ENG II Part A Unit 6

The woman gave an incendiary speech at the meeting that indicted all members of the council. Incendiary means:

The tumultuous hurricane season was finally over. Tumultuous means:

When is the Unit 6 test?

The servant could only cower before the powerful king. Cower means:

"Showing extreme care about minute details." In the context of this sentence, minute means:

The children were oblivious to their teacher's wishes. Oblivious means:

Sustain means:

The assistant’s perfunctory greeting told me my meeting with the president would not take place. Perfunctory means:

If you persevere with your practice, you might actually become very good at playing violin. Persevere means:

The medicine’s efficacy should be tested over time in different laboratories. Efficacy means:

This year we ___ our new kayak.

Two synonyms for cursory are:

After her surgery, my grandmother's speech was surprisingly lucid. Lucid means:

After this summer we ___ for nine years straight.

By this time next year, you ______ your training as a pastry chef.

The eminent professor left the stage, and everyone stood up to applaud and pay their respect. Eminent means:

Please remember that we _______ to float before we learned to swim.

Mrs. Fuller’s fastidiously listed every possible consequence of the dam’s construction. Fastidiously means:

She dementedly talked on and on about her failed math test. Dementedly means:

The union representative proposed the employee ________ 40 hours a week maximum.

I am pretty sure Ms. Apple’s birthday _____ last week

Because of your phone call, she ______ the last train into town last night.

If Emma _____ just a little older, she could watch that scary movie alone.

If someone ______ in favor of the project last month, it would have passed now.

Since they ______ all of the water, now we need to send someone to refill the bucket at the fountain.

The agitators did everything they could to stir people to rebel against authorities. Agitators means:

The invincible athlete won three gold medals. Invincible means:

Meticulous means:

The doctor told me he ______ of a new therapy for this condition.

All of us ___ life at the lake.

I ______ for clues in the students’ room tomorrow morning.

The fashion show was an ostentatious presentation. Ostentatious means:

If my cat _____ less picky with his food, my life would be much easier.

The canoe floated placidly down the river. Placidly means:

During the long spelling bee, the young contestant was indefatigable. Indefatigable means:

The exam room felt hot and oppressive: I could not wait to leave. Oppressive means:

Claire told me she ________ she would not be invited to this wedding.

New York is a cosmopolitan city where all cultures and traditions meet. Cosmopolitan means:

We all ___ to swim and canoe there.