abrasion abrasive A wearing away or rubbing away by friction A sore or Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms A wearing away or rubbing away by friction A sore or A scrape abrasion 1) abrasive Natalie fell during the basketball game and got an abrasion on her knee. No antonym for “abrasion” BUT since abrasive = irritating, its antonym would be agreable, soothing or calm. Antonyms

clad Clothed or covered Dressed; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms Clothed or covered Dressed; clad 2) Clad in a black rubber suit, the diver jumped from the side of the rescue boat. exposed; undressed Antonyms

corroborate To provide evidence to make something more certain Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms To provide evidence to make something more certain To confirm; To substantiate corroborate 3) Because he was standing at the stop light when the accident happened, Harry could corroborate the driver’s statement. To disprove; To discredit Antonyms

cursory Done in a hurry and with little attention to detail Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms Done in a hurry and with little attention to detail Superficial; haphazard cursory 4) Sherlock Holmes made a cursory search of the bedroom before going into the dining room to question the family. Careful; Thorough; Meticulous Antonyms

dehydration dehydrate To remove water from; To dry out; To dessicate; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms To remove water from; To become dry To dry out; To dessicate; To parch dehydration dehydrate 5) The processing plant dehydrates vegetables that are used in the popular soups sold in our grocery store. To hydrate To wet To soak Antonyms

derive To take or receive from a source; To infer; To gather; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms To take or receive from a source; To get through reasoning To infer; To gather; To deduce derive 6) Physicists have derived the existence of black holes, in part, from Einstein’s ideas about relativity. To misunderstand; To disregard; To ignore Antonyms

electrify To wire with electric power; To astonish; To amaze; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms To wire with electric power; To thrill or to shock To astonish; To amaze; To energize electrify 7) The ice skater’s performance which included a layback spin and several perfectly executed triple axels electrified the crowd. To bore; To be commonplace; Antonyms

endeavor To attempt earnestly or whole-heartedly Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms To attempt earnestly or whole-heartedly To strive toward a goal; To work diligently; To try endeavor 8) The ice skater’s performance which included a layback spin and several perfectly executed triple axels electrified the crowd. To be lazy; To be lackadaisical; Antonyms

gingerly Cautious or very careful; Delicately; Guardedly; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms Cautious or very careful; Done with extreme caution or concern Delicately; Guardedly; gingerly 9) My mother ran her tongue gingerly over the spot where her tooth had been removed and winced. Carelessly; Rashly; Antonyms

grimace To make a face of pain, disgust, or contempt to sneer; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms To make a face of pain, disgust, or contempt to sneer; To scowl; To pout; grimace 10) When the doctor described the painful tested she would need, Cheryl grimaced only once. To smile; Antonyms

gruesome Causing shock or horror Horrific; Terrifying; Lovely; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms Causing shock or horror Horrific; Terrifying; gruesome 11) The accident was too gruesome to look at. Lovely; Delightful; Beautiful; Antonyms

inventory A list of possessions or goods on hand; A reserve; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB A list of possessions or goods on hand; The stock of goods on hand To count the goods on hand Synonyms A reserve; A supply To itemize (v) inventory 12) The store’s inventory of sheets and blankets was low after the sale. ??? Antonyms

simulate Simulated; Simulation To take on the qualities of another; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms To take on the qualities of another; To imitate; To pretend To mimic; To copy; To duplicate; To counterfeit; But not to emulate! simulate 13) Simulated; Simulation AstroTurf simulates real grass. To be genuine Antonyms

succumb To give up or to give in to; To die To yield; To surrender; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms To give up or to give in to; To die To yield; To surrender; succumb 14) To live; To resist; I finally succumbed to my love of chocolate even though I was dieting! Antonyms

surmise To suppose something without sufficient evidence; Unit 2 Vocab – The Iceman for VOCAB Synonyms To suppose something without sufficient evidence; A guess To hypothesize; To guess A hypothesis; surmise 15) To research; To deduce; To conclude Helen surmised her guests were late because of the traffic on 285! Antonyms

X = % 75 Scores How did you do? -0 = 100% -1 = 99% -2 = 97% -3 = 96% = % 75 -0 = 100% -1 = 99% -2 = 97% -3 = 96% -4 = 95% -5 = 93% -6 = 92% -7 = 91% -8 = 89% -9 = 88% -10 = 87% -11 = 85% -12 = 84% -13 = 83% -14 = 81% -15 = 80% -16 = 79% -17 = 77% -18 = 76% -19 = 75% -20 = 73% -21 = 72% -22 = 71% -23 = 69% -24 = 68% -25 = 67% -26 = 65% -27 = 64% -28 = 63% -29 = 61% -30 = 60% -31 = 59% -32 = 57% -33 = 56% -34 = 55%

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