mrs. frazee vocabulary unit 2 test: september 19 th
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M R S . F RA Z E E
VOCABULARY UNIT 2
Test: September 19th
PREDISPOSE
PREDISPOSE
My genetic makeup seems to predispose me to colds and sore throats.
PREDISPOSE
• Verb• To incline to beforehand
Synonym: make susceptible toAntonym: shield from
RELINQUISH
RELINQUISH
Severe illness forced me to relinquish my role in the school play.
RELINQUISH
• Verb• To let go, give up
Synonym: surrenderAntonym: hold on to, keep
EFFACE
EFFACE
Time had effaced almost all signs of struggle that took place on that famous battlefield.
EFFACE
• Verb• To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Synonym: blot out, erase, obliterate
DEMENTED
DEMENTED
The murderer must've been demented and deranged.
Persons become incarcerated in mental institutions because
they exhibited behaviors which have been deemed by society to be
demented.
DEMENTED
• Adjective• Suffering from dementia• Driven to behave irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement.
Synonyms: mad, crazy, insane, lunatic, daftAntonyms: balanced, sane, sound
HONE
HONE
If you wish to kill something with that old spear you must first hone it to a sharp point.
Camps will hone your skills in horseback riding and surviving in the wilderness.
You must first hone the knife if you will use it in the kitchen.
HONE
•Verb•Sharpen with a whetstone.•Synonyms: sharpen, grind, edge
GORGE
GORGE
Johnny and I gorged ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits.
I'm not going to the holiday cookie exchange because I don't want to gorge myself on sweets all afternoon.
The Jones River is gorged with water during the rainy season.
GORGE• Verb• Eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with
food: "we used to go to all the little restaurants and gorge ourselves“.• Synonyms: gobble, devour, guzzle, cram• Antonyms: munch, nibble
ANTIQUATED
ANTIQUATED
The spinning wheel is an antiquated machine.
Aunt Hilda's sense of style was somewhat antiquated.
Frustrated, Mrs. Smith cannot get broadband through her phone line due to antiquated technology servicing her countryside home.
ANTIQUATED
•Adjective•Old-fashioned or outdated•Synonyms: aged, dated, elderly, fusty, old hat, old-fangled, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outworn•Antonyms: modern, new, recent
OPIATE
OPIATE
In the movie 'Wizard of Oz', the Wicked Witch of the West used poppies, a source of opiate, to put Dorothy and her friends to sleep.
The opiate pill was calming for the man to sleep.
OPIATE
•Noun • A narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain•Synonyms: narcotic
CARICATURE
CARICATURE
In keeping with expression "A picture is worth a thousand words," a political cartoonist can, with one clever caricature, destroy a politician's career.
These poor animals are mere caricatures of their magnificent wild counterparts.
The world, in the person of those we meet, must shape our lives or else we become unhealthy caricatures of ourselves.
CARICATURE
•Noun• exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics• a representation especially in literature or art that has the qualities of caricature•Synonyms: mockery; cartoon
DALLY
DALLY
• Students tend to dally around in the hallway and not get to class.
• Please don't dally. We need you here right away.
• The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.
DALLY
• Verb• To waste time and act playfully•Synonyms: linger, hang around, dawdle•Antonyms: hurry, bolt, dash
HONORS ENGLISH
DIFFUSE
DIFFUSE
• Verb • To spread or scatter
freely or widelyExample:
The scent of lilacs slowly diffused
through the open window.
Synonym: disperseAntonym:
concentrate
DIFFUSE
• Adjective• wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely
spread
Example:
The speech was so long and diffuse that most members of the audience were thoroughly confused by it.
Synonym: ramblingAntonym: brief
PERENNIAL
PERENNIAL
• Adjective • Lasting for a long time;
persistentExample:Pizza is a perennial
favorite of young and old alike in the United States.
Synonym: recurringAntonym: short-lived
PERENNIAL
• Noun• A plant that lives for
many yearsExample: A garden of
perennials is relatively easy to maintain.
SPURIOUS
SPURIOUS
Manufactures who make spurious claims for their products may face fines or lawsuits.
SPURIOUS
• Adjective• Not genuine, not true, not valid
Synonym: false, bogus, counterfeit Antonym: genuine authentic
AMALGAMATE
AMALGAMATE
Companies often merge or amalgamate when they
exist in a common industry.
Dentists will amalgamate silver and mercury to form a filling for cavities in teeth.
AMALGAMATE
• Verb• Combine or unite to form
one organization or structure: "he amalgamated his company with another”
Synonyms: blend, combine, incorporate, integrate, interfuse, intermix, meld, merge, mixAntonyms: break down, break up, separate
BELEAGUER
BELEAGUER
The beleaguered crew was outgunned, out-manned, and outranked, but they valiantly refused to surrender.
Once beleaguered and defeated, they now glow with life and hope and humor.
BELEAGUER
Verb• to surround with military forces.
• to surround or beset, as with troubles.
Synonyms: annoy, badger, blockade, nag, tease, worryAntonyms: leave alone