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Unit 4 Vocabulary - Level A
Good practice for spelling unit 4 words
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| acquit | (v.) to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave oneself (syn.) exonerate, dismiss (ant.) convict, declare guilty |
| deem | (v.) to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion (syn.) judge, regard |
| devastate | (v.) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins (syn.) wreck, desolate (ant.)develop, improve |
| discredit | (v.) to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage a reputation; (n.) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation (syn.) (v.) disparage (ant.) (v.) confirm, corroborate, bolster |
| elusive | (adj.) difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand (syn.) slippery, wily, fleeting, puzzling, baffling |
| generate | (v.) to bring into existence; to be the cause of (syn.) create, produce, beget, cause(ant. end, terminate, extinguish, stifle |
| idolize | (v.) to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much (syn.) adore, revere (ant.) despise, scorn, disdain, detest |
| ingratitude | (n.) lack of thankfulness (syn.) thanklessness, ungratefulness (ant.) thankfulness, gratefulness, recognition |
| keepsake | (n.) something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir (syn.) reminder, memento |
| mortal | (n.) a being that must eventually die; (adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable (syn.) (n.) human; (adj.) fleeting, extreme (ant.) (n.) a god; (adj.) undying, everlasting, eternal, divine |
| ovation | (n.) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause (syn.) cheers, bravos, hurrahs (ant.) boos, jeers |
| petty | (adj.) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor (syn.) insignificant, piddling (ant.) important, major, significant, weighty |
| plight | (n.) a sorry condition or state (v.) to pledge, promise solemnly |
| repent | (v.) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do (syn.) regret (ant.) rejoice over |
| reverie | (n.) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought (syn.) fantasy, meditation |
| revocation | (n.) an act or instance of calling back, an annulment, cancellation (syn.) repeal, withdrawal (ant.) ratification, confirmation |
| scan | (v.) to examine closely; to look over quickly but thoroughly, to analyze the rhythm of a poem; (n.) an examination (syn.) (v.) study glance at, skim (v., n.) survey |
| strand | (n.) a beach or shore; a string of wire, hair, etc.; (v.) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position (syn. (n.) fiber, thread; (v.) abandon, maroon (ant.) (v.) rescue, save |
| strife | (n.) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle (syn.) conflict, discord, turmoil (ant.) peace, calm, harmony, agreement |
| topple | (v.) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of (syn.) unseat, upset, tumble (ant.) remain upright, establish, set up |
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