vocab 10
Terms
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- grueling
- (adj) very tiring, calling for an extreme effort SYN- exhausting ATN- effortless
- dilapidated
- (adj) falling apart or ruined, run-down SYN- in disrepair ATN- shipshape
- beneficiary
- (n) one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like SYN- heir
- morbid
- (adj) in an unhealthy mental state, exttremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome SYN-
- futile
- (adj) not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous SYN- ineffective ATN- effective
- lair
- (n) the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout SYN- hideaway
- veto
- (n) the power to forbid or prevent; (v) to prohibit, reject
- lavish
- (adj) overly generous, extravagant; abundant; (n) to spend or give freely or without limit SYN- excessive ATN- (n) stint
- notorious
- (adj) widely known because of bad conduct SYN- disgraceful ATN- respectable
- parasite
- (n) an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person SYN- freeloader
- botch
- (v) to repair or patch poorly; to mak a mess of; (n) a hopelessly bingled job SYN- foul up
- farce
- (n) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor, a ridiculous sham SYN- buffoonery, mockery ATN- tearjerker
- dismantle
- (v) to take apart; strip of something SYN- disassemble ATN- constuct
- hospitable
- (adj) offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange SYN- gracious ATN- unfriendly, cold
- pamper
- (v) to allow too many privilages, be too generous and easygoing toward SYN- cater to ATN- mistreat
- bellow
- (v) to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar; (n) a loud, angry roar SYN-holler ATN- murmur
- clutter
- (v) to fill or cover in a disorderly way; (n) a state of disorder, mess SYN- litter ATN- tidiness
- timidity
- (n) the state of being easily frightened SYN- fearfulness ATN- fearlessness
- surplus
- (n) an amount beyound what is required, excess; (adj) more than what is needed or expected SYN- overage ATN- shortage
- shirk
- (v) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty