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Vocab Unit 6

Published on Dec 02, 2015

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ANONYMOUS

  • Definition:unnamed, without the name of the person involved, unknown.
  • Synonym: nameless
  • Antonym: name on paper.
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BROWSE

  • To nibble,graze,to read casually to window shop.
  • Synonym: skim,scan
  • Antonym: pore over

DUPE

  • A person easily tricked or decived.
  • Synonym: fool,mislead
  • antonym:undeceived

DYNAMIC

  • Definition: active, energetic,forceful
  • Synonym: vigorous
  • Antonym: lazy

ERADICATE

  • To root our, to get rid of, destroy completely
  • Synonym: wipeout
  • Antonym: implant
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FRUSTRATE

  • To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings or discouragement.
  • Synonym: foil,baffle,disappoint.
  • Antonym: help,assist
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GRIM

  • Stern,merciless,fierce,savage,cruel.
  • Synonym:dreadful,frightful,ferocious.
  • Antonym: delightful, mild

INIMITABLE

  • Not capable of being copied or intimidated
  • Synonym: matchless,in comparable
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MAKESHIFT

  • A temporary substitute for something else; (adj) crude flimsy, or temporary
  • Synonym:stopgap, substitute.
  • Antonym: permanent
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MARGINAL

  • In,at,or near the end of a mr agin,only barely good,large, or important enough for the purpose
  • Synonym: borderline,minimal,peripheral
  • Antonym: central,pivotal,focal

PENDING

  • Waiting to be settled, until
  • Synonym: undecided, unsettled
  • Antonym:settled

PRESCRIBE

  • To order as a rule or course to be followed, to order for medical purposes.
  • Synonym: recommend
  • Antonym: un advised
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PREVIEW

  • Something seen in advance; to view beforehand.
  • Synonym: fortaste
  • Antonym: suprise
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PROMINANT

  • Standing out so as to be seen; important, well-known
  • Synonym: conspicuous, noticeable
  • Antonym: inconspicuous, unnoticeable,obscure, invisible

QUAINT

  • Odd or old fashioned in a pleasing way; clever,ingenious; skillfully made
  • Synonym: picturesque,peculiar, strange, curious
  • Antonym: familiar, common place ,modern,contemporary
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RELUCTANT

  • Unwilling, holding back
  • Synonym:hesitant
  • Antonym:willing

SCRIMP

  • To handle very economically or stingingly ; to supply in a way that is small.
  • Synonym: economize
  • Antonym: splurge
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SNARE

  • To trap, catch; a trap or entanglement
  • Synonym:pitfall. Entrap
  • Antonym: liberate
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UTMOST

  • Greatest,highest,farthest; the extreme limit
  • Synonym: maximun
  • Antonym: minimum
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VENGEANCE

  • Punishment in return for injury or a wrong, unusual force or violence
  • Synonym:revenge
  • Antonym: Forgiveness