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Unit 7 Vocabulary
definitons, synonyms & antonyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Authorize? | to approve or permit; to give power or authority to |
| Synonyms for authorize? | order, entitle, empower |
| Antonyms for authorize? | forbid, ban, prohibit |
| Culprit? | a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender |
| Synonyms for culprit? | lawbreader, wrongdoer |
| Dawdle? | to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary |
| Synonyms for dawdle? | delay, loiter, dillydally |
| Antonyms for dawdle? | hurry, hasten, speed up, bustle |
| Dissect? | to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care |
| Synonyms for dissect? | examine |
| Antonyms for dissect? | sew together, fuse, weld |
| Expend? | to pay out; to use up |
| Synonyms for expend? | utilize, consume, disburse |
| Antonyms for expend? | save, hoard |
| Fatality? | an event resulting in death; an accidental death |
| Synonyms for fatality? | casualty, mortality |
| Antonyms for fatality? | injury |
| Gulliable? | easily fooled, tricked, or cheated |
| Synonyms for gulliable? | trusting, innocent, credulous |
| Antonyms for gulliable? | suspicious, skeptical |
| Immerse? | to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply |
| Synonyms for immerse? | dunk, engross |
| Antonyms for immerse? | dredge up, pull out |
| Inflammatory? | causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder |
| Synonyms for inflammatory? | provoking, incendiary, provocative |
| Antonyms for inflammatory? | calming, soothing, lulling, quieting |
| Memorandum? | a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report |
| Synonyms for memorandum? | reminder |
| Pathetic? | marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity; woefully inadequate |
| Synonyms for pathetic? | moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending |
| Antonyms for pathetic? | funny, hilarious, frightening |
| Persevere? | to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quite even when the going is tough |
| Synonyms for persevere? | plug away, pursue, stick to it |
| Antonyms for persevere? | give up, despair, throw in the towel, quit |
| Prevaricate? | to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose |
| Synonyms for prevaricate? | fib, stretch the truth, equivocate |
| Antonyms for prevaricate? | tell the truth |
| Quash? | to crush, put down completely |
| Synonyms for quash? | suppress |
| Antonyms for quash? | start, kindle, ignite, encourage |
| Relish? | enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; to enjoy greatly |
| Synonyms for relish? | pleasure, gusto; take delight in |
| Antonyms for relish? | dislike, loathe, hate, despise |
| Reminsce? | to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences |
| Synonyms for reminsce? | remember, recollect |
| Scour? | to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickely in search of |
| Synonyms for scour? | scrub, search, comb |
| Antonyms for scour? | dirty, soil |
| Tribute? | something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment |
| Synonyms for tribute? | praise, honor, homage, recongnition, |
| Antonyms for tribute? | blame, criticism, reproach |
| Writhe? | to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggest pain or struggle |
| Synonyms for writhe? | twist, squirm, thrash |
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