English 1 - Vocab 1

Some classic novels are too _________ for beginning readers to understand.

Your parents are ________ about you attending school every day.

to aid or help (as in a crime)

Tony Stark is known for his shrewd business _________, making him both successful and rich.

Ms. Fox's lack of coffee was an ____________ from her normal morning routine.

Synonyms: help, assist Antonyms: prevent, discourage

Synonyms: perplexing, obscure Antonyms: clear, easy

Ms. Fox adopts an ______________ tone when her class doesn't listen!

moderate or temperate (especially when eating)

Synonyms: artistic, inventive Antonyms: displeasing, ugly

inflexible; unyielding; a hard substance

Synonyms: freak, mistake Antonyms: usualness, conformity

Synonyms: unshakable, determined Antonyms: flexible, weak

Synonyms: inactivity, deferred Antonyms: action, continuance

Synonyms: subside, decrease Antonyms: grow, expand

Synonyms: angry, sarcastic Antonyms: happy, pleasant

Captain America felt he had no choice but to ______ Bucky, even though everyone else disagreed.

bitter or harsh in speech

My English 1 class always wants to take an _________ on Mondays.

Synonyms: sharpness, cleverness Antonyms: ignorance, stupidity

I really enjoyed the __________ view from my hotel balcony.

suspension in activity; hiatus

beautiful; an artist or lover of beauty

deviation from normal

To make or become less

I married my husband because I know my love for him will never _________.

insight; keenness of mind

puzzling or difficult to understand

I find it very hard to be __________ during Thanksgiving.

Synonyms: moderate, restrained Antonyms: gluttonous, greedy