Eminent Supporter: Understanding and Overcoming Obstacles
Explore the realm of disagreement, forgiveness, and fabrication through powerful words. Learn how to drive out troubles and support others. Gain insight on ending disputes and surpassing limitations.
Eminent Supporter: Understanding and Overcoming Obstacles
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UNIT 3 Level D
1. cherubic • Adjective • Resembling an angel portrayed as a small child with a beautiful, round, chubby face • S: angelic, seraphic • A: impish, devilish
2. condone • Verb • To pardon or overlook • S: ignore, wink at • A: condemn, disapprove
3. dissent • Verb • To disagree • S: differ, dispute • A: agree, concur • Noun • Disagreement • A: harmony
4. exorcise • Verb • To drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome or menacing • S: expel, dispel
5. fabricate • Verb • To make, manufacture; to make up, invent • S: devise, concoct • A: undo, demolish
6. obesity • Noun • Excessive fatness • S: overweight, corpulence • A: emaciation, scrawniness
7. altercation • Noun • An angry argument • S: quarrel, dispute, squabble • A: agreement, accord
8. adherent • Noun • A follower, a supporter • S: disciple • A: opponent, adversary, rival • Adj. • Attached, sticking to
9. semblance • Noun • A likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition • S: appearance, air, aura, facade • A: dissimilarity, contrast
10. terminate • Verb • To bring to an end • S: conclude, finish, discontinue • A: begin, initiate, commence
abridge • V • To make shorter w/o losing the sense • An oppressive government may abridge the liberties of the people. • An abridged version of a text may help younger readers comprehend it. • T-P-S: syns & ants
maraud • V • To raid, steal, or plunder • N • A raider or robber • Small, defenseless fish like sardines are prey to every hungry marauder in the sea. • Marauding pirates destroyed the island. • T-P-S: syns
pilfer • V • To steal in small quantities • A homeless person may attempt to pilfer an apple from a local farmer. • Time has a way of slowly pilfering our youth from us. • T-P-S: syns
surmount • V • To overcome an obstacle / rise above • A person who is determined learns to surmount setbacks in life. • When they surmounted the ridge, a beautiful sunset awaited. • T-P-S: syns
usurp • V • To seize by force or w/o right • The Hanoverian dynasty usurped the Stuarts. • A rival team may try to usurp your title as champions! • T-P-S: syns
eminent • (adj) famous, distinguished • A group of eminent scientists met to discuss long-term changes in Earth’s climate. • T-P-S: syns & ants
irate • (adj) angry • Students who plagiarize and copy their work can make professors irate. • T-P-S: syns & ants
pauper • (n) an extremely poor person • During the Great Depression, many people were reduced to leading the desperate life of paupers. • T-P-S: syns & ants
rift • (n) a split / break • Failure to repay a loan can result in an angry rift between longtime friends. • T-P-S: syns
trite • (adj) overused, stale, cliché • When writing, be especially careful to avoid using trite expressions so that you’re work stands out. • T-P-S: syns & ants