Vocab Units 1-7

(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

synonyms: warn, call on the carpet

(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through

• synonyms: (v.) close, seal

(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

synonyms: none

(adj.) careful, cautious

synonyms: wary, guarded, prudent

(v.) to seize for military or official use

synonyms: take over, requisition, expropriate

(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

synonyms: unwieldy, ponderous

(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill

• synonyms: (n.) standoff, stalemate, impasse

(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage

synonyms: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam

(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

synonyms: (v.) disperse; (adj.) rambling, verbose, prolix

(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

synonyms: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind

(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

synonyms: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge

(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess

synonyms: (v.) jumble, mess up; (n.) confusion, disorder

(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding one's own ideas, having a closed mind

synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible

(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years.

• synonyms: (adj.) enduring, recurring

(v.) to incline to beforehand

synonyms: to make susceptible to

(v.) to let go, give up

synonyms: surrender, abandon

(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved

synonyms: (v.) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim

(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

synonyms: irregular, occasional

(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid

synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus

(adj.) uncontrolled; lacking in restraint

synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked

(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

synonyms: postpone, suspend, discontinue

(n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange

synonyms: (adj.) exotic, unfamiliar

(adj.) having a pleasing appearance

synonyms: good-looking, attractive, bonny

(v.) to make up for; to repay for services

synonyms: pay back, reimburse, recompense

(adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior

synonyms: dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt

(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

synonyms: irregular, inconsistent, unpredicatable

(n.) the process of driving or forcing out

synonyms: ejection, ouster, eviction

(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of

synonyms: (n.) trick, ruse, subterfuge, dodge, bluff

(n.) food for horses orr cattle ; raw material for a designated purpose

synonyms: feed, provender

(v.) to strengthen, build up

synonyms: reinforce, shore up

(adj.) difficult or impossible to read

synonyms: unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled

(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark of derision

synonyms: (v.) laugh at, mock, taunt

(adj.) bringing in money, profitable

synonyms: gainful, moneymaking

(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguishing

synonyms: run-of-the-mill

(v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

synonyms: multiply, mushroom, burgeon

(v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control

synonyms: subdue, vanquish, master

(v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

synonyms: pollute, taint smear

(v.) to tease, torment by teasing

synonyms: tempt, lead on, make one's mouth water

(adj.) brief and to the point

synonyms: concise, succinct, crisp, short and sweet

(adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

synonyms: resolute, steadfast, unwavering

(v.) to make shorter

synonyms: shortne, condense, abbreviate

(n.) a follower, supporter; (adj.) attached, sticking to

synonyms: (n.) disciple

(n.) an angry argument

synonyms: quarrel, dispute, squabble

(adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

synonyms: angelic, seraphic, beatific

(v.) to pardon or overlook

synonyms: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to

(v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement

synonyms: (v.) differ, dispute

(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

synonyms: illustrious, renowned

(v.) to drive out by majic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

synonyms: expel, dispel

(v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

synonyms: put together, devise, contrive, concoct

(adj.) angry

synonyms: incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid

(n.) a raider, plunderer

synonyms: looter, pirate, freebooter

(n.) excessive fatness

synonyms: serious overweight, extreme corpulence

(n.) an extremely poor person

synonyms: destitute person

(v.) to steal in small quantities

synonyms: flich, rob, swipe, purloin

(n.) a split, break, breach

synonyms: crack, fissure, gap, cleft

(n.) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

synonyms: appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade

(v.) to overcome, rise above

synonyms: conquer, triumph over

(v.) to bring to an end

synonyms: conclude, finish, discontinue

(adj.) commonplace; overused, stale

synonyms: banal, hackneyed, corny

(v.) to sieze and hold a position by force or without right

synonyms: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant

(v.) to run off and hide

synonyms: bolt, make off, skip down

(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v.) to get at, obtain

synonyms: (n.) entry, admittance, entree

(n.) a lack of government and law; confusion

synonyms: chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium

(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort

synonyms: hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing

(adj.) favorable; fortunate

synonyms: promising, encouraging, propitious

(adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

synonyms: unfair, partial, bigoted

(v.) to overcome with fear, intimate; to dishearten, discourage

synonyms: dismay, cow

(v.) to free from tangles or complications

synonyms: unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl

(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

synonyms: destined, preordained, doomed

(v.) mislead by a trick, decieve

synonyms: dupe, put one over on

(adj.) not having a life; without energy or spirit

synonyms: lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless

(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable

synonyms: valiant, courageous, audacious, daring

(n.) theft

synonyms: stealing, robbery, burglary

(adj.) bending readily; easily influenced

synonyms: supple, flexible, elastic, plastic

(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

synonyms: pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic

(n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

synonyms: cliff, crag, bluff, promontory, ledge

(v.) to make right, correct

synonyms: remedy, set right

(n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponment

synonyms: (n.) stay, respite; (v.) postpone, delay

(v.) attack with words, call bad names

synonyms: inveigh against, maligm, vilify, denounce

(n.) a person who takes part in a crime

synonyms: partner in crime, confederate

(v.) to destroy completely

synonyms: obliterate, decimate, demolish

(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

synonyms: capricious, high-handed, autocratic

(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass

synonyms: saucy, bold

(n.) a substance that cuases or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

synonyms: stimulus, spur, instigator

(n.) a large-scale departure or flight

synonyms: emigration,escape, hegria

(v.) to make easier; to assist

synonyms: ease, smooth the way, simplify