Vocabu-Lit H Lesson 1

synonym

A word that means the same as another word

imp (noun)

a little devil or demon; an evil spirit

particle (noun)

a very small piece of something; a speck

antonym

a word opposite in meaning to another

drawback (noun)

disadvantage, inconvenience

prolong (verb)

lengthen or extend in duration or space

utter (verb)

to express by speaking

dash (verb)

to fling; throw violently so as to break

conceal (verb)

to hide or keep secret, to place out of sight

meddle (verb)

to interfere in someone else's business

temper (verb)

toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling

slay (verb)

v. to kill violently; to murder