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Unit 8
Unit : Vocabulary Words
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Literature
6th Grade
01/26/2013

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Term
affluence
Definition

wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty

 

Synonym: opulence

 

Antonyms: poverty, want, destitution, scarcity

 

Term
arrears
Definition

unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty

 

Synonyms: in default, in the red, late overdue

Term
cascade
Definition

a steep, narrow waterfall; something failing or rushing forth in quantity

 

 

 

synonyms: plunge, rush, tumble

 

antonyms: drip, drop; trickle, ooze

Term
cringe
Definition

to shrink baqck or hide in fear or submissiveness

 

 

 

 

 

synonyms: flinch, duck, cower, fawn

 

antonyms: strut, swagger

Term
crotchety
Definition

cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims

 

 

 

 

 

synonyms: grumpy, crabby, disagreeable

antonyms: sociable, friendly, agreeable, amiable 

Term
format
Definition

the size, shape, or arrangement of something

 

 

 

 

synonyms: layout design

Term
immobile
Definition

not movable, not moving

 

 

 

synonyms:  fixed, stationary, unmoving, rooting

antonyms:  movable, portable,n nimble, agile

Term
impassable
Definition

blocked so that nothing can go through

 

synonyms:  closed, inpenetrable

antonyms:  unblocked, clear, open, fit for travel

Term
innovation
Definition

something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc.

 

 

 

 

synonyms:  novelty, modernization, new wrinkle

Term
jovial
Definition

good-humored, in high spirits; merry

 

 

 

synonyms: jolly, cheerful, festive

antonyms: gloomy, morose, melancholy, cheerless

Term
manacle
Definition

a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; to chain or restrain (as with handcuff)

 

 

 

synonyms:  put in chains, fetter

antnonyms: unchain, set free, emancipate, release

Term
martial
Definition

warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life

 

 

 

 

synonyms:  military, hostile, bellicose

antonyms: peace-loving, peaceable, pacific, unwarlike

Term
minimum
Definition

the smallest possible amount; the lowest permissible or possible

 

 

 

 

synonyms: least

antonyms: maximum; highest, most

Term
nimble
Definition

quick and skillful in movewment, agile; clever

 

 

 

 

 

synonyms: lively, keen, flexible

antonyms: awkward, clumsy, stiff, inflexible

Term
onset
Definition

the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault

 

 

 

synonyms:  outset, commencement

antonyms:  conclusion, close, end

Term
partition
Definition

something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; to divide or subdivide into parts or shares.

 

 

 

synonyms: divider, separation

antonyms:  join, combines, consolodate, merge

Term
perishable
Definition

likely to spoil or decay

 

 

 

 

synonyms;  short-lived, fleeting

antonyms:  long-lasting, durable, undying, permanent

Term
retrieve
Definition

to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good.

 

 

 

 

 

synonyms:  recover, regrain, fetch, remedy, rectify

Term
sinister
Definition

appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm

 

 

 

 

synonyms:  frightening, menacing, ominous

antonyms:  cheering, encouraging, reassuring, benign

Term
taut
Definition

tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order

 

 

 

 

synonyms:  tight, strained, orderely, shipshape

antonyms: loose, slack, drooping, messy, sloopy

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