Unit 7 sadler oxford level a

authorize

(v) to approve or permit; to give power or authority to

syn: order, entitle, empower
ant: forbid, ban, prohibit

culprit

(n) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some

misconduct; an offender
syn: lawbreaker, wrongdoer

dawdle

(v) to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something

than is necessary
syn: delay, loiter, dillydally
ant: hurry, hasten, speed up, bustle

dissect

(v) to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great

care
syn: examine
ant: sew together, fuse, weld

expend

(v) to pay out, spend; to use up
syn: utilize, consume, disburse
ant: save, hoard

fatatlity

(n) an event resulting in death; an accidental death
syn: casualty, mortality
ant: injury

gullible

(adj) easily fooled, tricked, or cheated
syn: trusting, innocent, naïve, credulous
ant: suspicious, skeptical

illicit

(adj) not permitted, unlawful, improper
syn: illegal, unauthorized, forbidden
ant: legal, lawful, permissible, aboveboard

immerse

(v) to plunge or dip into fluid; to involve deeply
syn: dunk, engross
ant: dredge up, pull out

inflamatory

(adj) causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or

disorder

syn: provoking, incendiary, provocative
ant: calming, soothing, lulling, quieting

memorandum

(n) a note to aid one’s memory; an informal note or report
(pl can be memorandums or memoranda)
syn: reminder

pathetic

(adj) marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to
move people emotionally; worthy of pity; woefully inadequate

syn: moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending
ant: funny, hilarious, frightening

perservere

(v) to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit

even when the going is tough
syn: plug away, pursue, stick to it
ant: give up, despair, throw in the towel, quit

prevaricate

(v) to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose
syn: fib, stretch the truth, equivocate
ant: tell the truth

quash

(v) to crush, put down completely
syn: suppress
ant: start, kindle, ignite, encourage

relish

(n) enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor
(v) to enjoy greatly
syn: (n) pleasure, gusto (v) take delight in
ant: (v) dislike, loathe, hate, despise

reminisce

(v) to recall one’s past thoughts, feelings, or experiences
syn: remember, recollect

scour

(v) to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to

move about quickly in search of
syn: scrub, search, comb
ant: dirty, soil

tribute

(n) something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment
syn: praise, honor, homage, recognition, commendation, glorification,
money, tax, levy
ant: blame, criticism, reproach

writhe

(v) to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain

or struggle
syn: twist, squirm, thrash