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Eng 1 Voc: Unit 3
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(v) to make shorter; synonyms : shorten condense, abbreviate; antonyms: expand, enlarge augment | Abridge |
(n) a follower, supporter; (adj) attached, sticking to; synonym: disciple, antonyms: opponent, adversary, critic, detractor | adherent |
(n) an angry argument; synonyms: quarrel, dispute, squabble; antonyms: agreement, accord | altercation |
(adj)resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent; synonyms: angelic, seraphic, beatific; antonyms: impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish | cherubic |
(v) to pardon or overlook; synonyms: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to; antonyms: censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecate | condone |
(v) to disagree (n) disagreement; synonyms: differ, dispute; antonyms: agree, concur, unanimity, harmony | dissent |
(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting; synonyms: illustrious, renowned; antonyms: obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble | eminent |
(v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive; synonyms: expel, dispel | exorcise |
(v) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent; synonyms: put together, devise, contrive, concoct; antonyms: take apart, undo, destroy, demolish | fabricate |
(adj) angry; synonyms: incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid; antonyms: calm, composed, cool, unruffled | irate |
(a) a raider, plunderer; synonyms: looter, pirate, freebooter | marauder |
(n) excessive fatness; synonyms: serious overweight, extreme corpulence; antonyms: emaciation, gauntness, scrawniness | obesity |
(n) an extremely poor person; synonyms: destitute person; antonyms: millionare, tycoon | pauper |
(v) to steal in small quantities; synonyms: filch, rob, swipe, purloin | pilfer |
(n) a split, break, breach; synonyms: crack, fissure, gap, cleft; antonym: reconciliation | rift |
(n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparation; synonyms: appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade; antonym: dissimilarity, contrast, total lack | semblance |
(v) to overcome, rise above; synonym: conquer, triumph over; antonyms: be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to | surmount |
(v) to bring to an end; synonym: conclude, finish , discontinue; antonyms: begin, commence, initiate | terminate |
(adj) commonplace; overused, stale; synonyms: banal, hackneyed, corny; antonyms: original, novel, fresh, innovative | trite |
(v) to seize and hold a position by force or without right; synonyms: seize illegally, comandeer, supplant | usurp |