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Unit 9
definitions, synonyms, antonyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Revenge? | to get revenge for, get even for, settle the score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury |
| Synonyms for revenge? | retaliate |
| Cede? | to give up, surrender; to hand over to another |
| Synonyms for cede? | yield, deliver up, transfer |
| Deluge? | a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in vast quantity (like a flood; to flood |
| Synonyms for deluge? | swamp, inundate |
| Antonyms for deluge? | trickle, dribble |
| Discretion? | good judgement; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose |
| Synonyms for discretion? | prudence, tact, discrimination |
| Giddy? | dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness |
| Synonyms for giddy? | faint, frivolous, flighty |
| Antonyms for giddy? | levelheaded, serious, earnest, sober |
| Impact? | the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; to affect, especially forcefully |
| Synonyms for impact? | collision, blow, effect |
| Intimidate? | to make timid or frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone to do (or not to do)something |
| Synonyms for intimidate? | bully, browbeat, hector |
| Liberate? | to free from bondage or domination; to release |
| Synonyms for liberate? | untie, unshackle |
| Antonyms for liberate? | imprison, fetter, shackle, bind |
| Logical? | reasonable; making use of reason and good sense |
| Synonyms for logical? | rational, sensible |
| Antonyms for logical? | absurd, ridiculous, unsound, preposterous |
| Misrepresent? | to give a false or untrue idea |
| Synonyms for misrepresent? | distort, falsify, twist, exaggerate |
| Optional? | left to one's own choice; not required |
| Synonyms for optional? | voluntary, elective, discretionary |
| Antonyms for optional? | required, mandatory, compulsory |
| Outright? | complete; instantaneous; without reservation, thoroughgoing; completely, instantaneously |
| Synonyms for outright? | total, out and out, utterly, instantly |
| Antonyms for outright? | partial, incomplete; by degrees |
| Rendezvous? | to meet in accordance with a plan; a meeting by agreement; a meeting place |
| Synonyms for rendezvous? | date, appointment, assignation |
| Rotund? | rounded and plump; full of rich in sound |
| Synonyms for rotund? | round, plump, chubby |
| Antonyms for rotund? | thin, lean |
| Saunter? | to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; a stroll |
| Synonyms for saunter? | ramble, amble, promendade |
| Antonyms for saunter? | speed, race, hurry, dash, scurry, rush |
| Sluggish? | lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull |
| Synonyms for sluggish? | unhurried, lethargic, leisurely |
| Antonyms for sluggish? | active, energetic, lively, rapid, brisk |
| Subordinate? | lower in rank or position, secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; to put in a lower or secondary position |
| Synonyms for subordinate? | assistant, helper |
| Antonyms for subordinate? | superior, higher, chief, supervisor |
| Tint? | a delicate color or hue; a slight trace of something |
| Synonyms for tint? | shade, tone, color, stain |
| Antonyms for tint? | bleach, whiten |
| Variable? | likely to undergo change; changeable |
| Synonyms for variable? | fluctuating, shifting, inconstant |
| Antonyms for variable? | constant, unchanging, steady |
| Verge? | the point at which something begins or happens; a border |
| Synonyms for verge? | brink, threshhold, edge |
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