Vocabulary: Sadlier-Oxford Unit 3

(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

(n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

SYNONYMS: accidental, unconsidered

ANTONYMS: essential, intrinsic, inherent, congenital

(v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster

(adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established govrnmt

(adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

SYNONYMS: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate

ANTONYMS: (n.) commotion, turmoil, unrest

(adj.) roundabout, not direct

SYNONYMS: cajole, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk

(v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert

(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

SYNONYM: adaptation 

SYNONYMS: flimsy, insubstantial, hazy

(n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

ANTONYMS: real, actual, exorbitant, excessive

(v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for

ANTONYMS: positive, definite, committed

ANTONYMS: allow, permit