Unit Vocab 4

Question 1

1. (V.) to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave oneself

Answer 1

Acquit

Synonyms: exonerate, dismiss
Antonyms: convict, declare guilty

Question 2

2. (V.) to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion

Answer 2

Deem

Synonyms: judge, regard

Question 3

3. (V.) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins

Answer 3

Devastate

Synonyms: wreck, desolate
Antonyms: develop, improve

Question 4

4. (V.) to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation; (n.) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation

Answer 4

Discredit

Synonym: (v.) disparage
Antonyms: (v.) confirm, corroborate, bolster

Question 5

5. (Adj.) difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand

Answer 5

Elusive

Synonyms: slippery, wily, fleeting, puzzling, baffling

Question 6

6. (V.) to bring into existence; to be the cause of

Answer 6

Generate

Synonyms: create, produce, beget, cause
Antonyms: end, terminate, extinguish, stifle

Question 7

7. (V.) to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much

Answer 7

Idolize

Synonyms: adore, revere
Antonyms: despise, scorn, disdain, detest

Question 8

8. (N.) a lack of thankfulness

Answer 8

Ingratitude

Synonyms: thanklessness, ungrateful ness
Antonyms: thankfulness, gratefulness, recognition

Question 9

9. (N.) something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir

Answer 9

Keepsake

Synonyms: reminder, moments

Question 10

10. (N.) a being that must eventually die; (adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable

Answer 10

Mortal

Synonyms: (n.) human; (adj.) fleeting, extreme
Antonyms: (n.) a god; (adj.) undying, everlasting, eternal, divine

Question 11

11. (N.) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause

Answer 11

Ovation

Synonyms: cheers, bravos, hurrahs
Antonyms: boos, jeers

Question 12

12. (Adj.) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor

Answer 12

Petty

Synonyms: insignificant, piddling
Antonyms: important, major, significant, weighty

Question 13

13. (N.) a sorry condition or state; (v.) to pledge, promise solemnly

Answer 13

Plight

Question 14

14. (V.) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do

Answer 14

Repent

Synonym: regret
Antonyms: rejoice over

Question 15

15. (N.) a daydream, the condition of being lost in thought

Answer 15

Reverie

Synonyms: fantasy, meditation

Question 16

16. (N.) an act or instance of calling back, an annulment, cancellation

Answer 16

Revocation

Synonyms: repeal, withdrawal
Antonyms: ratification, confirmation

Question 17

17. (V.) to examine closely; to look over quickly but thoroughly; to analyze the rhythm of a poem; (n.) an examination

Answer 17

Scan

Synonyms: (v.) study, glance at, skim; (v.,n.) survey

Question 18

18. (N.) a beach or shore; a string of wire, hair, etc.; (v.) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position

Answer 18

Strand

Synonyms: (n.) fiber, thread; (v.) abandon, maroon
Antonyms: (v.) rescue, save

Question 19

19. (N.) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle

Answer 19

Strife

Synonyms: conflict, discord, turmoil
Antonyms: peace, calm, harmony, agreement

Question 20

20. (V.) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of

Answer 20

Topple

Synonyms: unseat, upset, tumble
Antonyms: remain upright, establish, set up