Homework 1C-Definitions, Synonyms, Antonyms
Word Bank—
revert
hover
rubble
jostle
servile
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Vocabulary Unit 1
laggard
vigil
plaudits
wrangle
preclude
DEFINITIONS, SYNONYMS, and ANTONYMS . . .
1. _______________ a noisy quarrel
2. _______________ a person who moves slowly or falls behind
3. _______________ a watch [esp. at night]; any period of watchful attention
4. _______________ agree, concur [antonym]
5. _______________ applause, enthusiastic praise or approval
6. _______________ boos, disapproval, ridicule [antonym]
7. _______________ broken stone or bricks; ruins
8. _______________ cheers, acclaim
9. _______________ early bird [antonym]
10. _______________ falling behind, slow to move, act, or respond
11. _______________ help, promote, facilitate [antonym]
12. _______________ hinder, check, stop
13. _______________ linger, waver, seesaw
14. _______________ masterly, overbearing [antonym]
15. _______________of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial; lacking
spirit or independence, abjectly submissive
16. _______________progress, advance [antonym]
17. _______________ push
18. _______________relapse, regress
19. _______________ slavish, groveling, fawning
20. _______________ slowpoke, straggler
21. _______________ sluggish
22. _______________ soar [antonym]
23. _______________ squabble, bicker
24. _______________ swift, speedy, prompt [antonym]
25. _______________ to compete for
26. _______________ to float/hang suspended over; to move back & forth uncertainly over or around
27. _______________ to make impossible, prevent, shut out
28. _______________ to make or force one’s way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against
29. _______________ to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd
30. _______________ to return, go back
31. _______________ wreckage, debris