Unit 11 Vocab
Here are the vocab cards for Unit 11. They have the definition, synonyms and antonyms, and pronunciations!!! Hope they are useful!!!
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- Lax (laks)
- (adj.) not strict, careless; lacking discipline; not tense, relaxed; syn:slack, negligent, remiss; ant:strict, vigilant, conscientious, scrupulous
- Vindictive (vin dik' tiv)
- (adj.) bearing a grudge, felling or showing a strong tendency toward revenge; syn:vengeful, spiteful, malicious; ant:forgiving, relenting
- Misdemeanor (mis di me' ner)
- (n.)a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; syn:any minor misbehavior or misconduct; misdeed, petty offence or transgression; ant:felony, serious crime
- Mar (mar)
- (v.) to spoil, damage, injure; syn:scar, disfigure, deface; ant:beautify, embellish, repair
- Dialogue (di' e lag)
- (n.) a conversation between 2 or more people; an interchange of opinions and ideas, free discussion; syn:exchange of ideas; ant:monlogue, soliloquy
- Wilt (wilt)
- (v.) to become limp and drooping (as a flower), wither; to lose strength and vigor; syn:sag, weaken, shrivel up; ant:flourish, bloom, sprout, perk up, revive
- Overture (o' ver chur)
- (n.), opening move toward negotiation or action; a proposal or offer; an introductory section or part; syn:prelude, tender; ant:finale, postlude
- Innumerable (i num' e re bel)
- (adj.), too many to count; without number; syn:countless, beyond reckoning; ant:countable, few in number
- Narrative (nar' e tiv)
- (n.) a story, detailed report; (adj.) having the quality or the nature of a story; syn:(n.)tale, chronicle
- Havoc (hav' ek)
- (n.) very great destruction, ruin; great confusion and disorder; syn:devestation, harm, disarray; ant:peace and quiet, calm, order
- Hearth (harth)
- (n.) the floor of a fireplace; the fireside as a symbol of the home and family; syn:chimney corner;
- Ajar (e jar')
- (adj., adv.) partly open; ant:(adj., adv.) closed tight, shut, open wide
- Infamous (in' fe mes)
- (adj.) , very wicked; disgraceful, shameful; syn:scandalous, villainous, flagrant, heinous; ant:glorious, splendid, illustrious, praiseworthy
- Mull (mel)
- (v.), to think about, ponder; to grind or mix; to heat and flavor with spices; syn:consider, reflect on
- Implore (im plor')
- (v.) to beg earnestly for; syn:entreat, beseech, pray; ant:demand forcefully, clamor for
- Adequate (ad' e kwet)
- (adj.) sufficient, enough; syn:satisfactory, sufficing; ant:insufficient
- Stalemate (stal' mat)
- (n.) a situation in which further action by either of two opponents is impossible; (v.) to bring to a standstill; syn:(n.)standoff, draw, (v.)deadlock; ant:(n.)victory, (v.) defeat
- Emblem (em' blem)
- (n.) a symbol, sign, token; syn:badge, insignia
- Gigantic (ji gan' tik)
- (adj.) huge, giant, immense; syn:enormous, colossal, mammoth; ant:tiny, infinitesimal,dimunitive
- Pact (pakt)
- (n.) an agreement, treaty; syn:compact, alliance, deal