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Level A Unit 7
Vocabulary Workshop Level A Unit 7
| Word | Definition | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| authorize | (v.) to approve or permit; to give power or authority to | order, entitle, empower |
| culprit | (n.) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender | lawbreaker, wrongdoer |
| dawdle | (v.) to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary | delay, loiter, dillydally |
| dissect | (v.) to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care | examine |
| expend | (v.) to pay out, spend; to use up | utilize, consume, disburse |
| fatality | (n.) an event resulting in death; an accidental death | casualty, mortality |
| gullible | (adj.) easily fooled, tricked, or cheated | trusting, innocent, naïve, credulous |
| illicit | (adj.) not permitted, unlawful, improper | illegal, unauthorized, forbidden |
| immerse | (v.) to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply | dunk, engross |
| inflammatory | (adj.) causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder | provoking, incendiary, provocative |
| memorandum | (n.) a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report (pl., memorandums or memoranda) | reminder |
| pathetic | (adj.) marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotional; worthy of pit; woefully inadequate | moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending |
| persevere | (v.) to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough | plug away, pursue, stick to it |
| prevaricate | (v.) to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose | fib, stretch the truth, equivocate |
| quash | (v.) to crush, put down completely | suppress |
| relish | (n.) enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; (v.) to enjoy greatly | pleasure, gusto; take delight in |
| reminisce | (v.) to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences | remember, recollect |
| scour | (v.) to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great car; to move about quickly in search of | scrub, search, comb |
| tribute | (n.) something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment | praise, honor, homage, recognition, commendation, glorification, money, tax, levy |
| writhe | (v.) to make twisting or tuning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle | twist, squirm, thrash |
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