Unit 4 #1-10

Acquit

(V.) to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave oneself

Synonyms: exonerate, dimiss

Antonyms: convict, declare guilty

Deem

(V.) to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion

Synonyms: judge, regard

Devastate

(v.) to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins

Synonyms: wreck, desolate

Antonyms: develop, improve

Discredit

(v.) to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation; (n.) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation

Synonyms: (v.) disparage

Antonyms: (v.) confirm, corroborate, bolster

Elusive

(adj.) difficult to catch or hold; hard to explain or understand

Synonyms: slippery, wily, fleeting, puzzling, baffling

Generate

(v.) to bring into existence; to be the cause of

Synonyms: create, produce, beget, cause

Antonyms: end, terminate, extinguish, stifle

Idolize

(v.) to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much

Synonyms: adore, revere

Antonyms: despise, scorn, disdain, detest

Ingratitude

(n.) a lack of thankfulness

Synonyms: thanklessness, ungratefulness

Antonyms: thankfulness, gratefulness, recognition

Keepsake

(n.) something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir

Synonyms: reminder, memento

Mortal

(n.) a being that must eventually die; (adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable

Synonyms: (n.) human; (adj.) fleeting extreme

Antonyms: (n.) a god; (adj.) undying, everlasting, eternal, divine