Vocabulary Workshop Unit 3 Level D
Abridge (v) to make shorter Synonyms: shorten condense, abbreviate Antonyms: expand, enlarge, augment
Altercation (n) an angry argument Synonyms: quarrel, dispute, squabble Antonyms: agreement, accord
Condone (v) to pardon or overlook Synonyms: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to Antonyms: censure, condemn, disapprove, depreciate
Dissent (v) to disagree; (n) disagreement Synonyms: (v) differ, dispute Antonyms: (v) agree, concur; (n) unanimity, harmony
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
Rift (n) a split, break, breach Synonyms: crack, fissure, gap, cleft Antonym: reconciliation
Semblance (n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition Synonyms: appearance, air, aura, veneer, façade Antonyms: dissimilarity, contrast, total lack
Terminate (v) to bring to an end Synonyms: conclude, finish, discontinue Antonyms: begin, commence, initiate