Unit 10 B19
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| abominable | (adj) arousing hadred; disgusting, detestableS-hateful, despicable, loathesomeA-praiseworthy, delightful, chramingI saw an abominable snowman.
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| bumbling | (adj) blundering and awkward; (n) clumsinessS- (adj) clumsy, stumblinlgA- (adj) forceful, effective, skillful, adriotYou're a bumbling fool.
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| consequence | (n) a result, effect; importantS: outcome, significanceA: cause, sourceThere will be consequences for your actions.
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| delude | (v) to fool, deceive; to mislead utterlyS: trick, hoodwinkElmo deluded me into thinking I was rich.
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| dole | (v) to give out in small amounts; (n) money, food, or other nescessities given as charity; a small portionS: (v) ration, allot, distribute;(n) handoutThe government doled out food.
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| engulf | (v) to swallow up, overwhelm consumeS:envelop, encompass, immerseEmmet was engulfed by a giant fish.
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| foil | (v) to defeat; to keep from gaining some end; (n) a thin sheet of metal; alight fencing sword; aperson or thing serving as a contrast to anotherS: (v) frustrate, thwart, counter; (n)rapierA: (v) aid, abet, assist, advance. promoteI foil evil plans.
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| formulate | (v) to express definitely or systematically; to devise, invent; to state as a formulaS: define, articulate, frame, specifyWe must formulate an evil plan.
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| initiative | (n) the taking of the first step or move; the ability to act without being directed or urged from the outsideS: leadership, enterpriseA: laziness, sloth, shiftlessnessI took the initiative to start on the project.
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| memento | (n) something that serves as a reminderS: rememberance, keesake, souvenir, tokenThis rock is a memento of our trip to the mountains.
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| nonconformist -sentence would not fit on other side. He was a nonconformist. | (n) a person who refuses to follow establisahed ideas or ways of doing things;(adj) of or relating to the unconventionalS: (n) maverick, individualist, bohomianA: (n,adj) traditionalist, conventionalist; (adj) traditional, conventional, conservative
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| null and void | (adj) without legal force or effect; no longer bindingS: canceled, invalid, repealed, abolishedA: in effect, binging, validThe contract I signed became null and void.
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| panorama | (n) a wide, unobtructed view of an area; a complete servey of a subject; a continously passing or changing scene; a range or spectrumS: vista, overviewLook at the lovely panorama.
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| posterity | (n) all of a person's offspring, descendants; all future genarationsA: ancestry, ancestors, forebears, the pastI will give all of my money to my posterity.
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| pry | (v) to pull loose by force; to look at closely or inquisitively; to be nosy about something.S: snoop, meddleI pried the nail out of the wood.
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| refurbish | (v) to brighten, freshen, or polish; to restore or improveS: remodel, renew, spruce upA: dilapidate, run downI will refurbish the house and then sell it.
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| resourceful | (adj) able to deal promptly and effectively with all sorts of problems; clever in finding ways and means of getting alongS: inventive, ingenious, skillfulA: uninventive, incompetent, dull-wittedI am a very resourceful person.
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| rigorous | (adj) severe, harsh, strict; thoroughly logicalS: tough, trying, challenging, stringentA: easy, lax, indulgent, undemandingI have done rigorous physical activity.
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| subsequent | (adj) coming after; following in time, place, or order S: following, later, next, succeding, ensuring A: previous, prior, preceding I will be rich in the days subsequent to winning the lottery.
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| unerring | (adj) making no mistakes, faultless, completely accurate S: sure certain unfailing A: fault, fallible, unreliable I am unerring when it comes to memorizing things.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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