Unit 1B Vocabulary

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Unit 1B Vocabulary
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efface (v.)

• Definition
• To wipe out

• Synonyms
• to blot out, erase, expunge

• Antonyms
• To preserve, establish

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muddle (v.)

• Synonyms
• To jumble, to mess up

• Definition
• To make a mess of

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• Antonyms
• To clear up, explain

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muddle (n.)

• Synonyms
• Confusion, disorder

• Definition
• A hopeless mess

• Antonyms
• Orderliness, neatness

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opinionated (adj.)

• Definition
• Stubborn and unreasonable
• Having a closed mind

• Synonyms
• Pig-headed, inflexible, obstinate

• Antonyms
• Reasonable, open-minded

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perennial (adj.)

• Definition
• Lasting for a long time
• Persistent

• Synonyms
• Enduring, recurring

• Antonyms
• Brief, short-lived, fleeting

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perennial (n.)

• Definition
• A plant that lives for many years

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predispose (v.)

• Definition
• To incline to beforehand

• Synonyms
• To make susceptible to
• Tending to, liable to

• Antonyms
• immunize against, shield from

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relinquish (v.)

• Synonyms
• To surrender

• Definition
• To let go, give up

• Antonyms
• To hold on to, keep, cling to

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salvage (v.)

• Synonyms
• To recover, retrieve, reclaim

• Definition
• To save from fire or shipwreck

• Antonyms
• To abandon, scrap, junk

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salvage (n.)

• Definition
• Property saved

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spasmodic (adj.)

• Synonyms
• Occasional, irregular

• Definition
• Sudden and violent but brief
• Intermittent

• Antonyms
• Continuous, steady, chronic

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spurious (adj.)

• Synonyms
• Bogus, fraudulent, false, counterfeit

• Definition
• Not genuine, not true, not valid

• Antonyms
• Bona fide, valid, genuine, authentic

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unbridled (adj.)

• Synonyms
• Unchecked, uncontrolled

• Definition
• Lacking in restraint

• Antonyms
• Held in check, muted, restrained