Unit 1B Vocabulary

1. Unit 1B Vocabulary

2. efface (v.) Synonyms: • to blot out, erase, expunge Definition: • To wipe out Antonyms: • To preserve, establish

3. muddle (v.) Synonyms: • To jumble, to mess up Definition: • To make a mess of Oops!! Antonyms: • To clear up, explain

4. muddle (n.) Synonyms: • Confusion, disorder Definition: • A hopeless mess Antonyms: • Orderliness, neatness

5. opinionated (adj.) Synonyms: • Pig-headed, inflexible, obstinate Definition: • Stubborn and unreasonable • Having a closed mind Antonyms: • Reasonable, open-minded

6. perennial (adj.) Synonyms: • Enduring, recurring Definition: • Lasting for a long time • Persistent Antonyms: • Brief, short-lived, fleeting

7. perennial (n.) Definition: • A plant that lives for many years

8. predispose (v.) Synonyms: • To make susceptible to • Tending to, liable to Definition: • To incline to beforehand Antonyms: • immunize against, shield from

9. relinquish (v.) Synonyms: • To surrender Definition: • To let go, give up Antonyms: • To hold on to, keep, cling to

10. salvage (v.) Synonyms: • To recover, retrieve, reclaim Definition: • To save from fire or shipwreck Antonyms: • To abandon, scrap, junk

11. salvage (n.) Definition: • Property saved

12. spasmodic (adj.) Synonyms: • Occasional, irregular Definition: • Sudden and violent but brief • Intermittent Antonyms: • Continuous, steady, chronic

13. spurious (adj.) Synonyms: • Bogus, fraudulent, false, counterfeit Definition: • Not genuine, not true, not valid Antonyms: • Bona fide, valid, genuine, authentic

14. unbridled (adj.) Synonyms: • Unchecked, uncontrolled Definition: • Lacking in restraint Antonyms: • Held in check, muted, restrained