Name: _________________________________ Period: _____________ Date: ______________ English 1 Vocabulary Unit 6
1. Marauder ​
______ a raider, plunderer
SYNONYMS: looters, pirates
2. Gluttony ​
______ habitual greed or excess in eating
SYNONYMS: greed, overeating
3. Pauper ​
______ an extremely poor person
SYNONYMS: person in poverty
ANTONYMS: millionaire, tycoon 4. Pilfer ​
______ to steal in small quantities
SYNONYMS: rob, swipe, filch
5. Rift​
______ a gap, break, breach
SYNONYMS: split, crack, gap, fissure ANTONYM: reconciliation
6. Semblance ​
______ a likeness; an outward appearance
SYNONYMS: appearance, air, aura, facade
7. Surmount ​
______ to overcome, rise above
SYNONYMS: conquer, triumph over ANTONYMS: be vanquished,
defeated
8. Terminate ​
______ to bring to an end, to end
SYNONYM: conclude, finish, discontinue
commence
ANTONYMS: begin,
9. Trite ​
______ overused, stale; commonplace
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SYNONYMS: corny, banal
ANTONYMS: original, novel, fresh 10. Usurp ​
______ to seize a position by force or without right
SYNONYM: seize illegally, commandeer, supplant
Sentences: ​
Write one sentence for each vocabulary word (10 in total). Pay close
attention to the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective). You will turn this sheet in on
Friday.
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