Vocabulary Unit 4 Grade 7

antonym - friendly, cordial, peaceful

antonym - rift, split

(n) a clown; coarse, stupid person

synonym - deal out, visit upon

antonym - productive, effective

antonym - lifeless, dull

synonym - functioning as

(adj) completely empty; having no legal force or effect; (n) empty or unfilled space; 

(adj) arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement 

disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious 

synonym - pact, league, coalition

synonym - arguable, at issue

(v) to discourage 

(adj) soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless

antonyms - docile, well-behaved, predictable

synonym - embarrass, abash

(v) to run quickly, scamper, hurry

synonyms - insubordinate, rebellious, perverse

synonym - gain, achieve

(adj) full of life and vigor; courageous  

synonym - perplex, confound

antonym - set straight, enlighten

(v) to draw back suddenly, as though in fear or pain; (n) the act of drawing back in this way

(adj) easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused 

synonym - traditional, standard, customary

(v) to hurt someones feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation 

antonym - encourage, hearten

(adj) unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive 

antonym - trudge, plod, creep, crawl

(adj) not producing the desired results, unsuccessful 

synonym - flinch, shudder

synonyms - jester, dunce

antonym - in effect, teeming with, confirm

synonym - useless, vain, unproductive

(v) to puzzle completely, confuse 

(adj) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious 

antonym - parched, arid

antonym - fire-resistant, calm

synonym - wicked, malevolent, lethal

synonym - waterlogged, saturated

(adj) having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name 

(adj) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things

synonym - invalid, vacant, bare

synonym - rush, dash, scramble

(v) to give or cause something unpleasant, impose 

(n) a joining together for some common purpose 

synonym - flammable, excitable

antonym - suffer, undergo, sustain

synonym - lively, animated, gallant

(v) to obtain through special effort; to bring about

antonym - unusual, unconventional, heretical

antonym - wholesome, beneficial, benign

synonym - demoralize, dispirit