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Vocab Blue Unit 8
Vocab Blue 5th Grade Unit 8
Word | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
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energetic | adj. active and vigorous, full of energy, forceful | hardworking, tireless, peppy | idle, lazy, inactive |
enforce | v. to force obedience to | to carry out | to overlook, abandon, disregard |
feat | n. an act or deed that shows daring, skill, or strength | an achievement, exploit, effort | |
hearty | adj. warm and friendly; healthy, lively, and strong; large and satisfying to the appetite | cheerful, friendly; fit, healthy; plentiful | insincere, phony; sickly |
mature | v. to bring to or reach full development or growth; adj. fully grown or developed | v. to grow, develop, age, ripen; adj. complete, ripe | adj. immature, inexperienced, raw, green |
observant | adj. watchful, quick to notice; careful and diligent | aware, attentive, alert, sharp; dutiful, mindful | inattentive, careless |
primary | adj. first in importance, first in time or order; basic, fundamental; n. an early election that narrows the choice of candidates who will run in a final election | adj. highest, main, prime | adj. secondary, last |
resign | v. to give up a job, an office, or a right or claim | to quit, abandon, leave, surrender | |
strive | v. to devote much energy or effort, try hard | to attempt, struggle, labor, slave, strain | |
verdict | n. the decision of a jury at the end of a trial or legal case; any decision | a ruling, judgement, finding | |
alternate | v. to do, use, or happen in successive turns; to take turns; n. a person acting or prepared to act in place of another; a substitute; adj. happening to appearing in turns; every other; being a choice between two or more things | v. to rotate, change; n. a replacement, deputy | |
demolish | v. to tear down, break to pieces | to raze, destroy, wreck, smash, level | to construct, build, restore, mend |