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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 leaast worth (SYN) grounds, lees,residue,leftovers (ANT) elite, upper crust, cream of the crop |
| embody | (v.) to give form to; to incorporate, include; 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 |
| garnish | (v.) to adorn or decorate, especially food (n.) an ornament or decoration, especially for food (SYN) 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, volitile, lively |
| mercenary | (adj.) acting or working for self-gain only (n.) a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune (SYN) (adj.) grasping, avarice (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, equals one (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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