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Vocab Unit 13 Level C

Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level C

AB
adapt(v) to adjust or change to suit conditions (SYN) regulate,alter,acclimate (ANT) remain unchanged
attest(v) to bear witness,affirm to be true or genuine (SYN) witness, verify, confirm,corroborate (ANT) deny, disprove,refute,rebut
dovetail(v.) to fit together exactly, to connect to form a whole (n) a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail (SYN) (v.)mesh, jive, harmonize (ANT) clash, be at odds
enormity(n.) exceedingly evil act, huge size, immensity (SYN) atrociousness, heinousness,atrocity,vastness (ANT) mildness,harmlessness,innocuousness
falter(v.)to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitantly; to lose drive, weaken,decline (SYN) waver (ANT) persevere, plug away at
foreboding(n.) a warning or feeling that something bad will happen (adj.) marked by fear, ominous (SYN) (n.) misgiving, presentiment, premonition
forlorn(adj.) totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely; wretched or pitiful; almost hopeless (SYN) woebegone,forsaken,bereft, pathetic (ANT) jaunty,buoyant, blithe, chipper, hopeful
haughty(adj.) chillingly proud and scornful (SYN) disdainful, supercilious (ANT) meek, humble,unassuming, modest
impediment(n) a physical defect; hindrance, obstacle (SYN)obstruction, stumbling block (ANT) help,advantage, asset,plus
imperative(n.) form of a verb expressing a command; that which is necessary or required(adj)necessary, urgent (SYN)(adj.) essential,indispensable, mandatory (ANT)(adj.) nonessential, unnecessary, optional
loiter(v) to linger in an aimless way, hang around,dawdle, tarry (ANT) hurry along
malinger(v.)to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job (SYN) goof off, shirk
pithy(adj) short but full of meaning and to the point (SYN)terse, short and sweet, meaty, telling (ANT) wordy, verbose, long-winded, foolish, inane
plunder(n.) property stolen by force(v.) to rob by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully (SYN) (n.) spoils, pelf (v.) pillage, loot, sack
simper(v.) to smile or speak in a silly, forced way (n.) a silly, forced smile (SYN) snicker, smirk, titter, giggle
steadfast(adj.) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing (SYN) loyal, faithful, unwavering (ANT) inconstant, fickle, unreliable, vascillating
vaunted(adj.) much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way (SYN) trumpeted, hearlded (ANT) downplayed, soft-pedaled,de-emphasized
villify(v.) to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously (SYN) malign,defame, denigrate, traduce (ANT) glorify, extol, lionize
waif(n.) a person (usually a child) without a home or friend; a stray person or animal; something that comes along by chance, a stray bit (SYN) stray, ragamuffin, street urchin
wry(adj) twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous (SYN) dryly amusing, ironic, droll (ANT) humorless, solemn, straight


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