Vocabulary Level B Unit 11
Terms
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(adj) sufficient enough
Syn: satisfactory, sufficing
Ant: insufficient - adequate
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(adj., adv) partly open
ant: closed tight, shut, open wide - ajar
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(n) a conversation between 2 or more people
Syn: exchange of ideas
Ant: monologue, soliloquy - dialogue
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(n) a symbol, sign, token
Syn: badge, insignia - emblem
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(adj) huge, giant, immense
syn: enormous, colossal, mammoth
Ant: tiny, infinitesimal, diminutive - gigantic
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(n) very great destruction, ruin;
great confusion and disorder
Syn: devastation, harm, disarray
Ant: peace and quiet, calm, order - havoc
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(n) the floor of a fireplace; the fireside as a symbol of the home and family
Syn: chimney corner - hearth
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(v) to beg earnestly for
Syn: entreat, beseech, pray
Ant: demand forcefully, clamor for - implore
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(adj) very wicked; disgraceful, shameful
syn: scandalous, villainous, flagrant, heinous
Ant: glorious, splendid, illustrious, praiseworthy - infamous
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(adj) too many to count, without number
Syn: countless, beyond reckoning
Ant: countable, few in number - innumerable
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(adj) not strict, careless; lacking discipline; not tense, relaxed
Syn: slack, negligent, remiss
Ant: strict, vigilant, conscientious, scrupulous - lax
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(v) to spoil, damage, inuure
Syn: scar, disfigure, deface
Ant: beautify, embellish, repair - mar
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(n) a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor misbehavior or misconduct
Syn: misdeed, petty offense or transgression
Ant: felony, serious crime - misdemeanor
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(v) to think about, ponder; to grind or mix; to heat and flavor with spices
Syn: consider, reflect on - mull
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(n) a story, detailed report; (adj) having the quality or the nature of a story
Syn: tale, chronicle - narrative
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(n) an opening move toward negotiation or action; a proposal or offer; an introductory section or part
Syn: prelude, tender
Ant: finale, postlude - overture
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(n) an agreement, treaty
Syn: compact, alliance, deal - pact
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(n) a situation in which further actioin by either of two opponents is impossible; (v) to bring to a standstill
syn: standoff, draw; deadlock
Ant: victory; defeat - stalemate
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(adj) bearing a grudge, feeling or showing a strong tendency toward revenge
syn: vengeful, spiteful, malicious
ant: forgiving, relenting - vindictive
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(v) to become limp and drooping (as a flower), wither; to lose strength or vigor
syn: sag, weaken, shrivel up
ant: flourish, bloom, sprout, perk up, revive - wilt