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Vocab unit 8
Vocab- english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility syn: enrmity, rancor, antipathy ant: affection, fondness, rapport, amity | animosity |
| (n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest syn: indifference, disinterest, detachment ant: enthusiasm, fervor, ardor, concern | apathy |
| (adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about the future syn: worried, nervous, fretful, jittery ant: unworried, assured | apprehensive |
| (v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to care of syn: applaud ant: abhor | commend |
| (adj.) able to get along and work well together syn: harmonies, in agreement ant: mismatched | compatible |
| (n.) an expression of sympathy syn: commiseration, solace, sympathy | condolence |
| V) to make sacred; hallow; to set apart for a special purpose syn: devote, dedicate, sanctify ant: desecrate, defile, profane, dishonor | consecrate |
| adj) old and feeble; worn out, ruined syn: infirm, broken-down, rickety ant: vigorous, robust, sturdy | decrepit |
| V) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt syn: mock, scorn, disparage ant: praise, extol, acclaim, applaud | deride |
| adj) innocent, simple, frank, sincere syn: naive, artless, guileless, candid ant: artful, crafty, worldly, sophisticated | ingenuous |
| adj) having great variety; numerous and diverse syn: varied, manifold, heterogeneous ant: unvaried, uniform, homogeneous | multifarious |
| adj) out of date, no longer in use syn: outmoded, antiquated, passe, old hat ant: current, up to date, brand new | obsolete |
| adj) eating every kind of food, eagerly taking in everything syn: all-devouring, voracious | omnivorous |
| adj) stingy, miserly, poor, small syn: frugal, cheap, ant: generous, openhanded | parsimonious |
| n) a state of perplexity or doubt syn: confusion, dilemma, predicament | quandary |
| adj) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority syn: unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery ant: obedient, docile, cooperative, complaint | recalcitrant |
| n) an injury done in return for injury syn: retaliation, revenge, retribution | reprisal |
| v) to take great pleasure in n) a wild celebration syn: v) relish, savor, bask in, carouse ant: v) abhor, loathe | revel |
| v) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on syn: smother, stifle, neutralize, negate ant: arouse, excite, inspire, stimulate | stultify |
| adj) smoothly agreeable or polite, pleasing to the senses syn: sophisticated, urbane, polished ant: crude, clumsy, unpolished, oafish, loutish | suave |
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