English Vocab Unit 3
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- literate
- (adj) able to read and write; showing on excellent educational backround; having knowledge or training synonyms:educated, trained antonyms: unlettered, unschooled, ignorant
- peevish
- (adj) cross, complaining, irritable; cantary synonyms: crabby, cranky, testy, stubborn antonyms: agreeable, amible, even-tempered, pleasant
- downright
- (adv) thoroghly (adj) absolute, complete, frank, blunt atonyms: total, out and out, unqualified
- brood
- (n) a family of young animals, especially birds; any group having the same nature and orgin (v) to think over in a worried, unhappy, way synonymsL ponder, mediate, worry, organize
- yearn
- (v) to have a strong and earnest desire synonyms: crave, long for, want
- unigue
- (adj) one of a kind; unequaled; unusual; found only in a giveen class, place, or situation
- seethe
- (v) to boil or foam, to be excited or disturbed synonyms: churn, simmer, stew
- goad
- (v) to drive or urge on; (n) something used to drive or urge on synonyms: prod, spur, incite antonyms: curb, check, restrain
- luster
- (n) the quality of giving off light, brightness, glitter, brilliance synonyms: gloss, sheen, shine antonyms: tarnish, dullness
- culminate
- (v) to reach high point of development ; to end; climax synonyms: conclude, terminate anyonyms: begin, initiate, kick-off, commence
- animated
- (adj) full of life; alive (part) made to action synonyms:enerjetic, vigourous antonyms: dull, lifeless, dead, flat
- upright
- (adj) vertical, striaght, good, honest (adv) in a vertical position synonyms: (adj) perpendicular, virtous antoyms: horizontal, prone, dishonest, corrupt
- miscellaneous
- (adj) mixed; of different kinds synonyms: varied, assorted, motley antonyms: identical, uniform, homogeneous
- indulge
- (v) to give into a wish or desire, give onself up to synonyms: oblige, humor, coddle, pamper antonyms: deny refuse
- oration
- (n) a public speech for a formal occasion synonyms: address, harangue
- singe
- (v) to burn slightly (n) to burn at the ends or edges synonyms: scorch, char, sear antonyms: incinerate
- ingredient
- (n) one of the materials in a mixture, recipe, or formula synonyms: element, component, consituent, factor
- loom
- (v) to come into veiw; to appear in exaggerated form (n) a machine for weaving synonyms: emeerge, surface, hover, tower
- drone
- (n) a loafer, idler; a buzzing or hummin sound, a remote-control device; a male bee (v) to make a buzzing sound; to speak in a dull tone of voice synonyms: bun, do nothing, hum, buzz, purr antonyms: hard worker, workholic
- verify
- (v) to establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm synonyms: prove, validate, substantile antonyms: disprove, refse, discredit