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VOCABULARY UNIT 6

Published on Dec 11, 2015

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ANONYMOUS

AdJ- UNNAMED, WITHOUT THE NAME OF THE PERSON INVOLVED. SyNONYM: NAMELESS

BROWSE

VERB- TO NIBBLE, GRAZE, TO READ CASUALLY SYNONYMS: SKIM, SCAN ANTONYMS: PORE OVER, SCRUTINIZE.

DUPE

NOUN- A PERSON EASILY TRICKED VERB- TO DECEIVE SyNONYMS: (V) FOOL, MISLEAD, ANTONYMS: DISABUSE, UNDECIEVE

DYNAMIC

ADJ- ACTIVE, ENERGETIC, FORCEFUL SYNONYMS: VIGOROUS ANTONYMS: LAZY, LACKADAISICAL

ERADICATE

VERB- TO ROOT OUT, GET RID OF, DESTROY COMPLETELY SYNONYMS: WIPE OUT, UPROOT ANTONYMS: IMPLANT, INSTILL

FRUSTRATE

VERB- TO STOP FROM ACCOMPLISHING A PURPOSE, TO CAUSE DISCOURAGEMENT SYNONYMS: BAFFLE, FOIL ANTONYMS: HELP, ASSIST

GRIM

ADJ- STERN, MERCILESS, FIERCE,CRUEL SYNONYMS: DREADFUL, FRIGHTFUL ANTONYMS: MILD, DELIGHTFUL

INIMATABLE

ADJ- NOT CAPABLE OF BEING COPIED SYNONYMS: MATCHLESS, INCOMPARABLE

MAKESHIFT

NOUN- A TEMPORARY SUBSTITUTE FOR SOMETHING ELSE, ADJ- CRUDE, TEMPORARY SYNONYMS: (N)SUBSTITUTE, STOPGAP ANTONYMS:(ADJ) PERMANENT, DURABLE

MARGINAL

ADJ- IN, AT, OR NEAR THE EDGE OR MARGIN SYNONYMS: BORDERLINE, MINIMAL ANTONYMS: CENTRAL, FOCAL

PENDING

ADJ- WAITING TO BE SETTLED (PREP)- UNTIL SYNONYMS: UNDECIDED, UNSETTLED ANTONYMS: SETTLED, DECIDED

PRESCRIBE

VERB- TO ORDER AS A RULE TO BE FOLLOWED. SYNONYMS: SPECIFY, APPOINT, RECCOMEND

PREVIEW

NOUN- SOMETHING SEEN IN ADVANCE VERB- TO VIEW BEFOREHAND. SYNONYMS:( NOUN) FORETASTE

PROMINENT

ADJ- STANDING OUT SO AS TO BE EASILY SEEN SYNONYMS: CONSPICUOUS, NOTICEABLE ANTONYMS: OBSCURE, UNNOTECIABLE

QUAINT

ADJ- ODD OR OLD- FASHIONED IN A PLEASING WAY SYNONYMS: PICTURESQUE, PECULIAR ANTONYMS: FAMILIAR, COMMONPLACE

RELUCTANT

ADJ- UNWILLING, HOLDING BACK SYNONYMS: HESITANT, LOATH ANTONYMS: WILLING, EAGER

SCRIMP

VERB- TO HANDLE VERY ECONOMICALLY SYNONYMS: ECONOMIZE ANTONYM: SPLURGE

SNARE

VERB- TO TRAP, CATCH NOUN- A TRAP OR ENTANGLEMENT SYNONYMS: ( NOUN) PITFALL ( VERB) ENTRAP ANTONYM: LIBERATE

UTMOST

ADJ- GREATEST, HIGHEST, FARTHEST NOUN- THE EXTREME LIMIT SYNONYMS: MAXIMUM, SUPREME ANTONYM: LEAST

VENGEANCE

NOUN- PUNISHMENT IN RETURN FOR AN INJURY OR WRONG SYNONYMS: REVENGE, REPRISAL ANTONYMS: FORGIVENESS, PARDON