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Vocab Unit 15
Vocabulary Sadlier Oxford Level G Unit 15
Question | Answer |
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(noun) pleasant or agreeable antonym--> unpleasantness | amenity |
(noun) an opening, gap, hole antonym--> closure, blockage | aperture |
(noun) a difference of opinion; discontent antonym--> agreement, harmony | dissidence |
(adjective) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure antonym--> self-denying | epicurean |
(adjective)not thrifty; failiing to plan ahead antonym--> thrifty, frugal, cautious | improvident |
(noun) wickedness, sin antonym--> probity, uprightness | iniquity |
(adjective) sacred; must not be broken, or profaned antonym-->vulnerable | inviolable |
(adjective)open to or capable of change antonym--> steadfast, constant | mutable |
(adjective) just begining to exist or develop antonym--> dying, moribound | nascent |
(noun) a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect antonym-->disrespect, irreverance | obeisance |
(noun)formal or elaborate praise antonym--> diatribe, tirade | panegyric |
(noun) a device publicly punishing offenders antonym--> praise, extol | pillory |
(noun) a woefully meager allowance, or wage antonym--> fortune | pittance |
(verb) to foreshadow or point to a future event | presage |
(noun) descendents, offspring, children antonym--> ancestors, forebears | progeny |
(verb) to proclaim, or issue officially antonym--> withdraw, retact, abrogate | promulgate |
(noun) uprightness, correctness antonym--> iniquity | rectitude |
(adjective) restless, hard to manage antonym--> serene, unruffled | restive |
(adjective)angelic, heavenly, celestial antonym--> devilish, impish | seraphic |
(verb) to have existence, to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life | subsist |