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Stadlier-Oxford
Vocabulary grade 7 Level B unit 4
| Definition | Word | antonym | synonym |
|---|---|---|---|
| a joining together for some common purpose syn.: pact, league, coalition | alliance | rift, split | pact, league, coalition |
| to puzzle completely, confuse | bewilder | set straight, enlighten | baffle, perplex |
| a clown a coarse, stupid person | buffoon | jester, fool | |
| rousing argument, dispute, or disagreement | controversial | arguable, debatable | |
| to discourage | dishearten | encourage, hearten | desmay, demoralize, dispirit |
| not producing the desired results, unsuccessful | fruitless | productive, effective | useless, vain, unproductive, futile |
| unfriendly, unfavorable, warlike, aggressive | hostile | friendly, cordial, peaceful | none |
| easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused | inflammable | fireproof, fire-resistant, calm | combustible, flammable, excitable |
| to give or cause something unpleasant, impose | inflict | suffer, undergo, sustain | deal out, visit upon |
| deadly, extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicious | malignant | wholesome, beneficial, benign | lethal, wicked |
| to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering | mortify | (blank) | humiliate, embarrass, abash |
| in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things | orthodox | unusual, uncomventional, heretical | traditional, standard, customary |
| to obtain through special effort; to bring about | procure | (blank) | gain, acquire, achieve |
| to run quickly, scamper, hurry | scurry | trudge, plod, creep, crawl | rush, dash, scramble |
| soaked with liquid or moisture, expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless | sodden | parched, arid | drenched, waterlogged, saturated |
| full of life and vigor, courageous | spirited | lifeless, dull lackluster | lively, animated, gallant |
| having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing | virtual | (blank) | functioning as, equivalent to |
| completely empty; having no legal force or effect, empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify | void | in effect, teeming with; confirm | invalid, vacant, bare |
| disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious | wayward | docile, well-behaved, predictable | perverse |
| to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way | wince | (blank) | flinch, shudder, recoil |