Vocabulary List 4A

1. Acquit

• Part of Speech: Verb

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

• Synonyms (S): Exonerate, dismiss

• Antonyms (A): Convict, declare guilty

2. Deem

• Part of Speech: Verb

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

• Synonyms (S): Judge, regard

3. Devastate

• Part of Speech: Verb

• Definition: To destroy; to leave in ruins.

• Synonyms (S): Wreck, desolate

• Antonyms (A): Develop, improve

4. Discredit

• Part of Speech: Verb/Noun

• Definitions:

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

  • Noun: A loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation.

• Synonyms (S): (Verb) Disparage

• Antonyms (A): (Verb) Confirm, bolster

5. Elusive

• Part of Speech: Adjective

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

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

6. Generate

• Part of Speech: Verb

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

• Synonyms (S): Create, produce, cause

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

7. Idolize

• Part of Speech: Verb

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

• Synonyms (S): Adore, revere

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

8. Ingratitude

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Definition: A lack of thankfulness.

• Synonyms (S): Thanklessness, ungratefulness

• Antonyms (A): Thankfulness, gratefulness, recognition

9. Keepsake

• Part of Speech: Noun

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

• Synonyms (S): A reminder, memento

10. Mortal

• Part of Speech: Noun/Adjective

• Definitions:

  • Noun: A being that must eventually die.

  • Adjective: Of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable.

• Synonyms (S): (Noun) Human; (Adjective) Fleeting, extreme

• Antonyms (A): (Noun) A god; (Adjective) Undying, everlasting, eternal, divine