Vocabulary Unit 10

bellow (v.) (n.)

S: yell, bawl, holler

A: whisper

to make similar to that of a bull, roar; a loud, angry roar

beneficiary (n.)

S: recipient

A:

one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like

botch (v.) (n.)

S: foul up

A:

to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; a hopelessly bungled job

clutter (v.) (n.)

S: litter

A: order, tidiness, neatness

to fill or cover in a disorderly way; a state of disorder, mess

dilapidated (adj.)

S: in disrepair

A: shipshape, trim

falling apart or ruined, run-down

dismantle (v.)

S: disassemble

A: put together, assemble, construct

to take apart; to strip of something

farce (n.)

S: buffoonery

A:

a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham

futile (adj.)

S: fruitless

A: successful

not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous

grueling (adj.)

S: exhausting

A: easy

very tiring, calling for an extreme effort

hospitable (adj.)

S: gracious

A: unfriendly

offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange

lair (n.)

S: nest

A:

the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout

lavish (adj.) (v.)

S: excessive

A: stingy

overly generous, extravagant; abundant; to spend or give freely or without limit

morbid (adj.)

S: depressed

A: wholesome

in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome

notorious (adj.)

S: disgraceful

A: unknown

widely known because of bad conduct

pamper (v.)

S: cater to

A: abuse

to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward

parasite (n.)

S: sponger

A:

an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person

shirk (v.)

S: duck

A:

to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, sink

surplus (n.) (adj.)

S: glut

A: shortage

an amount beyond what is required, excess; more than what is needed or expected

timidity (n.)

S: fainttheartedness

A: fearlessness

the state of being easily frightened

veto (n.) (v.)

S: turn down

A: approve

to power to forbid or prevent; to prohibit, reject