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Discover the abundant opportunities and privileges that await as you navigate through barriers with grace. Capture picturesque moments and create memories. Let your imagination conceive new ideas and formalize plans as you inquire and explore. Enjoy the beautiful and charming slumber of life's scenic delights.
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Vocabulary Unit 15 February 10, 2014
Abundant • (adj.) large or more than enough; plentiful • There was an abundant amount of food at the restaurant. • SYNONYMS: bountiful, generous • ANTONYMS: limited, meager, sparse, scarce
Barrier • (n.) something that blocks or bars movement or passage • The mountains acted as a barrier to the wind. • SYNONYMS: wall, obstacle, barricade, roadblock, obstruction, restraint • ANTONYMS: entrance, passageway
Conceive • (v.) to start something; to think up or begin to understand • I began to conceive a plan on how to get all my work done. • SYNONYMS: form, formulate, develop, devise, imagine, think
Formal • (adj.) following strict rules or customs; requiring fancy clothes and fine manners • The club members were required to follow a formal dress code. • SYNONYMS: official, conventional, standard; proper, fancy • ANTONYMS: informal, unofficial; casual
Inquire • (v.) to ask about • The detective has begun to inquire about the crime. • SYNONYMS: investigate, question, examine, explore, interrogate
Penalize • (v.) to punish • Our teacher will penalize us for incomplete work. • SYNONYMS: discipline, chasten • ANTONYMS: reward
Picturesque • (adj.) charming, quaint • The little town is so picturesque. • SYNONYMS: beautiful, pretty, lovely, striking, vivid, scenic, delightful • ANTONYMS: ugly, drab, dull, grim, unpleasant, distasteful
Predator • (n.) one that destroys or devours others; an animal that stalks and eats other animals • A snake is a predator of mice and other rodents. • SYNONYMS: thief, bandit • ANTONYMS: prey, victim
Privilege • (n.) a special right, benefit, or permission • The players who arrived first got the privilege of choosing the nicest uniforms. • SYNONYMS: advantage, honor
Slumber • (v.) to sleep lightly • The baby will slumber for a while after lunch. • (n.) a sleep or light sleep • The cat lay in slumber for most of the afternoon. • SYNONYMS: nap, doze, rest, snooze • ANTONYMS: awake, arouse, stir; awareness