Vocabulary Workshop D Unit 3

Front 1

(v) to make shorter

synonyms: shorten, condense, abbreviate
antonyms: expand, enlarge, augment

Back 1

abridge

Front 2

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

synonym: (n) disciple
antonyms: (n) opponent, adversary, critic, detractor

Back 2

adherent

Front 3

(n) an angry argument

synonyms: quarrel, dispute, squabble
antonyms: agreement, accord

Back 3

altercation

Front 4

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

synonyms: angelic, seraphic, beatific
antonyms: impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish

Back 4

cherubic

Front 5

(v) to pardon or to overlook

synonyms: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to
antonyms: censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecate

Back 5

condone

Front 6

(v) to disagree; (n) a disagreement

synonyms: (v) differ, dispute
antonyms: (v) agree, concur; (n) unanimity, harmony

Back 6

dissent

Front 7

(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

synonyms: illustrious, renowned
antonyms: obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble

Back 7

eminent

Front 8

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

synonyms: expel, dispel

Back 8

exorcise

Front 9

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

synonyms: put together, devise, contrive, concoct
antonyms: take apart, undo, destroy, demolish

Back 9

fabricate

Front 10

(adj) angry

synonyms: incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid
antonyms: calm, composed, cool, unruffled

Back 10

irate

Front 11

(n) a raider, plunderer

synonyms: looter, pirate, freebooter

Back 11

marauder

Front 12

(n) excessive fatness

synonyms: serious overweight, extreme corpulence
antonyms: emaciation, gauntness, scrawniness

Back 12

obesity

Front 13

(n) an extremely poor person

synonym: destitute person
antonym: millionaire, tycoon

Back 13

pauper

Front 14

(v) to steal in small quantities

synonyms: filch, rob, swipe, purloin

Back 14

pilfer

Front 15

(n) a split, break, breach

synonyms: crack, fissure, gap, cleft
antonym: reconciliation

Back 15

rift

Front 16

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

synonyms: appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade
antonyms: dissimilarity, contrast, total lack

Back 16

semblance

Front 17

(v) to overcome, rise above

synonyms: conquer, triumph over
antonyms: be vanquished, be defeated, succumb to

Back 17

surmount

Front 18

(v) to bring to an end

synonyms: conclude, finish, discontinue
antonyms: begin, commence, initiate

Back 18

terminate

Front 19

(adj) commonplace; overused, stale

synonyms: banal, hackneyed, corny
antonyms: original, novel, fresh, innovative

Back 19

trite

Front 20

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

synonyms: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant

Back 20

usurp