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Unit 5 Vocabulary

Published on Feb 03, 2016

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ANECDOTE

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF AN INCIDENT IN SOMEONE'S LIFE; SYNONYM: TALE, STORY, YARN
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CONSOLIDATE

TO COMBINE, UNITE; TO MAKE SOLID OR FIRM; SYNONYM: MERGE, STRENGTHEN; ANTONYM: SEPERATE, SCATTER
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COUNTERFEIT

AN IMITATION DESIGNED TO DECEIVE; NOT GENUINE; ILLEGAL COPY; SYNONYM: FALSE, PHONY; ANTONYM: REAL, AUTHENTIC
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DOCILE

EASILY TAUGHT, LED, OR MANAGED; OBEDIENT; SYNONYM: PLIANT, TEACHABLE; ANTONYM: WAYWARD, DISOBEDIENT
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DOMINATE

TO RULE OVER BY STRENGTH OR POWER, CONTROL; TO TOWER OVER, COMMAND DUE TO HEIGHT; SYNONYM: CONTROL, GOVERN, OVERLOOK
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ENTREAT

TO BEG, IMPLORE, ASK EARNESTLY; SYNONYM: PLEED, BESEECH; ANTONYM: CLAMOR FOR
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FALLIBLE

CAPABLE OF BEING WRONG, MISTAKEN OR INACCURATE; SYNONYM: IMPERFECT, ERRANT; ANTONYM: FOOLPROOF, UNFAILING, FLAWLESS

FICKLE

LIABLE TO CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY, ERRATIC, MARKED BY A LACK OF CONSTANCY OR STEADINESS, INCONSISTENT; SYNONYM: CAPRICIOUS, INCONSTANT, FAITHLESS; ANTONYM: CONSTANT, STEADY, INVARIABLE
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FUGITIVE

ONE WHO FLEES OR RUNS AWAY; FLEETING LASTING A VERY SHORT TIME; WANDERING, DIFFICULT TO GRASP; SYNONYM: RUNAWAY, ELUSIVE; ANTONYM: LASTING, PERMANENT
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GRIMY

VERY DIRTY; SYNONYM: FILTHY, SOOTY, SOILED; ANTONYMS: SPICK AND SPAM, SPOTLESS

IOTA

A VERY SMALL PART OR QUANTITY; SYNONYM: SPECK, DAB, JOT, BIT; ANTONYM: DELUGE, AVALANCHE, GLUT

MAUL

TO BEAT OR KNOCK ABOUT, HANDLE ROUGHLY, TO MANGLE; SYNONYM: ROUGH UP, MANHANDLE, BATTER;
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POTENTIAL

POSSIBLE; ABLE TO HAPPEN; SYNONYM: POSSIBILITY, CAPABILITY; ANTONYM: REAL, UNLIKELY, IMPOSSIBLE

RADIANT

SHINING, BRIGHT; GIVING FORTH LIGHT OR ENERGY; SYNONYM: GLOWING, DAZZLING, BRILLIANT; ANTONYM: DULL, TARNISHED, LACKLUSTER
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RURAL

RELATING TO FARM AREAS AND LIFE IN THE COUNTRY; SYNONYM: COUNTRIFIED, RUSTIC; ANTONYM: URBAN, METROPOLITAN, CITIFIED
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SUBSTANTIAL

LARGE, IMPORTANT, SIGNIFICANT, NOT IMAGINARY; SYNONYM: CONSIDERABLE, TANGIBLE, BIG; ANTONYM: MINOR, INSIGNIFICANT
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TACTFUL

SKILLED IN HANDLING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS OR PEOPLE, POLITE; SYNONYM: DIPLOMATIC, DISCREET; ANTONYM: CLUMSY, GAUCHE, INDISCREET
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TAMPER

TO INTERFERE WITH, TO MEDAL RASHLY OR FOOLISHLY WITH; SYNONYM: MONKEY WITH, MESS WITH;
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ULTIMATE

LAST, FINAL; MOST IMPORTANT OR EXTREME; SYNONYM: FURTHEST, TERMINAL; ANTONYM: FIRST, INITIAL, NEAREST
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UNCERTAINTY

DOUBT, STATE OF BEING UNSURE; SYNONYM: DOUBTFULNESS, HESITATION; ANTONYM: SURENESS, CERTAINTY, CONFIDENCE