Units 13-15 REVIEW - Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level A

disquieting

(adj.) causing uneasiness or worry Syn: Ant:

glum

(adj.) depressed, gloomy Syn: Ant:

responsive

(adj) answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest and understanding Syn: Ant:

celestial

(adj) having to do with the sky or heavens;heavenly; yielding great bliss or happiness Syn: Ant:

uncouth

(adj) unrefined, crude; awkward or clumsy Syn: Ant:

replica

(n) a copy, close reproduction Syn: Ant:

sanctuary

(n) a sacred or holy place, refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection Syn: Ant:

pantomime

(n.) a play or story performed without words by actors using only gestures; (v.) to express in this way Syn: Ant:

atrocity

(n.) an extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel act; something very bad or unpleasant Syn: Ant:

taskmaster

(n.) one whose job it is to assign work to others; one who uses his or her power to make people work very hard Syn: Ant:

allegiance

(n.) the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause Syn: Ant:

detract

(v.) to take away from; reduce in value or reputation Syn: Ant:

unscrupulous

(adj.) dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles Syn: Ant:

sham

(adj.) fake, not genuine; (n.) something false pretending to be genuine; a pretender; a decorated pillow covering; (v.) to pretend Syn: Ant:

wistful

(adj.) full of melancholy yearning or longing, sad, pensive Syn: Ant:

wholesome

(adj.) healthy; morally and socially sound and good; helping to bring about or preserve good health Syn: Ant:

submissive

(adj.) humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest Syn: Ant:

sulky

(adj.) in a bad or nasty mood, resentful; gloomy Syn: Ant:

self-seeking

(adj.) selfishly ambitious Syn: Ant:

fluent

(adj.) speaking or writing easily and smoothly, flowing gracefully Syn: Ant:

far-fetched

(adj.) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic Syn: Ant:

berserk

(adj., adv.) violently and destructively enraged Syn: Ant:

epic

(n) a long narrative poem(or other literary composition) about the deeds of heroes; an event or movement of great sweep; (adj) on a grand scale, vast, titanic Syn: Ant:

trait

(n) a quality or characteristic (especially of personality); a distinguishing feature Syn: Ant:

recitation

(n) a reading in public of something that is memorized; a memorized poem or piece of prose that is read aloud Syn: Ant:

pessimist

(n) one who believes or expects the worst; prophet of doom Syn: Ant:

optimist

(n) one who expects things to turn out for the best; someone who looks on the bright side of things Syn: Ant:

supplement

(n) something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack; a section added to a book or document; (v) to provide such an addition or completion

beacon

(n.) a light or other signal that warns and guides; a lighthouse; anything that guides or inspires Syn: Ant:

encounter

(n.) a meeting (especially one that is unplanned); a meeting of enemies, battle; (v.) to meet or come upon Syn: Ant:

puncture

(n.) a small hole made by a sharp object; (v.) to make such a hole, pierce Syn: Ant:

upheaval

(n.) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change Syn: Ant:

misapprehension

(n.) a wrong idea, misunderstanding Syn: Ant:

precaution

(n.) care taken beforehand; a step or action taken to prevent something from happening Syn: Ant:

data

(pl. n.) information; facts, figures, statistics Syn: Ant:

append

(v) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item Syn: Ant:

transform

(v) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else Syn: Ant:

enumerate

(v) to count; to name one by one, list Syn: Ant:

affirm

(v) to declare to be true, state positively; to confirm Syn: Ant:

empower

(v) to give power or authority to; to enable; to permit Syn: Ant:

surge

(v) to have a heavy, violent, swelling motion (like waves); (n) a powerful forward rush Syn: Ant:

mangle

(v) to injure very seriously by cutting, tearing, crushing, etc.; to bring to ruin Syn: Ant:

exalt

(v) to make high in rank, power, character, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor Syn: Ant:

lag

(v) to move slowly or fall behind; to bring up the rear; (n) a falling behind; the amount by which someone or something is behind; an interval Syn: Ant:

commemorate

(v) to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of Syn: Ant:

abstain

(v) to stay away from doing something by one's own choice Syn: Ant:

adhere

(v) to stick to; remain attached; to be devoted or loyal as a follower or supporter Syn: Ant:

cope

(v) to struggle successfully against; to prove to be a match for, deal with satisfactorily; (n) a long religious cloak; a canopy Syn: Ant:

amalgamate

(v) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole Syn: Ant:

prosecute

(v.) to bring before a court of law for trial; to carry out Syn: Ant:

tally

(v.) to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree; (n.) a total or score Syn: Ant:

deter

(v.) to discourage, scare off, or prevent through fear or doubt Syn: Ant:

accommodate

(v.) to do a favor or service for, help out; to provide for, supply with; to have space for; to make fit or suitable Syn: Ant:

underscore

(v.) to draw a line under; to put special emphasis on; (n.) a line drawn under something Syn: Ant:

retaliate

(v.) to get revenge; to strike back for an injury Syn: Ant:

stupefy

(v.) to make stupid, dull, or groggy; to surprise or astonish Syn: Ant:

extort

(v.) to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats Syn: Ant:

chasten

(v.) to punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate Syn: Ant:

prowl

(v.) to roam about stealthily in search of something Syn: Ant:

confiscate

(v.) to seize by authority; to take and keep Syn: Ant: