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Vocab Unit 4
Practice for Unit 4 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ambush | (v) to make a surprise attack from a hidden place (n) a surprise attack |
| ambush | synonyms for this word are (v) to trap, waylay (n) a trap |
| ambush | there are no antonyms for this word |
| calculate | (v) to find out by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing; to figure out by reason or logic |
| calculate | synonyms for this word are to compute, reckon; to evaluate |
| calculate | antonyms for this word are to estimate |
| contribute | (v) to give money, effort, or items for a cause; to hand in for publication |
| contribute | synonyms for this word are to donate, offer, provide; to submit |
| contribute | antonyms for this word are to withhold |
| dread | (v) to be afraid; to fear or feel deep worry (n) deep fear or uneasiness over what may happen |
| dread | synonyms for this word are horror, terror |
| dread | antonyms for this word are to welcome, embrace; courage, excitement |
| employ | (v) to make use of; to put to work on a job or task for pay |
| employ | synonyms for this word are to hire, engage |
| employ | antonyms for this word are to dismiss |
| extend | (v) to stretch out, make or last longer; to give or offer |
| extend | synonyms for this word are to lengthen, increase, continue, enlarge; to grant |
| extend | antonyms for this word are to decrease, lesson, limit; to deny |
| frantic | (adj) very excited or upset; marked by fast, wild, or nercous action |
| frantic | synonyms for this word are desperate, frenzied, distracted |
| frantic | antonyms for this word are clam, careful, orderly |
| initial | )adj) beginning or first (n) the first letter of a name or word (v) to mark or sign with one's initials |
| initial | synonyms for this word are earliest, opening |
| initial | antonyms for this word are final, last |
| routine | (n) the regular or fixed way in which a thing is done; an act or skit (adj) normal, predictable, or commonly done; repeated by habit |
| routine | synonyms for this word are a patter, procedure; ordinary, expected, customary, usual |
| routine | antonyms for this word are random, irregular, unusual |
| stun | (v) to have a sudden, upsetting effect on the mind or feelings; to shock or daze; to make unable to feel, react or think |
| stun | synonyms for this word are to astonish, bewilder, deaden, overwhelm or paralyze |
| stun | there are no antonyms for this word |
| sturdy | (adj) firmly or solidly built; determined |
| sturdy | synonyms for this word are rugged, hardy, tough, powerful, durable |
| sturdy | antonyms for this word are delicate, feeble, weak |
| yield | (v) to give in or give way; to produce or bring forth (n) the product or amount made or produced |
| yield | synonyms for this word are to surrender, obey (n) a harvest, crop |
| yield | antonyms for this word are to resist |