Vocabulary 5A

1. Vocabulary5A abrupt - intricate

2. abrupt • adjective • occurring quickly and • without warning • synonyms: sudden, • unexpected • The car came to an abrupt stop when it met the wall.

3. animosity • noun • feeling ill will or • resentment • synonyms: hostility, • hatred • The Bears and the Packers occasionally feel animosity towards each other.

4. chaotic • adjective • in a state of utter • confusion • synonyms: disordered, • confused • The riots downtown made the entire area chaotic.

5. cordial • adjective • warm and friendly • synonyms: genial, • amiable • Dinner parties usually succeed if the host creates a cordial atmosphere.

6. dominate • verb • exercise a commanding • influence over • synonyms: rule, • control • Alexander the Great dominated the known world by the time he was 33.

7. embarrassment • noun • state of being • self-conscious • synonyms: chagrin, • unease • Brittany felt embarrassment when she watched the game later.

8. extinct • adjective • no longer existing • synonyms: dead, • defunct • Like dinosaurs, dodo birds and European cave lions are now extinct.

9. gratify • verb • give pleasure or • satisfaction to • synonyms: please, • delight • Seeing their students succeed and graduate gratifies most teachers.

10. habituate • verb • make someone used • to something • synonyms: accustom, • acclimate • Astronauts practice underwater to habituate themselves to weightlessness.

11. intricate • adjective • having many interrelated • parts; difficult to • understand • synonyms: complex, • complicated • Analog clocks have very intricate works inside to keep accurate time.

12. Don’t get confused! • raise • verb • lift up • raze • verb • tear down • completely • rays • noun • beams of light