Sadlier Oxford - Level C Unit 8
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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| abut | (v.) to join at one end or next to; to support, prop up
SYN: to border on, be next to, to bolster
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| attire | (n.) clothes, apparel; (v.) to dress or adorn
SYN: apparel, clothing, garb; to dress, bedeck
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| avail | (v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; (n.) use, benefit, or value
SYN: to profit, benefit; to take advantage of
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| crony | (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum
SYN: a chum, pal, buddy
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| cryptic | (adj.) puzzling or mystifying
SYN: puzzling, mystifying, enigmatic
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| divergent | (adj.) going in different directions; differing from each other; departing from convention, deviant
SYN: not in agreement, differing; unorthodox, unconventional
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| enmity | (n.) hatred, ill-will
SYN: hostility, animosity, antagonism
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| fervent | (adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate, extremely hot
SYN: enthusiastic, ardent; burning, blazing, scorching
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| gaunt | (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking, bare, barren
SYN: lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones
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| infiltrate | (v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
SYN: to slip into, creep into, penetrate
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| nullify | (v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
SYN: to cancel, invalidate, annul
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| perceptible | (adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
SYN: noticeable, discernible
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| plummet | (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line
SYN: to take a nosedive, plunge
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| proclaim | (v.) to declare publicly or officially
SYN: to announce, declare, promulgate
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| proxy | (n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
SYN: a deputy, representative
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| rankle | (v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
SYN: irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall
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| scavenger | (n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
SYN: someone who rummages in waste
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| stint | (v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
SYN: to limit, restrict; to scrimp, economize
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| stoical | (adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
SYN: self-controlled, unresponsive, impassive
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| unflagging | (adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor
SYN: steady, undiminished, unremitting
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To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
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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