Unit 7 Vocabulary #11-20

a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report

synonyms: reminder

• memorandum

• persevere

• prevaricate

• quash

marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity; woefully inadequate or lacking.

synonyms: moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending

• scour

• relish

• pathetic

• immerse

to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quite even when the going is tough

synonyms: plug away, pursue, stick to it

• relish

• persevere

• testimonial

• writhe

to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose

synonyms: stretch the truth, equivocate

• relish

• quash

• prevaricate

• gullible

to crush, put down completely

synonyms: suppress

• quash

• relish

• persevere

• pathetic

enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; to enjoy greatly

synonyms: pleasure, gusto; take delight in

• writhe

• testimonial

• scour

• relish

to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences

synonyms: remember, recollect

• reminisce

• scour

• writhe

• quash

to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of

synonyms: scrub, search, comb

• scour

• testimonial

• writhe

• persevere

a statement that speaks to a person's character or to the benefits of a product; expressing the value and worth of someone or something

synonyms: memorial, tribute, evidence, statement

• pathetic

• testimonial

• memorandum

• immerse

to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle

synonyms: twist, squirm, thrash

• writhe

• testimonial

• scour

• quash