ant: (v) whisper (n) murmur Ex. The deer bellowed a warning so that his herd might escape the predator.

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1 Unit Ten Grade Seven 1. bellow (v) to make a sound similar to a bull, roar (n) a loud, angry roar syn: (v) yell, bawl, holler (n) howl ant: (v) whisper (n) murmur Ex. The deer bellowed a warning so that his herd might escape the predator. 2. beneficiary (n) one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like syn: recipient, heir Ex. The beneficiary named in the insurance policy will receive the money. 3. botch(v) to repair or patch poorly, make a mess of (n) a hopelessly bungled job syn: (v) to foul up, bungle, mangle Ex. The writer botched the essay because they did not prewrite properly and the ideas were scattered haphazardly throughout the paper. 4. clutter (v) to fill or cover in a disorderly way (n) a state of disorder, mess syn: (v) litter (n) confusion ant: (n) order, tidiness, neatness Ex. Before the canned goods were shelved, the aisles were cluttered with boxes.

2 5. dilapidated (adj) falling apart or ruined, run down syn: in disrepair, deteriorated, gone to seed ant: shipshape, trim Ex. No one could live in the dilapidated farmhouse. 6. dismantle (v) to take apart; to strip of something syn: disassemble ant: put together, assemble, construct Ex. I had to dismantle the puzzle to put it back in the box. 7. farce (n) a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or farfetched humor; a ridiculous sham syn: buffoonery, mockery ant: tragedy, melodrama, tearjerker Ex. The movie with Will Farrell was a farce. 8. futile (adj) not successful, failing to have any result; useless, unimportant, frivolous syn: fruitless, vain, ineffective ant: successful, effective Ex. Waving your arms in an attempt to fly is futile.

3 9. grueling (adj) very tiring, calling for extreme effort syn: exhausting, punishing, taxing ant: easy, effortless Ex. Climbing the steep mountain in subzero temperatures was grueling. 10. hospitable (adj) offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange syn: gracious, cordial, courteous ant: unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly Ex. It is expected that a host will be hospitable toward his guests. 11. lair (n) the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout syn: nest, burrow, hideaway Ex. To avoid capture, the criminals escaped to their hidden lair. 12. lavish (adj) overly generous, extravagant; abundant (v) to spend or give freely or without limit syn: (adj) excessive, profuse ant: (adj) stingy, meager (v) begrudge, stint, deny Ex. The dancer received lavish compliments after she performed the difficult number.

4 13.morbid (adj) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome syn: depressed, unsound, ant: wholesome, healthy, cheerful, blithe Ex. The boy was so morbidly obsessed with video games that he never left his room. 14. notorious (adj) widely known because of bad conduct syn: disgraceful, infamous, disreputable ant: unknown, obscure, respectable Ex. The mobster became notorious after his killing spree. 15.pamper (v) to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward syn: coddle, cater to, indulge ant: abuse, maltreat, mistreat, discipline Ex. The pampered dog had his own room in the house and a closet full of toys. 16. parasite (n) an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person syn: sponger, freeloader, leach Ex. The parasite took all of the nutrients intended for the animal.

5 17.shirk (v) to avoid or get out of doing work; neglect a duty; to sneak, slink syn: duck, sidestep ant: fulfill, perform, shoulder, take on Ex. When he shirked his chores, he got in trouble. 18. surplus (n) an amount beyond what is required, excess (adj) more than what is needed or expected syn: (n) glut, surfeit, overage ant: (n) shortage, lack, dearth, paucity Ex. There was a surplus of paper so it was donated to a school that needed it. 19. timidity (n) the state of being easily frightened syn: fearfulness, faintheartedness ant: fearlessness, boldness, intrepidity Ex. She had to overcome her timidity to give the speech in front of the class. 20. veto (n) the power to forbid or prevent (v) to prohibit, reject syn: (v) turn down, nix, forbid ant: (v) approve, endorse, ratify, confirm Ex. The principal did veto the students request to have McDonald s delivered daily for lunch.

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