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Vocab Unit 15 S D
Jenkins Vocabulary Unit 15 Synonyms 9th grade Level D
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abase | lower, humiliate, prostrate, demean |
| Actuate | trigger, incite, instigate |
| Avert | stop, deflect, ward off, preclude |
| Boorish | vulgar, crude, uncouth, ill mannered, gauche |
| Brunt | blow, shock |
| Combatant | solider, disputant, warrior, hostile, battling |
| Dormant | resting, still, quiescent |
| Dubious | questionable, suspect, unsettled, undecided |
| Harangue | rant, lecture, tirade, diatribe |
| Harry | badger, pester, hound, pillage, ravage |
| Impenitent | remorseless, unrepentant, incorrigible |
| Knave | rascal, rogue, scoundrel, miscreant |
| Legion | multitude, host, throng, division, regiment |
| Liberality | largesse, magnanimity, broad mindedness |
| Plaintiff | complainant, accuser |
| Probe | explore, scrutinize, inquiry, detector |
| Protract | prolong, extend, elongate, spin out |
| Quarry | prey, game, victim, excavation, pit, mine |
| Spurn | turn down, reject, decline, snub, repudiate |
| Subterfuge | dodge, blind, ruse, deception, artifice |