Vocabulary-Level Blue, Unit 12

abuse

(n.) improper, wrong, or cruel treatment;
insulting language
(v.) to put to bad use;
to hurt or damage by treating badly

appliance

(n.) a machine or tool used to do a household job

confirm

(v.) to agree or prove that something is true;
to make sure, remove any doubt

daze

(v.) to stun or confuse
(n.) a state of confusion

flimsy

(adj.) not strong or solid;
poorly made;
not convincing

gauge

(n.) a standard measure used to tell size, thickness, and so on;
an instrument used to measure
(v.) to measure;
to estimate

migrant

(n.) an animal or person that moves from one region to another as the seasons change;
a farmworker who moves seasonally to pick different crops

neutral

(adj.) not taking any side in a disagreement or war;
in-between, lacking distinction;
not in gear

pitiless

(adj.) showing no sorrow or regret for another's suffering or troubles

presentable

(adj.) fit to be seen or inspected

rotate

(v.) to turn around a central point;
to alternate

shred

(n.) a thin strip;
a tiny piece or amount
(v.) to rip up;
to cut or tear into thin strips or small pieces

synonyms: abuse

misuse, mistreatment, to harm, injure, to insult

antonyms: abuse

care, support, to cherish, honor, praise

synonyms: appliance

a device, utensil, contraption, gadget

synonyms: confirm

to verify, support, assure, to check

synonyms: daze

to numb, shock, astound, baffle, bewilder, to trance, stupor

synonyms: flimsy

thin, light, weak, rickety, feeble, shabby, shoddy

antonyms: flimsy

strong, sturdy, sound, convincing

synonyms: gauge

to scale, rule, yardstick

synonyms: migrant

a traveler, nomad, drifter

synonyms: neutral

uninvolved, uncommitted, impartial, open-minded, indefinite, vague

antonyms: neutral

involved, committed, opinionated, heated, bold

synonyms: pitiless

cold, merciless, heartless, unsparing, cruel

antonyms: pitiless

kind hearted, merciful, sympathetic

synonyms: presentable

suitable, proper, respectable, passable

antonyms: presentable

shabby, improper, unfit, unacceptable

synonyms: rotate

to circle, twirl, spin, to change, switch

synonyms: shred

to scrap, tatter, bit, fragment

antonyms: shred

a whole, to fix, mend, repair

The ______ of power is a danger in any government.

abuse

If you _______ your privileges, they may be taken away.

abuse

It seemed an awfully big claim for such a little ______.

appliance

The press secretary refused to ______ the report.

confirm

Some predators _______ their prey with a blow to the head.

daze

When I heard that I had won the prize, I walked around in a ______.

daze

I don't think my teacher believed my _______ excuse for not doing my homework.

flimsy

A rain _______ measures rainfall.

gauge

The cat seemed to _______ the distance before jumping onto the windowsill.

gauge

We passed a field full of ________ picking berries.

migrant

Switzerland remained _______ in World Wars 1 and 2.

neutral

The audience booed the ________ villain.

pitiless

My parents insisted that I wear _______ clothing.

presentable

Do you know how long it takes Earth to _______ once?

rotate

Not a _______ of evidence was found.

shred

The aid will _____ the company's old files.

shred