Unit 15
Terms
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- haggle
- (v) to argue in a petty way, especially about a price SYN: bargain with, dicker with, wrangle
- feud
- (n) a bitter, long-term quarrel (v) to fight or quarrel with SYN: (n) dispute, vendetta ANT: (n) pact, agreement, harmony, concord
- handy
- (adj) able to bear up under difficult conditions or harsh treatment, brave and tough SYN: ragged, sturdy, resolute, stalwart ANT: frail, feeble, weak
- cynical
- (adj) inclined to believe the worst of people, bitterly mocking or sneering SYN: skeptical, sarcastic, contemptuous ANT: hopeful, optimistic
- patronized
- (v) to give one's business to regularly as a customer, to support, provide financial help, to treat someone as an inferior while making a show of being kind or gracious SYN: to do business with, deal with, trade with ANT: boycott, refuse to deal with
- legitimate
- (adj) lawful, rightful, reasonable, justifiable SYN: legal, right, proper, genuine ANT: unlawful, illegal, improper, unauthorized
- coincide
- (v) to be in full agreement, to be the same in nature, character or function, to happen at the same time SYN: agree, concur match
- authoritative
- (adj) official, coming form a source that calls for obedience or belief, dictatorial SYN: reliable, authoritarian ANT: unofficial, unreliable
- harmonious
- (adj) able to get along together well, combining different elements that blend pleasingly, melodious SYN: agreement, compatible, tuneful ANT: harsh, grating, discordant
- hoard
- (v) to store up, save (n) a hidden store or supply SYN: (v) amass, stockpile, cache ANT: (v) waste, throw away, squander
- indisposed
- (adj, part) slightly ill, disinclined to do something SYN: (adj) ailing, unwell, reluctant ANT: (adj) healthy, willing, eager
- rite
- (n) a ceremony, the customary form of a ceremony, any formal custom or practice SYN: observance, ritual, liturgy
- legacy
- (n) an inheritance, something handed down form an ancestor or from the past SYN: ANT: (adj) lawful, rightful, reasonable, justifiable
- partial
- (adj) not complete, favoring on side over another, showing a strong liking for someone or something SYN: incomplete, biased, prejudiced, fond of ANT: complete, fair, just, unbiased
- clamor
- (n) a public outcry, any loud and continued noise (v) to call for by loud , continued outcries SYN: (n) uproar, din, racket (v) cry out for
- bankrupt
- (adj) in a state of financial ruin (v) to ruin financially, (n) one who has been ruined financially SYN: (adj) flat broke, insolvent ANT: financially sound, solvent
- mirth
- (n) merry fun, gaiety, laughter SYN: merriment, glee ANT: gloom, sadness, sorrow
- officiate
- (v) to perform the duties of an office, to conduct a religious ceremony, to referee SYN: chair, preside, emcee, moderate
- sagacious
- (adj) shrewd, wise in a keen, practical way SYN: smart, clever, astute ANT: silly, foolish, ill-advised, dopey
- despot
- (n) a ruler who oppresses his or her subjects, a tyrant SYN: dictator, autocrat, strongman