffective Antonyms: successful, effective |
| hospitable | (adj.) offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange Synonyms: gracious, cordial, courteous Antonyms: unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly lair |
| notorious | (adj.) widely known because of bad conduct Synonyms: disgraceful, infamous, disreputable Antonyms: unknown, obscure, respectable |
| pamper | (v.) to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward Synonyms: cater to, indulge Antonyms: abuse, maltreat, mistreat, discipline |
| shirk | (v.) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink Synonyms: duck, dodge Antonyms: fulfill, perform, shoulder |
| veto | (v.) to prohibit, reject Synonyms: turn down, nix Antonyms: approve, endorse, ratify |
| veto | (n.) the power to forbid or prevent |
| bellow | (v.) to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar Synonyms: yell, bawl, holler Antonym: whisper |
| bellow | (n.) a loud, angry roar Synonym: howl Antonym: murmur |
| clutter | (v.) to fill or cover in a disorderly way Synonym: litter |
| clutter | (n.) a state of disorder, mess Synonym: confusion |
| Antonyms: order, tidiness, neatness dismantle | (v.) to take apart; to strip of something Synonym: disassemble |
| Antonyms: put together, assemble, construct | |
| farce | (n.) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far |
| grueling | (adj.) very tiring, calling for an extreme effort Synonyms: exhausting, punishing, taxing Antonyms: easy, effortless |
| lavish | (adj.) overly generous, extravagant; abundant Synonyms: excessive, profuse Antonyms: stingy, meager |
| lavish | (v.) to spend or give freely or without limit Antonyms: begrudge, stint, deny |
| morbid | (adj.) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome Synonyms: depressed, unsound, "sick" Antonyms: wholesome, healthy, cheerful, blithe |
| parasite | (n.) an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person Synonyms: sponger, freeloader |
| surplus | (adj.) more than what is needed or expected |
| surplus | (n.) an amount beyond what is required, excess Synonyms: glut, surfeit, overage Antonyms: shortage, lack, dearth, paucity |
| timidity | (n.) the state of being easily frightened Synonyms: faintheartedness, shyness Antonyms: fearlessness, boldness, intrepidity |
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