1. adhere (v) to stick to, remain attached; to be devoted or loyal as a follower or supporter

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1 Unit Thirteen Grade Six 1. adhere (v) to stick to, remain attached; to be devoted or loyal as a follower or supporter syn: cling, hold fast ant: unfasten, unglue, abandon, betray Ex. You must adhere to the schedule. 2. affirm (v) to declare to be true, state positively; to confirm syn: assert, ratify ant: deny, disavow, reject, veto, disallow Ex. She affirmed that they were to meet at 3:00 on Friday. 3. atrocity (n) an extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel act; something very bad or unpleasant syn: outrage, enormity, monstrosity ant: good deed, kindness, kind act Ex. The atrocity of the living conditions in the village moved the philanthropist to donate millions to improving conditions there. 4. audition (n) a trial hearing for a performer (v) to conduct or perform such a hearing syn: (n) try out, screen test Ex. We had to audition for parts in the musical.

2 5. cope (v) to struggle successfully against; to prove to a match for, deal with satisfactorily (n) a long religious cloak; a canopy syn: (v) make do, manage, get along, handle Ex. It was difficult to cope with the death of her grandfather. 6. deter (v) to discourage, scare off, or prevent through fear or doubt ant: encourage, urge on Ex. I had to deter them from eating trick or treat candy that was unwrapped. 7.disquieting (adj) causing uneasiness or worry syn: troubling, disturbing, alarming ant: calming, reassuring, soothing, comforting Ex. The horror film was disquieting. I did not sleep for days. 8. empower (v) to give power or authority to; to enable; to permit syn: authorize, license ant: forbid, prohibit, ban, disqualify Ex. Listening to the amazing politician speak empowered her and motivated her to go into politics herself.

3 9. fluent (adj) speaking or writing, easily and smoothly, flowing gracefully syn: eloquent, articulate, glib ant: halting, tongue tied, choppy Ex. As students writing becomes more sophisticated, it becomes more fluent and less choppy. 10. lag (v) to move slowly or fall behind; to bring up the rear (n) a falling behind; the amount by which someone or something is behind; an interval syn: (v) trail, straggle (v and n) delay ant: (v) keep up, outstrip, outdo Ex. The boy lagged behind in the laps which promoted his gym teacher to spur him on a bit. 11. mangle (v) to injure very seriously by cutting, tearing, crushing, and so forth; to bring to ruin syn: damage, mutilate, butcher, disfigure, rend Ex. The car was mangled after its collision with a telephone pole. 12. misapprehension (n) a wrong idea, misunderstanding syn: misconception Ex. She heard the tine wrong, and the misapprehension caused them to miss the movie.

4 13. optimist (n) one who expects things to turn out for the best; someone who looks on the bright side of things ant: pessimist, prophet of doom Ex. She was an optimist and preferred to see the good in things. 14. prowl (v) to roam about stealthily in search of something syn: rove, skulk, slink, lurk Ex. The wolf prowled around in search of his dinner. 15. stupefy (v) to make stupid, dull, or groggy; to surprise or astonish syn: stun, daze, shock, amaze, astound ant: awaken, arouse, stimulate, enliven Ex. The girl was stupefied after taking the allergy medicine. She was so groggy that she could not concentrate. 16. sulky (adj) in a bad or nasty mood, resentful; gloomy syn: grouchy, sullen, peevish, petulant ant: cheerful, sociable, sunny, amiable Ex. Some people become sulky when they lose a game.

5 17. supplement (n) something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack; a section added to a book or document (v) to provide such an addition or completion syn: (n) addition, extension (v) add to Ex. Some people take supplements to add missing nutrients to their diet. 18. surge (v) to have a heavy, violent, swelling motion (like waves) (n) a powerful forward rush syn: (v) flood, rush, burst, gush (n) wave ant: (v) recede, ebb (n) recession, slow down Ex. She felt a surge of adrenaline as she hit the homerun to win the game. 19. trait (n) a quality of characteristic (especially of personality); a distinguishing feature Ex. One trait of felines is that they have whiskers. 20. unscrupulous (adj) dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles syn: crooked, corrupt, shady ant: fair, honest, trustworthy, aboveboard Ex. The unscrupulous man tried to swindle the old woman out of all her money.

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