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Unit 3 Definitions
Unit 4 Definitions
Complete the Sentence
Choose the Right Word
All Mixed Up
100
An angry argument
What is altercation?
100
Approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; to get at, obtain
What is access?
100
I ate so much food at the buffet that I am definitely guilty of _________________.
What is gluttony?
100
A (marauder, cherubic) boarded the ship and stole all the gold and silver.
What is marauder?
100
Resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
What is cherubic?
200
To drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing or oppressive
What is exorcise?
200
Determined in advance by destiny or fortune
What is fated?
200
We passed a ________________ on the street that was begging for spare change.
What is pauper?
200
I tried to express my (condone, dissent) with the committee's decision, but I was overruled.
What is dissent?
200
My parents have always made it clear to us that they will not (condone, fabricate) disrespectful behavior.
What is condone?
300
To steal in small quantities
What is pilfer?
300
To mislead by a trick, swindle
What is hoodwink?
300
If you continue to let your fears ____________ you, you will never be able to get over them and move on.
What is daunt?
300
The most (auspicious, intrepid, cherubic) day of my life was the day I became the first in my family to graduate from college.
What is auspicious?
300
If you show up late for work one more time, we will _________________ your employment.
What is terminate?
400
Commonplace, overused, stale and a split, break or breach
What is trite? What is rift?
400
To run off and hide and Hard to do, requiring much effort
What is abscond? What is arduous?
400
After stealing the car, I was charged with _____________, but I received a ______________ at the trial when the judge came down with the flu.
What is larceny and reprieve?
400
The (revile, pompous, pliant) man spoke to us as if we were not worthy of his precious time.
What is pompous?
400
A follower, supporter; attached sticking to And Wilma Rudolph had to __________ childhood illness and injuries to go on and win three Olympic medals.
What is adherent? what is surmount?
500
A likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition and To seize and hold a position by force or without right and To make shorter
What is semblance? What is usurp? What is abridge?
500
To make right, correct and A very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster and Not having life; without energy or spirit
What is rectify? What is precipice? What is inanimate?
500
In order to __________ the time it would take to get home, we took a shortcut, but we became extremely __________ when we found out the road was closed and we would be in the car even longer!
What is abridge and irate?
500
The (adherent, prototype) of the new model of car was (fabricated, surmounted) by Ford and was designed by the most (intrepid, eminent) group of engineers they could find.
What is prototype, fabricated, eminent?
500
After working for two hours to _______________ myself from the net my friends had trapped me in, I began to ______________ them with mean and nasty names. And The ______________ firefighter rushed into the home to save the puppy even as other watched the entire house _______________ in front of their eyes. And _____________ ruled as the government fell and the ______________ minds of the people were easily influenced by the dictator trying to take over.
What is disentangle, revile, intrepid, incinerate, anarchy, pliant?