Level G Unit 11 (all)

(v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void; revoke

SYN: annul, revoke

ANT: renew, ratify

(adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing

(n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness; harshness

SYN: rigor, harshness

ANT: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience

(v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish

(n.) gloss, brightness, luster; shine; buff

SYN: (v.) shine, buff

ANT: (v.) dull, abrade

(n.) a small group working in secret; gang

SYN: ring, gang, plot, conspiracy

(adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory

(n.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish; scrumptious

SYN: (adj.) scrumptious

ANT: (adj.) repugnant, repulsive, distateful

(v.) to express mild disapproval; to belittle; deplore; frown upon

SYN: deplore, frown upon

ANT: smile on, approve

(n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction; wreckage; ruins

SYN: wreckage, ruins, rubble

(adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling; exhilarated

SYN: exhilarated, elated

ANT: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blase

(adj.) drawn from different sources; (n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources; selective

SYN: (adj.) selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose

ANT: (adj.) uniform, monolithic

(adj.) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness; soft

SYN: soft, flabby

ANT: hard, solid

(adj.) having little or no money; impoverished

SYN: impoverished, indigent

ANT: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich

(adj.) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

SYN: ineluctable, obdurate

ANT: avoidable, yielding, pliant

(adj.) dying, on the way out

SYN: obsolescent

ANT: thriving

(n.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard

SYN: sorcerer, conjurer

(adj.) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty; weighty

SYN: weighty

ANT: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing

(adj.) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

ANT: devoid of, lacking

(n. pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything; basics

SYN: basics, fundamentals

(v.) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody; segregate

SYN: segregate, isolate, closet

(v.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan; sift

SYN: sift, strain, filter, sort

Often with no legal or moral grounds, the U.S, government would abrogate treaties made with Native Americans.

The new filtering system is capable of cleaning and deodorizing the ambient air.

The asperity of the drama critic's statements undermined the young actors confidence.

The hotel manager ordered the waiters to burnish all the brass candlesticks before the formal banquet

The burnish on the metal frame had faded with age and neglect.

The members of the cabal met at an unknown location for the purpose of fixing prices and stifling competition.

The banquet ended with a truly delectable dessert made of peaches, raspberries, and ice cream.

The eatery attracted customers with a mouth-watering display of delectable in its front window.

The administration deprecate such foolish practices as the hazing of new students.

Pieces of people's homes, furniture, and toys could be seen in the detritus of the landslide.

After a string of very favorable reviews, the dance company was in ebullient mood for weeks.

Standford White developed an eclectic style of architecture that made use of classic and modern elements.

The critics accused the composer of being a mere eclectic with no original style of her own.

Because the injured bodybuilder had not worked out for weeks his muscles grew flaccid.

In my present impecunious state, I will not be able to pay for dinner.

In the Greek tragedies, nothing could save characters like Oedipus Res from their inexorable fates.

In the age of electronic communication, writing letters by hand seems to be a moribund custom.

When the stock market began to tumble, some desperate investors resorted to necromancer for financial advice.

Informing patients of bad news is an onerous duty that every doctor has to perform.

Since rumors were fire, the president announced that the company had been bought out by its major competitor.

At a very young age, the girl learned the rudiments of chess from her father, a professional palyer.

The parties agreed to sequester the disputed funds pending a decision by the court.

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