Vocab Unit 6

Question 1

1. (N.) the program for a meeting; a list, outline, or plan of things to be considered or done

Answer 1

Agenda

Synonyms: schedule, docket

Question 2

2. (Adj.) friendly, good-natured

Answer 2

Amiable

Synonyms: pleasant, agreeable
Antonyms: unfriendly, ill-humored, gruff, hostile

Question 3

3. (V.) to confuse, make stupid

Answer 3

Befuddle

Synonyms: bewilder, boggle, stupefy
Antonyms: enlighten, set straight

Question 4

4. (N.) a disease that causes plants to wither and die; a condition of disease or ruin; (v.) to destroy, ruin

Answer 4

Blight

Synonyms: (n.) eyesore; (v.) spoil, nip
Antonyms: (v.) foster, promote, nourish, encourage

Question 5

5. (Adj.) rough and noisy in a cheerful way; high-spirited

Answer 5

Boisterous

Synonyms: loud, unruly, disorderly
Antonyms: quiet, calm, peaceful, well-behaved, sedate

Question 6

6. (N.) clearness, accuracy

Answer 6

Clarity

Synonyms: lucidity, precision
Antonyms: confusion, murkiness, ambiguity

Question 7

7. (Adj.) willing to do what someone else wants; obedient

Answer 7

Compliant

Synonyms: meek, docile, submissive
Antonyms: disobedient, obstinate, rebellious, perverse

Question 8

8. (V.) to preserve; to keep from being damaged, lost, or wasted; to save

Answer 8

Conserve

Synonyms: guard, care for
Antonyms: waste, squander, dissipate

Question 9

9. (N.) a first public appearance; a formal entrance into society; (v.) to make a first appearance

Answer 9

Debut

Synonym: (n.) coming-out
Antonyms: (n.) retirement, departure

Question 10

10. (Adj.) marked by bloodshed, slaughter, or violence

Answer 10

Gory

Synonyms: bloody, gruesome
Antonym: bloodless

Question 11

11. (Adj.) overweight; coarse, vulgar; very noticeable; total; (n.) an overall total (without deductions); twelve dozen; (v.) to earn

Answer 11

Gross

Synonyms: (adj.) fat, sheer, utter, flagrant
Antonyms: prevent, deter, hinder

Question 12

12. (V.) to cause, bring about; to persuade

Answer 12

Induce

Synonyms: prevail upon, influence
Antonyms: prevent, deter, hinder

Question 13

13. (N.) extra space for moving along a certain route; allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies; margin of error

Answer 13

Leeway

Synonyms: latitude, elbow room

Question 14

14. (Adj.) flexible; (v.) to cause to become flexible

Answer 14

Limber

Synonyms: (adj.) supple, pliable; (v.) stretch
Antonyms: (adj.) stiff, rigid, wooden; (v.) stiffen

Question 15

15. (N.) a network of paths through which it is hard to find one’s way; something very mixed-up and confusing

Answer 15

Maze

Synonyms: labyrinth, puzzle, tangle

Question 16

16. (N.) someone or something that can predict the future

Answer 16

Oracle

Synonyms: prophet, seer, sibyl

Question 17

17. (N.) a strong supporter of a person, party, or cause; one whose support is unreasoning; a resistance fighter, guerrilla; (adj.) strongly supporting one side only

Answer 17

Partisan

Synonyms: (n.) fan, booster; (adj.) partial, biased
Antonyms: (n.) critic, foe; (adj.) impartial, neutral

Question 18

18. (V.) to pay back; to give payment for

Answer 18

Reimburse

Synonyms: repay, refund, compensate

Question 19

19. (V.) to go away from, leave empty; to make empty; to void, annul

Answer 19

Vacate

Synonyms: depart, give up, abandon
Antonyms: occupy, keep, hold, hang on to

Question 20

20. (N.) an idle wanderer; a tramp; (adj.) wandering; irresponsible

Answer 20

Vagabond

Synonyms: (n.) vagrant, hobo; (adj.) unsettled, footloose
Antonyms: (n.) homebody, resident; (adj.) settled