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Unit 5 Vocabulary

Published on Dec 11, 2015

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ANECEDOTE

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF AN INCIDENT IN SOMEONE'S LIFE. SYNOMNYS: TALE, STORY, SKETCH

CONSOLIDATE

VERB- TO COMBINE, UNITE, TO MAKE SOLID OR FIRM. SYNONYMS: STRENGTHEN, MERGE AnTONYMS: SCATTER, DISPERESE

COUNTERFIT

N- AN IMITATION DESIGNED TO DECEIVE ADJ- FAKE VERB- TO MAKE AN ILLEGAL COPY. SYNONYMS: FALSE, PHONY, BOGUS. ANTONYMS: GENUINE, REAL

DOCILE

ADJ- EASILY TAUGHT, LED OR MANAGED; OBEDIENT

DOMINATE

VeRB-TO RULE OVER BY STRENGTH OR POWER SyNONYMS: CONTROL, OVERLOOK

EnTREAT

VERB- TO BEG, ASK EARNESTLY SyNONYMS: PLEAD, BESEECH AnTONYMS: CLAMOR FOR

FaLLIBLE

ADJ- CAPABLE OF BEING WRONG SyNONYMS: IMPERFECT, ERRANT AnTONYMS: FOOLPROOF, FLAWLESS

FiCKLE

ADJ- LIABLE TO CHANGE RAPIDLY SYNONYMS: CAPRICIOUS, INCONSISTENT ANTONYMS: STEADY, CONSTANT

FuGITIVE

NOUN- ONE WHO RUNS AWAY ADJ- LASTING A VERY SHORT TIME SyNONYMS: ( NOUN) RUNAWAY (ADJ) ELUSIVE AnTONYMS ( ADJ) LASTING, PERMANENT

GrIMY

ADJ- VERY DIRTY SyNONYMS: FILTHY, SOILED AnTONYMS: SPOTLESS, IMMACULATE

IoTA

A VERY SMALL PART. SyNONYMS: SPECK, DAB AnTONYMS: FLOOD, DELUGE

MaUL

VERB- TO BEAT OR KNOCK ABOUT NOUN- A HEAVY HAMMER SyNONYMS: ( VERB) MANHANDLE, BATTER

PoTENTIAL

ADJ- POSSIBLE, ABLE TO HAPPEN NOUN- SOMETHING THAT CAN BECOME A REALITY. SyNONYMS(NOUNS) POSSIBILITY, CAPABILITY AnTONYMS( ADJ) ACTUAL, REAL

RaDIANT

AdJ- SHINING, BRIGHT, GIVING FORTH LIGHT OR ENERGY. SyNONYMS: GLOWING, BRILLIANT AnTONYMS: DULL, TARNISHED

RuRAL

ADJ- RELATING TO FARMS AREAS AND LIFE IN THE COUNTRY SYNONYMS- COUNTRIFIED, RUSTIC ANTONYMS- URBAN, CITIFIED

SUBSTANTIAL

ADJ- LARGE, IMPORTANT, MAJOR. SyNONYMS: CONSIDERABLE, BIG, AnTONYMS: MINOR, INSIGNIFICANT

TaCTFUL

ADJ- SKILLED IN HANDLING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS OR PEOPLE, POLITE SYNONYMS: SKILLFUL, DIPLOMATIC AnTONYMS: CLUMSY, GAUCHE.

TAMPER

VeRB- TO INTERFERE WITH, TO HANDLE IN A SECRET OR IMPROPER WAY. SYNONYMS: FOOL WITH, MESS WITH
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UlTIMATE

AdJ- LAST, FINAL, MOST IMPORTANT OR EXTREME. SyNONYMS: FARTHEST, TERMINAL AnTONYMS: FIRST, INITIAL

UNCERTAINTY

NoUN- DOUBT SyNONYMS: HESITATION, UNSURENESS AnTONYMS: SURENESS, CERTAINTY