Unit 8 Vocabulary #11-20

warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life.

synonyms: hostile, bellicose

• manacle

• nimble

• martial

• onset

the smallest possible amount; the lowest permissible or possible.

synonyms: least

• perishable

• partition

• retrieve

• minimum

quick and skillful in movement; agile; clever

synonyms: lively, keen, flexible

• nimble

• jovial

• template

• sinister

the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault

synonyms: outset, commencement

• pertition

• onset

• perishable

• retreive

something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; to divide or subdivide into parts or shares.

synonyms: divider, separation

• partition

• perishable

• manacle

• template

likely to spoil or decay

synonyms: short-lived, fleeting

• template

• taut

• perishable

• retrieve

to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good

synonyms: regain, fetch, remedy, rectify

• retrieve

• sinister

• onset

• partition

appearing evil of dangerous; threatening evil or harm

synonyms: frightening, ominous

• nimble

• template

• taut

• sinister

tightly drawn, tense; neat in good order

synonyms: tight, strained, orderly, shipshape

• perishable

• taut

• minumum

• martial

a pattern, typically in the form of metal, wood, or plastic; something that is used as a model to imitate.

synonyms: mock-up, stencil, guide, shape, mold

• retreive

• sinister

• template

• innovation