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Vocab Unit 3 Level D

Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level D

AB
abridge(v) to make shorter (syn) shorten, condense, abbreviate (ant) expand, enlarge, augment
adherent(n) a follower, supporter, (adj) attached, sticking to (syn) (n) disciple (ant) (n) opponent, adversary, critic, detractor
altercation(n) an angry argument (syn) quarrel, dispute, squabble (ant) agreement, accord
cherubic(adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent (syn) angelic, seraphic, beatific (ant) impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish
condone(v) to pardon or overlook (syn) ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to (ant) censure, condemn, dissapprove, deprecate
dissent(v) to disagree; (n) disagreement (syn) (v) differ, dispute (ant) (v) agree, concur, (n) unanimity, harmony
eminent(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting (syn) illustrious, renowned (ant) obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble
exorcise(v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menancing, or oppressive (syn) expel, dispel
fabricate(v) to make, manufacture; to make up invent (syn) put together, devise, contrive, concoct (ant) take apart, undo, destroy, demolish
irate(adj) angry (syn) incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid (ant) calm, composed, cool, unruffled
marauder(n) a raider, plunderer (syn) looter, pirate, freebooter
obesity(n) excessive fatness (syn) serious overweight, extreme corpulence (ant)emaciation, gauntness scrawniness
pauper(n) an extremely poor person (syn) destitute person (ant) millionaire, tycoon
pilfer(v) to steal in small quantities (syn) filch, rob, swipe, purion
rift(n) a split, break, breach (syn) crack, fissure, gap, cleft (ant) reconcillation
semblance(n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition (syn) appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade (ant) dissimilarity, contrast, total lack
surmount(v) to overcome, rise above (syn) conquer, triumph over (ant) be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to
terminate(v) to bring to an end (syn) conclude, finish, discontinue (ant) begin, commence, initiate
trite(adj) commonplace; overused, stale (syn) banal, hackneyed, corny (ant) original, novel, fresh, innovative
usurp(v) to seize and hold a position by force or without right (syn) seize illegally, commandeer, supplant


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