Vocab Unit 14
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amplify | v. to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like syn: increase ant; lessen |
| armistice | n. a temporary peace, halt in fighting syn: ceasefire |
| arrogant | adj. haughty, too convinced of one's own importance syn: high-handed ant: meek |
| bland | adj. gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste syn: dull ant: harsh |
| disclaim | n. t odeny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to syn: disavow ant: admit |
| epoch | n. a distinct period of time, era, age |
| estrange | v. to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a seperation; to remove or keep at a distance syn: part company ant: bring together |
| gratify | v. to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor syn: delight ant: disappoint |
| infinite | adj. exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limite, endless n. preceded by the) an incalcuable number the concept of infinity; (cap. I) a name for God |
| irascible | adj. easily made angry, hot-tempered syn: irratible ant: even-tempered |
| kindred | n. a person's relatives, a family relationship adj. related by blood; like similar syn: kin ant: unlike |
| naive | adj. innocent unsophisatcated, showing lack of wordly knowledge and experience syn: green ant: sophisticated |
| niche | n. a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing syn: nook |
| obliterate | v. to blot out completely, destry utterly syn: wipe out ant: foster |
| ramshackle | adj. appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky syn: rickety ant: well built |
| ransack | v. to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder syn: rummage ant: spot-check |
| rote | n. unthinking routine or repition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something adj. based on a mechanical routine |
| solvent | adj. able to meet one's financial obligation; having the power to dissolve other substances n. a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens syn: financially sound ant: bankrupt |
| tedious | adj. long and tiresome syn: boresome ant: stimulating |
| vendor | n. a person who sells something syn: peddler ant: buyer |
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