Duplicate of Vocab Level E Unit 1, 2, & 3

Definition: inflicting or aiming at punishment

During an ___ winter, heavy snowfalls may bring highway traffic to a standstill.

Definition: to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

Many American graduates ____ abroad before they begin working full-time at home.

Dictators try to ____ their subjects into obedience by threatening them or their families.

Even the most renowned art experts were completely taken in by the forger's ____.

Antonyms: peaceful, conciliatory, placid

After a month without a date, I decided that my social life was definitely in a ____ period.

Synonyms: clever

Definition: to make larger, increase

Definition: unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

Synonyms: annoy

Antonyms: befriend, attract, captivate

We hope that students at other schools in our city will follow our ___ in volunteer work.

Synonyms: decease, passing away

Negotiators have come up with a ____ agreement.

Definition: to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

Synonyms: rich, plentiful, abundant

What word is best described by the image?

What word best represents the picture?

The first landing on the moon, in the summer of 1969, ____ the nation.

Definition: intended to decieve or entrap; sly; treacherous

The mayor gave a final ___glance at the text of her speech before going to the podium.

Antonym: advance, evolve, progress

In most cultures, people try to ____ the customs of their ancestors.

The residents of the Mississippi delta showed remarkable ____ during and after the flood.

The accident victims will seek ____ for the injuries they suffered in the train crash.

What word best represents the picture?

Antonyms: inflexible

We found it difficult to believe that our good friends could be capable of such ____.

Definition: an external appearance, cover, mask

Definition: not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

Risking one's own life to save the lives of others is considered the ____ of selfless valor.

Definition: stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

Lawyers are paid to ______ legal papers and explain the fine print to their clients.

Antonyms: hostile

Synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

Which word is best represented by the picture?

A best friend off the tennis court can also be a fierce _______ on it.

Definition: having a deep-seated distaste; opposed unwilling

Definition: refined in manner or style, suave

Definition: possible, able to be done

What word is best represented by the picture?

They were too proud to give any _____ intimation of their financial difficulties.

Individuals who live to be very old may eventually find themselves completely _____ of friends.

Definition: to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

Definition: kindly, charitable

What word best represents the picture?

Definition: a moving force, impulse, stimulus

Definition: so unimportant that it can be disregarded