Vocabulary Unit 4
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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ACQUIT
- (a kwit') v. To declare someone not guilty, or to take away a penalty
- acquit is to exonerate as convict is to guilty
- The man was charged with robbery, but he was found not guilty
- and acquitted of all the charges.
DEVASTATE
- (Dev' e stāt) v. To destroy or demolish, to leave in a waste land.
- Devastate is to develop as wreck is to improve
- When countries are at war, it can devastate an economy.
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ELUSIVE
- (ē lü' siv) adj. Difficult to understand or grasp, hard to explain
- Elusive is to wily as baffling is to slippery
- The math problem was too elusive for the kid to solve.
IDOLIZE
- (i' dol īz) v. To worship a statue or figure; a person that is loved greatly.
- Idolize is to adore as despise is to disdain
- Native americans idolize many gods.
KEEPSAKE
- (kēp sāk) n. A special token or reminder
- Keepsake is to reminder as memento is to souvenir.
- My grandma's necklace is a special keepsake in our family.
OVATION
- (ō vā' shen) n. an enthusiastic way of showing appreciation or applause.
- Ovation is to hurrahs as boos is to jeers.
- After Buster Posey hit a home run the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
PLIGHT
- (plīt) n. A poor condition or state V. to solemnly vow
- Plight is to predicament as vow is to pledge
- Many animals are in plight conditions in the world.
- The president had to plight to be in office.
REVERIE
- (rev' e rē) n. To be lost in a fantasy
- Reverie is to fantasy as meditation is to daydream
- The child goes into a reverie often during class.
SCAN
- (skan) v. To skim thoroughly, to analyze the rhythm poem
- N. a quick exam
- Scan is to glance at as study is to survey
- My mom wants to scan the grocery list before going to the store.
- During my physical, my doctor gave me an eye exam.
STRIFE
- (strīf) n. a quarrel or fight
- Strife is to turmoil as peace is to agreement
- The kids at school had a bitter strife.
