Vocabulary
Unit 3a
abridge
(v.) to make shorter
SYNONYMS: shorten, condense, abbreviate
ANTONYMS: expand, enlarge, augment
adherent
(adj.) attached, sticking to; (n.) a follower, supporter
SYNONYMS: disciple
ANTONYMS: opponent, adversary, critic, detractor
altercation
(n.) an angry argument
SYNONYMS: quarrel, dispute, squabble, fight
ANTONYMS: agreement, accord
cherubic
(adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child
with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and
innocent
SYNONYMS: angelic
ANTONYMS: impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish
condone
(v.) to regard or treat (something bad) as acceptable,
forgivable, or harmless; pardon, overlook
SYNONYMS: excuse, ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to
ANTONYMS: censure, condemn, disapprove
dissent
(v.) to disagree; (n.) disagreement
SYNONYMS: (v.) differ, dispute, friction
ANTONYMS: (v.) agree, concur; (n.) unanimity, harmony
eminent
(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
SYNONYMS: illustrious, renowned, superior
ANTONYMS: obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble
exorcise
(v.) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something
troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
SYNONYMS:
expel, dispel
fabricate
(v.) to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
SYNONYMS: put together, devise, contrive, concoct
ANTONYMS: take apart, undo, destroy, demolish
irate
(adj.) angry
SYNONYMS: incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid
ANTONYMS: calm, composed, cool, unruffled