Sadlier Vocabulary - Unit 5 (O)

(n.) An object made long ago; something made in the past

(adj.) from the past; very old

• baggage

• contemporary
• antique
• modern

(n.) suitcases, packages, equipment, or other items travelers carry; things that get in the way

• digest

• baggage

• haste

• lash

(n.) a shortened version of previously published writings; a magazine that publishes such short versions

(v) to understand or grasp idea; to breakdown within the body for nourishment

• summarize
• antique

• establish

• digest

(v) To set up, start, organize, or bring about; to prove beyond doubt

• confirm
• disprove
• ignore
• establish

(adj.) lasting for all time; with no beginning or end; continuing forever; seeming to be endless.

• temporary
• finite
• transient
• eternal

(n.) speed or quickness of motion; overeager action without caution.

• caution
• deliberation
• slowness
• haste

(adj.) steamy or heavy with moisture; moist or damp.

• humid
• dry
• arid
• barren

(v.) to whip or strike; to scold; to strap down with rope or cord.

(n.) a whip; a blow made by or as if by a whip; an eyelash.

• lash
• unwise

• to praise

• sensible

( v.) to be against, resist, object to; to be in direct contrast with.

• support
• agree
• oppose
• assist

(n.) a person or group that goes first to explore, open, prepare, or settle an area; someone who breaks new ground, as in science or ideas.

• settler
• nomad

• follower

• pioneer