Vocabulary Workshop Unit 4 Level D - PowerPoint Presentation

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Vocabulary Workshop

Unit 4 Level DSlide2

Abscond

(v.) to run off and hide

Synonyms: bolt, make off, skip town

The thief absconded with the money from the bank hoping to skip town before the police could capture him.Slide3

Access

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

Synonyms: (n) entry, admittance, entrée

Antonyms: (n) total exclusionIn order to gain

access

to the movie theater one must present a ticket

to be admitted.Slide4

Anarchy

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

Synonyms: chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium

Antonyms: law and order, peace and quietIn the final days of the Vietnam War, many civilians tried to evacuate the city of Saigon with United States troops causing a state of

anarchy

in the city as the

government of South Vietnam dissolved and confusion

took over.Slide5

Arduous

(

adj

) hard to do, requiring much effortSynonyms: hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguingAntonyms: easy, simple, effortlessPower lifting is an extremely

arduous

sport that

requires much effort by competitors.Slide6

Auspicious

(adj.) favorable; fortunate

Synonyms: promising, encouraging, propitious

Antonyms: ill-omened, sinisterIt was truly an

auspicious

occasion when American Pharaoh won the Triple Crown in 2015 his

fortunate victory made him the first winner since 1978.Slide7

Daunt

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

Synonyms: dismay, cow

Antonyms: encourage, embolden, reassureDespite all its inherent dangers, space flight did not

daunt

the Mercury program astronauts they were

neither fearful or intimidated by the thought of journeying into space.Slide8

Disentangle

(v.) to free from tangles or complications

Synonyms: unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl

Antonyms: tangle up, ensnarl, snagThe diver worked for hours to disentangle a whale from the fishing net wrapped around its tail.Slide9

Fated

(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

Synonyms: destined, preordained, doomed

Antonyms: fortuitous, chance, randomFortune tellers try to convince their customers that they can see the future and

predict the destiny

of their customers and what is

fated for them.Slide10

Hoodwink

(v.) to mislead by a trick, swindle

Synonyms: put one over on, fool

Antonyms: disabuseThe wolf in the children’s story Little Red Riding Hood, tries to

hoodwink

Little Red Riding Hood by

tricking her into believing that he is really her grandmother.Slide11

Inanimate

(

adj.)

not having life; without energy or spiritSynonyms: lifeless, dead, inert, spiritlessAntonyms: living, alive, energetic, lively, sprightly

Breakfast foods are

inanimate

objects that lack energy or spirit.Slide12

Incinerate

(v) to burn to ashes

Synonyms: burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes

Antonyms: extinguishThe fire incinerated the building

leaving only ashes

.Slide13

Intrepid

(

adj

) very brave, fearless, unshakable Synonyms: valiant, courageous, audacious, daringAntonyms: timid, cowardly, craven

Wing walkers,

intrepid

performers, were popular attractions at state fairs during the 1930’s displaying their fearless

acts of playing tennis atop a biplane flying hundreds of feet above the spectators.Slide14

Larceny

(n.) theft

Synonyms: stealing, robbery

Stealing a car can result in a charge of grand larceny and imprisonment for the offender.Slide15

Pliant

(

adj

) bending readily; easily influenceSynonyms: supple, flexible, elastic, plasticAntonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone

The gymnast’s

pliant

body was easily bent producing a human pretzel.Slide16

Pompous

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

Synonyms: highfalutin, bombastic

Antonyms: unpretentious, plainSome think that the British habit of wearing wigs and robes in court is rather pompous, excessively ceremonial

and

too highfalutin

for American’s tastes.Slide17

Precipice

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

Synonyms: cliff, crag, bluff, promontory, ledge

Antonyms: abyss, chasm, gorgeDaring individuals often get a thrill balanced on the edge of a

precipice

exhibiting feats such as performing a handstand on the

brink of disaster any minute if they slip and fall.Slide18

Prototype

(n.) an original model on which later versions are patterned

Synonyms: example, sample

Antonyms: copyDesigners in the automotive industry are always experimenting with prototypes

hoping their design might become a

pattern for a new generation of automobile

.Slide19

Rectify

(v) to make right, correct

Synonyms: remedy, set right

Antonyms: mess up, botch, bungleWhen you rectify

a situation, hopefully you will

get it right

the second time.Slide20

Reprieve

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

Synonyms: (n) stay, respite; (v) postpone, delay

Antonyms: (v) proceedSlide21

Revile

(v.) to attack with words, call bad names

Synonyms: malign, vilify

Antonyms: praise, acclaim, revere, idolizeDuring a political campaign, many politicians often revile

their opponents

calling them bad names

and attacking them with harsh words in television and radio advertisements.