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Ustach L-A Unit 4
Ustach 6th grade Level A unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acquit | (v.) to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave oneself SYNONYMS; exonerate, dismiss ANTONYMS; convict, declare guilty |
| deem | (v.) to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion SYNONYMS; judge, regard |
| devastate | (v.) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins SYNONYMS; wreck, desolate ANTONYMS; develop, improve |
| discredit | (v.) to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation; (n.) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation SYNONYM; (v.) disparage ANTONYMS; (v.) confirm, corroborate, bolster |
| elusive | (adj.) difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand SYNONYMS; slippery, wily, fleeting, puzzling, baffling |
| generate | (v.) to bring into existence; to be the cause of SYNONYMS; create, produce, beget, cause ANTONYMS; end, terminate, extinguish, stifle |
| idolize | (v.) to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much SYNONYMS; adore, revere ANTONYMS; despise, scorn, disdain, detest |
| ingratitude | (n.) a lack of thankfulness SYNONYMS; thanklessness,ungratefulness ANTONYMS; thankfulness, gratefulness, recongition |
| keepsake | (n.) something kept in memory of the giver, a souvenir SYNONYMS; reminder, memento |
| mortal | (n.) a being that must eventually die;(adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable SYNONYMS: (n.) human; (adj.) fleeting, extremeANTONYMS: (n.) a god; (adj.) undying, everlasting, eternal, divine |
| ovation | (n.) an enthusiastic public welcome, and outburst of applause SYNONYMS: cheers, bravos, hurrahs ANTONYMS: boos, jeers |
| petty | (adj.) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor SYNONYMS: insignificant, piddling ANTONYMS;: important, major, significant, weighty |
| plight | (n.) a sorry condition or state:(v.) to pledge, promise solemnly |
| repent | (v.) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do SYNONYM: regret ANTONYMS: rejoice over |
| reverie | (n.) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought SYNONYMS: fantasy, meditation |
| revocation | (n.) an act or instance of calling back, an annulment, cancellation SYNONYMS: repeal, withdrawal ANTONYMS: ratification, confirmation |
| scan | (v.) to examine closely; to look over quickly but thoroughly; to analyze the rhythm of a poem:(n.) an examination SYNONYMS: (v.) study, glance at, skim, (v., n.) survey |
| strand | (n.) a abeach or shore, a string of wire, hair, etc.:(v.) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position SYNONYMS: (n.) fiber, thread; (v.) abandon, maroon ANTONYMS: (v.) rescue, save |
| strife | (n.) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle SYNONYMS: conflict, discord, turmoil ANTONYMS: peace, calm, harmony, agreement |
| topple | (v.) to fall forward, to overturn, bring about the downfall of SYNONYMS: unseat, upset, tumble ANYONYMS: remain upright, establish, set up |
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