English Vocabulary Unit 8

Not skillful or graceful; hard to handle; embarrassing

SYNONYMS: clumsy, ungainly, bumbling, inept, unskilled; difficult, unmanageable
ANTONYMS: graceful, skillful, pleasant, handy, manageable

1. To make short, sharp sounds by rattling or banging together; to speak or move with confused, noisy sound
2. a hard, rattling sound; busy excitement; noisy chattering

SYNONYMS: to rattle, chatter; a racket, commotion

1. showy in appearance; splendid; brave or full of spirit, showing courtesy; very attentive
2. a fashionable young gentleman; a suitor

SYNONYMS: dashing, valiant, heroic, daring; polite, considerate, chivalrous
ANTONYMS: afraid, cowardly, timid, selfish, rude; a slob, hobo

Only moderately warm, not hot but not cold; without enthusiasm.

SYNONYMS: tepid, halfhearted
ANTONYMS: steaming hot, boiling, icy, freezing; eager, enthusiastic

In great supply, easily available; more than enough

SYNONYMS: ample, abundant, bountiful
ANTONYMS: scarce, rare, meager

1. a portion of food allowed for one meal or one day; food or supplies; a share
2. to pass out in limited portions; to limit the use of

SYNONYMS: an allowance, share, allotment, provisions; to parcel, divide, dispense

1. to hold back or set aside; to save for future use
2. something set aside for a certai purpose; something stored for later use

SYNONYMS: to store, retain, stash, withhold; a supply, stock
ANTONYMS: to splurge, squander, waste, use

a learned person; an expert in a field of study; someone who studies with a teacher; a student who gets a gift of money to pay for education.

SYNONYMS: a sage, professor, authority, pupil

To burn slowly, with smoke but no flame; to exist in a suppresed state; to show suppressed feelings

SYNONYMS: to simmer, fester, seethe, fume, stew
ANTONYMS: to blaze, to explode

1. to walk or march slowly and with difficulty or tiredness
2. a long, tiring walk

SYNONYMS: to plod, slog, tramp, a hike
ANTONYMS: to prance, race, hurry

1. a person who chooses to join or to do a service; someone who gives time or effort without pay
2. to offer one's services; to do or say freely

SYNONYMS: an unpaid person; o enlist
ANTONYMS: an employee, draftee; to force, draft

1. Feeling tired, worn out; having no more patience
2. To make tired; to grow tired

SYNONYMS: exhausted, drained, fatigued, drooping, sleepy
ANTONYMS: fresh, lively, energetic, tolerant; eo enliven, energize