Vocabulary Unit 10
surveillance
a watch kept over a person, especially over a suspect or a prisoner
subpoena
a written statement summoning a person to give testimony in court; to serve with a summons
antonyms for perpetrate
abstain, neglect
subterfuge
any tactic to which one resorts to avoid an issue, escape a consequence, etc.
synonyms for subterfuge
artifice, ruse, stratagem, trick
synonyms for subtlety
astuteness, discernment, refinement; craftiness, cunning, guile
antonyms for transfix
bore, disenchant, disenthrall, disinterest; free, loose, mobilize
synonyms for subpoena
call, order, warrant; command, compel, require, order
synonyms for perennial
continual, continuous, enduring, perpetual
antonyms for peremptory (2)
deferential, docile, modest
antonyms for subtlety
denseness, dullness, stupidity, generality; guilelessness
synonyms for peremptory
despotic, dictatorial, indisputable
antonyms for surveillance
disregard, heedlessness, inattention
synonyms for peremptory (2)
dogmatic, imperative, imperious
synonym for transient
ephemeral, fleeting, momentary, temporary, transitory
antonyms for superfluous
essential, necessary, needful, requisite
synonyms for perpetrate
execute, inflict, perform, enact
synonyms for superfluous
extra, spare, surplus; needless, unessential, useless
antonyms for subterfuge
frankness, openness, overtness
antonyms for peruse
glance at, skin
synonym for transfix
gore, hold, immobilize, impale, piece, pin, skewer, spike, stab; amaze, engross, fascinate, hypnotize, mesmerize
synonyms for transcendent
incomparable, peerless, preeminent, superlative, supreme
antonyms for transcendent
inferior, negligible, subject
peremptory
intolerant of denial or opposition; insisting on immediate response to commands
subtlety
keen perception of fine distinctions; a fine distinction; skillfulness at deceiving others
perennial
lasting or continuing throughout the year or years; lasting through a long, indefinite time
antonyms for transient
lasting, perdurable, permanent, perpetual
synonyms for surveillance
monitoring, observation, oversight, superintendence, supervision
superfluous
more than enough; unnecessary
peremptory (2)
offensively self-assured in opinion, assertion, or manner
transient
passing away quickly; not permanent; staying for a short time
perpetrate
responsible for committing an act
antonyms for peremptory
responsive, submissive, yielding
synonyms for peruse
scan, scrutinize, study
transcendent
surpassing others of the same kind; going beyond ordinary limits
peruse
to read thoroughly or attentively; to examine thoroughly
transfix
to secure by impaling; to make motionless as with fascination or terror
