Vocab Unit 4 Flashcards
fallow
(adj.) inactive; unproductive Syn: idle; barren Ant: fertile; productive
elude
(v.) to escape notice; to get away from Syn: avoid; evade; lose Ant: attract
blight
(n.) anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation Syn: affliction; disease Ant: enhancement
obsequy
(n.) a funeral rite or ceremony
denizen
(n.) an occupant; an inhabitant Syn: resident Ant: emigrant; alien
fealty
(n.) obligated loyalty or faithfulness Syn: devotion; fidelity; allegiance Ant: disloyalty; treachery
entice
(v.) to attract by offering reward or pleasure Syn: tempt; lure Ant: discourage
gratify
(v.) to please Syn: satisfy; indulge Ant: displease; disappoint
laggard
(n.) a slow person, especially one who falls behind Syn: straggler; dawdler Ant: leader
gambit
(n.) a maneuver or action used to gain an advantage Syn: strategy; ploy; maneuver Ant: blunder
root chroma
color
prefix mono
one
prefix poly
many
root morph
form, shape
(v.) to escape notice; to get away from Syn: avoid; evade; lose Ant: attract
elude
