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Vocab Unit 15 Level C
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level C
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| abyss | (n) a deep or bottomless pit (syn) chasm, gorge (ant) summit, promontory, pinnacle |
| befall | (v) to happen, occur; to happen to (syn) come to pass |
| crucial | (adj) of supreme importance, decisive, critical (syn) pivotal, vital (ant) insignificant, inconsequential |
| dregs | (n pl.) the last remaining part; the part of least worth (syn) grounds, lees, residue, leftovers (ant) elite, upper crust, cream of the crop |
| embody | (v) to give form to; to incorporate, include; to personify (syn) encompass |
| exasperate | (v) to irritate, annoy, or anger (syn) vex, try one's patience (ant) soothe, mollify, please, delight |
| fiasco | (n) the complete collapse or failure of a project (syn) disaster, flop, bomb (ant) complete success, triumph, hit |
| garnish | (v) to adorn or decorate, especially food, (n) an ornament or decoration, especially for food (syn) (v) embellish, gussy up |
| heritage | (n) an inheritance; a birthright (syn) legacy, descent, pedigree |
| inert | (adj) lifeless, unable to move or act,; slow, inactive (syn) motionless, sluggish, lethargic (ant) vigorous, energetic volatile, lively |
| mercenary | (adj) acting or working for self-gain only; (n) a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune (syn) (adj) grasping, avaricious (ant) (adj) unselfish, disinterested, altruistic |
| negligent | (adj) marked by carelessness or indifference; failing to do what should be done (syn) careless, neglectful, remiss, derelict (ant) careful, attentive, conscientious |
| oblivion | (n) forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; an amnesty, general pardon (syn) obscurity, nothingness (ant) fame, renown, celebrity |
| opus | (n) an impressive piece of work, especially a musical composition or other work of art (syn) work, composition, piece, oeuvre |
| pallid | (adj) pale, lacking color,; weak and lifeless (syn) colorless, bloodless, ashen, dull (ant) ruddy, sanguine, racy, colorful |
| parable | (n) a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson (syn) moral tale, fable, allegory |
| rational | (adj) based on reasoning able to make use of reason; sensible, reasonable (syn) logical (ant) mad, insane, illogical, absurd |
| reciprocal | (adj) shared; involving give-and-take between two persons or things; working in both directions; (n) (math) a number that when multiplied by another number, gives 1 (syn) (adj) mutual (ant) (adj) one-sided, unilateral |
| stricture | (n) a limitation or restriction; a criticism; (medicine) a narrowing of a passage in the body (syn) restraint (ant) compliment, praise, accolade, swelling |
| veneer | (n) a thin outer layer; a surface appearance or decoration; (v) to cover with a thin layer (syn)(n) facing, overlay, facade, pretense (ant) (n) nucleus, inner core |
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