vocab unit 6
Terms
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- dynamic
- (adj) active, energetic, forceful SYN: vigorous, high-powered ANT: lazy, lackadaisical, lethargic, sluggish
- reluctant
- (adj) unwilling, holding back SYN: hesitant, loath, disinclined ANT: willing, eager, inclined
- pending
- (adj) waiting to be settled: (prep) until SYN: undecided, unsettled ANT: settled, decided, resolved
- dupe
- (n) a person easily tricked or deceived, (v) to deceive SYN: fool, mislead, hoodwink, delude ANT: undeceive, disabuse
- prominent
- (adj) standing out so as to be easily seen; improtant, well-known SYN: conspicuous, noticable ANT: inconspicuous, unnoticeable, obscure
- scrimp
- (v) to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty SYN: economize ANT: splurge
- vengeance
- (n) punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence SYN: revenge, relatiation, reprisal ANT: forgiveness, pardon
- quaint
- (adj) odd or old-fashoned in a pleasing way, clever, ingenious;skillfully made SYN: picturesque, peculiar, strange, curious ANT: familiar, commonplace, modern, contemporary
- eradicate
- (v) to root out, get rid of, destroy completely SYN: wipe out, uproot ANT: implant, install, foster, promote
- utmost
- (adj) greatest, highest, farthest (n) the extreme limit SYN: (adj., n) mazimum, supreme, best ANT: least
- preview
- (n) something seen in advance; (v) to view beforehand SYN: fortaste
- marginal
- (adj) in, at or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large or important enough for the purpose SYN: borderline, minimal, peripheral ANT: central, pivotal, focal
- browse
- (v) to nibble, graze, to read casually, to window-shop SYN: skim, scan, dip into, graze ANT: pore over, scrutinize
- frustrate
- (v) to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire, to cause feelins of discouragement SYN: thwart, foil, baffle, disappoint ANT: help, assist, abet
- inimitable
- (adj) not capable of being copied or imitated SYN: matchless, imcomparable, unique
- anonymous
- (adj) unmaned, without the name of the peron involved (writer, composer, ect), unknown, lacking individuality or character SYN: nameless
- makeshift
- (n) a temporary substitute for something else (adj) crude, flimsy or temporary SYN: (n) stopgap, subsitiute ANT: (adj) permanent, durable, solid, sturdy
- snare
- (v) to trap, catch (n) a trap or entaglement SYN: (n) pitfall; (v) entrap ANT: liberate
- prescribe
- (v) to order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes SYN: specify, appoint, recommend
- grim
- (adj) stern, merciless, fierce, savage, cruel SYN: dreadful, frightful, ferocious ANT: mild, merciful, delightful