Sadlier Vocabulary Unit 9 (B)

(adj.) energetic, lively, fast; cool and fresh.

• slow

• brisk

• dull
• sluggish

(v.) to feel or show great love for; to value highly; to take special care of.

• cherish
• abandon
• disregard
• neglect

(adj.) showing concern for the needs or feelings of others.

• considerate

• thoughtless

• self-centered

• selfish

(v.) to force to move or flee; to move out of position.

• displace
• to settle

• plant

• install

(n) a sudden fall from power or position; a sudden, heavy snow or rain.

• downfall
• drought
• triumph

• success

(v.) to form a rough judgement about size, quantity, or value.

• Estimate
• calibrate

• scale

• measure

(v.) to hurt someone's self-respect or pride.

• praise
• encourage
• support
• humiliate

(adj.) exactly the same, alike in every way.

• unlike

• identical
• different

• opposite

(adj.) not correct; showing bad manners or taste.

• appropriate
• acceptable
• polite
• improper

(n.) a collecting of votes; (usually plural) a place where voting takes place; a collecting of opinions.

(v.) to receive votes; to vote; to question people to collect opinions.

• report

• poll
• elongate

• lengthen