Vocabulary List 4A

  1. acquit (v)

    • Definition: To declare not guilty; free from blame; discharge completely.

    • Synonyms (S): exonerate, dismiss

    • Antonyms (A): convict, declare guilty

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  1. deem (v)

  • Definition: To think, believe; to consider; to have an opinion.

  • Synonyms (S): judge, regard

  1. devastate (v)

  • Definition: To destroy; to leave in ruins.

  • Synonyms (S): wreck, desolate

  • Antonyms (A): develop, improve

  1. discredit (v)

  • Definition: To throw doubt upon; cause to be distrusted; damage in reputation.

  • Noun form (n): A loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation.

  • Synonyms (S): (v) disparage Antonyms (A): (v) confirm, bolster

  1. elusive (adj)

  • Definition: Difficult to catch or hold; hard to explain or understand.

  • Synonyms (S): slippery, willy, fleeting, puzzling, baffling

  1. generate (v)

  • Definition: To bring into existence; to be the cause of.

  • Synonyms (S): create, produce, cause

  • Antonyms (A): end, terminate, extinguish, stifle

  1. idolize (v)

  • Definition: To worship as an idol; make an idol of; to love very much.

  • Synonyms (S): adore, revere

  • Antonyms (A): despise, scorn, disdain, detest

  1. ingratitude (n)

  • Definition: A lack of thankfulness.

  • Synonyms (S): thanklessness, ungratefulness

  • Antonyms (A): thankfulness, gratefulness, recognition

  1. keepsake (n)

  • Definition: Something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir.

  • Synonyms (S): a reminder, memento

  1. mortal (n)

  • Definition: A being that must eventually die; Related (adj): Of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable.

  • Synonyms (S): (n) human; (adj) fleeting, extreme

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