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VOCABULARY WORKSHOP
  • Unit 10
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descend (v.)
  • Synonyms: to drop, fall, plunge, climb down; to stem, derive
  • Antonyms: to rise, climb, scale, ascend


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abolish (v.)
  • Synonyms: to outlaw, ban, repeal, stamp out
  • Antonyms: to establish, restore



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portable (adj.)
  • Synonyms: movable, transportable
  • Antonyms: immovable, fixed, rooted



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dictator (n.)
  • Synonyms: tyrant, master, despot, oppressor


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brittle (adj.)
  • Synonyms: breakable, stiff, unbending, fragile
  • Antonyms: bendable, flexible, elastic, rugged
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expand (v.)
  • Synonyms: to spread, stretch, swell, enlarge
  • Antonyms: to shrink, reduce, contract, abridge
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prey (n.) and (v.)
  • Synonyms: (n.) a victim; quarry; (v.) to devour, to bully, victimize, cheat
  • Antonyms: (n.) a hunter, predator


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famine (n.)
  • Synonyms: hunger, starvation, scarcity, want
  • Antonyms: feast, plenty


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visual (adj.)
  • Synonyms: visible, pictured, shown, illustrated
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thrifty (adj.)
  • Synonyms: economical, frugal, tightfisted
  • Antonyms: wasteful, careless, extravagant


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appeal (n.) and (v.)
  • Synonyms: (n.) a plea, petition; charm, attraction; (v.) to plead, implore, beg
  • Antonyms: (v.) to repel, disgust, repulse



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condemn (v.)
  • Synonyms: to disapprove, denounce, blame
  • Antonyms: to praise, admire, honor, applaud, approve