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Vocabulary Unit 3 Level D

Vocabulary Unit 3 Level D. The cherubic student studied vocabulary day and night!. 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

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Vocabulary Unit 3 Level D

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 3 Level D The cherubic student studied vocabulary day and night!

  2. abridge • (v.) to make shorter • Syn: shorten, condense, abbreviate • ant: expand, enlarge, augment

  3. adherent • (n.) a follower, supporter • (adj.) attached, sticking to • Syn: (n.) disciple • Ant: (n.) opponent, adversary

  4. altercation • (n.) an angry argument • Syn: quarrel, dispute, squabble • Ant: agreement, accord

  5. cherubic • (adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child; sweet and innocent • Syn: beatific • Ant: impish, devilish

  6. condone • (v.) to pardon or overlook • Syn: ignore, wink at, look the other way • Ant: censure, condemn

  7. dissent • (v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement • Syn: (v.) differ, dispute • Ant: (v.) agree, concur

  8. eminent • (adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting • Syn: illustrious, renowned • Ant: nameless, unsung, lowly

  9. exorcise • (v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome • Syn: expel

  10. fabricate • (v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent • Syn: put together, devise, contrive • Ant: take apart, undo, destroy

  11. gluttony • (n.) engaging in extreme easting or drinking; greedy overindulgence • Syn: overeating, ravenousness • Ant: abstemiousness

  12. irate • (adj.) angry • Syn: incensed, infuriated • Ant: calm, composed, cool

  13. marauder • (n.) a raider, plunderer • Syn: looter, pirate

  14. pauper • (n.) an extremely poor person • Syn: destitute person • Ant: billionaire

  15. pilfer • (v.) to steal in small quantities • Syn: rob, swipe, purloin • Stealing splenda packets is considered pilfering.

  16. rift • (n.) a split, break, breach • Syn: crack, fissure, gap, cleft • Ant: reconciliation

  17. semblance • (n.) a likeness; an outward appearance • Syn: air, aura, façade • Ant: dissimilarity, contrast

  18. surmount • (v.) to overcome, rise above • Syn: conquer, triumph over • Ant: be vanquished, be defeated

  19. terminate • (v.) to bring to an end • Syn: conclude, finish, discontinue • Ant: begin, commence

  20. trite • (adj.) commonplace; overused, stale • Syn: banal, hackneyed, corny • Ant: original, innovative

  21. usurp • (v.) to seize and hold a position by force or without right • Syn: seize illegally, supplant

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