Vocabulary Workshop

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Vocabulary Workshop

• Unit 7 s 1-20

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authorize

• (v.) to approve or permit to give power or
  authority to
• Synonyms order, entitle, empower
• I wonder if Congress will someday authorize
  U.S. citizens to cast official votes over the
  Internet.

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culprit

• (n.) a person who has committed a crime or is
  guilty of some misconduct offender
• Synonyms lawbreaker, wrongdoer
• Thanks to their efficient tracking methods,
  the police were able to catch the culprit
  red-handed.

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dawdle

• (v.) to waste time to be idle to spend more
  time in doing something than is necessary
• Synonymsdelay, loiter, dillydally
• Its relaxing to dawdle in the shower, but it
  wastes water.

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dissect

• (v.) to cut apart in preparation for scientific
  study to analyze with great care
• Synonymexamine
• I cant wait to dissect a frog in biology class
  next week.

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expend

• (v.) to pay out, spend to use up
• Synonymsutilize, consume, disburse
• The most experienced long-distance runners
  learn not to expend their energy too soon.

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fatality

• (n.) an event resulting in death an accidental
  death
• Synonyms casualty, mortality
• The driver slammed on the
• brakes, but it was too late to
• prevent the traffic fatality.

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gullible

• (adj.) easily fooled, tricked, or cheated
• Synonyms trusting, innocent, naïve, credulous
• Are you gullible enough to believe everything you
  hear on the radio?

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illicit

• (adj.) not permitted, unlawful, improper
• Synonyms illegal, unauthorized, forbidden
• Students will be suspended
• for one week if they bring
• any illicit materials to school.

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immerse

• (v.) to plunge or dip into a fluid to involve
  deeply
• Synonyms dunk, engross
• I find its easier to immerse my entire body
  in a swimming pool than try to get used to the
  water slowly.

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inflammatory

• (adj.) causing excitement or anger leading to
  violence or disorder
• Synonyms provoking, incendiary, provocative
• The candidate made an inflammatory speech that
  incensed all those who heard it.

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memorandum

• (n.) a note to aid ones memory an informal note
  or report
• Synonyms reminder
• The principal posts a weekly memorandum to
  remind teachers of programs, deadlines, and
  special events.

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pathetic

• (adj.) marked by strong emotion, especially pity
  and sorrow able to move people emotionally
  worthy of pity woefully inadequate
• Synonyms moving, distressing, pitiable,
  heartrending
• It was a pathetic sight to see so many
  starving people desperately begging for food.

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persevere

• (v.) to keep doing something in spite of
  difficulties to refuse to quit even when the
  going is tough
• Synonyms plug away, pursue, stick to it
• The patient needs to persevere with the
  painful exercises in order to be able to walk
  normally again.

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prevaricate

• (v.) to lie, tell an untruth to mislead on
  purpose
• Synonyms fib, stretch the truth, equivocate
• His reputation has suffered because of his
  unfortunate tendency to prevaricate.

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quash

• (v.) to crush, put down completely
• Synonyms suppress
• Swift military action was required to quash
  the revolt before anyone was injured.

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relish

• (n.) enjoyment of satisfaction something that
  adds a pleasing flavor (v.) to enjoy greatly
• Synonyms (n.) pleasure, gusto (v) take delight
  in
• She opened the tiny box with relish knowing
  that is contained a piece of jewelry.

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reminisce

• (v.) to recall ones past thoughts, feelings, or
  experiences
• Synonyms remember, recollect
• At the family reunion, we got to hear
  94-year-old Tia Luzia reminisce about life in old
  Havana.

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scour

• (v.) to clean or polish by hard rubbing to
  examine with great care to move about quickly in
  search of
• Synonyms scrub, search, comb
• The pot roast was delicious, but it wont be
  any fun to scour the burned roasting pan.

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tribute

• (n.) something done or given to show thanks or
  respect a payment
• Synonyms praise, honor, homage, recognition,
  commendation, glorification, money, tax, levy
• The best-selling author offered tribute to the
  teacher who inspired her.

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writhe

• (v.) to make twisting or turning movements in a
  way that suggests pain or struggle
• Synonyms twist, squirm, thrash
• Its so sad to see an injured bird writhe in
  pain.