Sadlier Vocabulary - Unit 10 (Blue)

(v.) to do away completely with something; to put an end to.

• abolish
• continue
• promote
• establish

(n.) a sincere or strong request for something that is needed; a quality or ability that attracts or interests people; a request to a higher court for review of a legal decision.

(v.) to ak strongly for help, understanding, or something else needed; to be attractive or interesting; to request review of a legal decision.

• demand
• petition
• request
• appeal

(adj.) easily broken, snapped, or cracked; not flexible.

• flexible
• sturdy
• brittle
• pliable

(v.) to criticize a person or action as wrong, guilty, or evil; to judge as guilty and to punish.

• exonerate
• approve
• reward
• condemn

(v.) to move to a lower place from a higher one; to come or be handed down from the past.

• rise
• descend
• elevate
• ascend

(n.) a ruler or leader who has total power.

• president
• dictator
• monarch
• governor

(v.) to open up, make or grow larger; to develop.

• contract
• reduce
• diminish
• expand

(n.) a severe shortage of food over a large area.

• famine
• surplus
• feast

• plenty

(adj.) easily moved or carried.

• heavy
• immovable

• portable
• stationary

(n.) an animal hunted as food by another; someone or something that is helpless against attack.

(v.) to hunt for food; to harm, rob, or take advantage of.

• scavenger
• prey
• hunter
• predator