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Vocabulary Unit 10
Vocabulary Workshop Words Level B
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7th Grade
01/09/2010

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Term
bellow
Definition

(v.) to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar;(n.) a loud, angry roar

 

synonyms: (v.) yell, brawl, holler; (n.) howl

antonyms: (v.) whisper; (n.) murmer

Term
beneficiary
Definition

(n.)one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like

 

synonyms: recipient, heir

Term
botch
Definition

(v.) to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; (n.)a hopelessly bungled job

 

synonyms: (v.) foul up, bungle, mangle

Term
clutter
Definition

(v.) to fill or cover in a disorderly way; (n.) a state of disorder, mess

 

synonyms: (v.) litter; (n.) confusion

antonyms: (n.) order, tidiness, neatness

Term
dilapidated
Definition

(adj.) falling apart or ruined, run-down

 

synonyms: in disrepair, deteriorated, gone to seed

antonyms: shipshape, trim

Term
dismantle
Definition

(v.) to take apart; to strip of something

 

synonyms: disassemble

antonyms: put together, assemble, conduct

Term
farce
Definition

(n.)a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham

 

synonyms: buffoonery, mockery

antonyms: tragedy, melodramatic, tearjerker

Term
futile
Definition

(adj.) not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous

 

synonyms: fruitless, vain, ineffective

antonyms: successful, effective

Term
grueling
Definition

(adj.)very tiring, calling for an extreme effort

synonyms: exhasting, punishing, taxing

antonyms: easy, effortless

Term
hospitable
Definition

(adj.)offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange

 

synonyms: gracious, cordial, cautious

antonyms: unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly

Term
lair
Definition

(n) the home or den of awild animal; any hideout

 

synomyms: nest, burrow, hideaway

Term
lavish
Definition

(adj) overly generous, extravagant; abundant (v) to spend or give freely or without limit

 

synomyms: (adj) excessive, profuse

antonyms: stingy, meager; (v) begrudge, stint, deny

Term
morbid
Definition

(adj) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome

 

synonyms: depressed, unsound, "sick"

antonyms: wholesome, healthy, cheerful, blithe

Term
notorious
Definition

(adj) widely known because of bad conduct

 

synonyms: disgraceful, infamous, disreputable

antonyms: unknown, obscure, respectable

Term
pamper
Definition

(v) to allow to many privileges, be too generous and easygoing

 

synonyms: coddle, cater to, indulge

antonyms: abuse, maltreat, mistreat, discipline

Term
parasite
Definition

(n) an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person

 

synonyms: sponger, freeloader, leech

Term
shirk
Definition

(v) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink

 

synonyms: duck, sidestep

antonyms: fulfill, perform, shoulder, take on

Term
surplus
Definition

(n) an amount beyond what is required, excess; (adj) more than what is needed or expected

 

synonyms: (n) glut, surfeit, overage

antonyms: (n) shortage, lack, dearth, paucity

Term
timidity
Definition

(n) state of being easily frightened

 

synonyms: fearfulness, faintheartedness

antonyms: fearlessness, boldness, intrepidity

 

Term
veto
Definition

(n) the power to forbid or prevent; (v) to prohibit, reject

 

synonyms: (v)turn down, nix, forbid

antonyms: approve, endorse, ratify, confirm

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