Class D Vocabulary List 33 Definitions
Replace
Request
Union
complicate
conscience
Replace (re·place) verb
Word family:replacement-noun
Definition: to remove someone or something and put a new one it its place. 2. To put something back where it belongs.
Antonyms: leave alone
1. I need to replace the broken light bulb.
2. We replace the furnace filter every three months.
3. Computers have replaced people in many jobs.
Requst (re·quest) noun/verb
Word family: n/a
Definition: to ask for something politely or formally
Antonyms: answer/reply
1. You must make a written request to take a day off.
2. I request that you call if you are not coming to school.
3. At a dance, you can make a request for the DJ to play your favorite song.
Union (un·ion) noun
Word family: unionized-adjective
Definition: an organization of workers.
Antonyms: management
1. The pilots union went on strike.
2. Is there a union at your job?
3. If you join a union, you will pay union dues to be a member.
Complicate (com·pli·cate) verb
Word family: complication-noun/ complicated-adjective
Definition: to make difficult
Antonyms: simplify
1. Having many deductions complicates your tax return forms.
2. The directions to set up the computer were complicated.
3. Working two jobs, taking care of your family, and going to school complicates your life.
Conscience (con·science) noun
Word family: n/a
Definition: moral sense
Antonyms: immorality
1. A person with a guilty conscience might confess to a crime they committed.
2. Your conscience helps you figure out what is right and wrong.
3. What would you conscience tell you to do if a child was locked in a car on a hot day?
