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Vocabulary Nov.15-19
Vocabulary Workshop
Question | Answer |
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pacifist | (n.) one who is against war or the use of violence; (adj.) opposing war or violence (synonyms: peacemaker, dove / antonyms: warmonger) |
queue | (n.) a line of people waiting for something (such as a bus or the opening of a store); (v.) to form such a line ( synonyms: column, file, row, line / antonyms: disorganized, crowd) |
restrict | (v.) to keep within set limits; to confine (synonyms: hold back, limit /antonyms: open up, expand) |
sage | (adj.) wise; (n.) a very wise person (synonyms: sagacious, philosopher/ antonyms; foolish, unwise) |
slake | (v.) to satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end (synonyms: quench, gratify/ antonyms: increase, intensify) |
terrain | (n.) the landscape, especially considered with regard to its physical feature or fitness for some use; a field of knowledge (synonyms: ground, topography, territory) |
vocation | (n.) any trade, profession, or occupation; a sense of fitness or special calling for one’s work (synonyms: career, pursuit/ antonyms: hobby, career) |
vow | (n.) a solemn or sacred promise or pledge; (v.) to declare or promise in a solemn way |
waylay | (v.) to lie in wait for and attack, ambush (synonyms: entrap, ensnare) |
wither | (v.) to dry up, wilt, sag; to cause someone to feel ashamed, humiliated, or very small (synonyms: shrivel, droop, shame, abash/ antonyms: bloom, flower, flourish, burgeon) |