Sadlier Level F Unit 3

Definitions

100

To coax using flattery

Wheedle

200

Not favoring one side or the other

Noncommittal

300

To ameliorate, make better

Expiate

400

To give a particular attribute to something or someone

Ascribe

500

A tendency or habit

Proclivity

Complete the Sentence

100

People who share a powerful experience may prefer to ____ with each other rather than talk to others.

Commiserate

200

Lin's ____ arrival at the meeting - a lucky stroke of coincidence - meant that we had an unexpected opportunity to benefit from her extensive experience.

Adventitious

300

Apple juice that may not be sweet enough to drink can be stored in vats to allow it to ____ into vinegar.

Ferment

400

Much to the surprise of the medical team, the frail old man's grasp on life was anything but ____.

Tenuous

500

Although the monarch is the ____ leader of the kingdom, the real power lies with the eleven members of the royal council.

Nominal

Synonyms

100

A synonym for "embezzle"

Peculate

200

A synonym for "adaptation"

Acculturation

300

A synonym for "loathe"

Abominate

400

A synonym for "exhort"

Enjoin

500

A synonym for "aplomb"

Sangfroid

Antonyms

100

An antonym for "direct"

Circuitous

200

An antonym for "gentle"

Vitriolic

300

An antonym for "intentional"

Inadvertent

400

An antonym for "hamper"

Expedite

500

An antonym for "loyal"

Seditious

Part of Speech

100

Part(s) of speech of "peculate"

Verb

200

Part(s) of Speech of "Expiate"

Verb

300

Part(s) of Speech of "Proclivity"

Noun

400

Part(s) of speech of "sangfroid"

Noun

500

Part(s) of Speech of "Noncommittal"

Adjective