English 9 Vocab 3 Review

famous or outstanding, distinguished

Despite the _____ of chaos, the class was actually learning!

altercation

trite

Despite his _____ appearance, Sam was actually quite the trouble-maker!

Many _____ athletes use their fame to create charitable foundations.

to steal in small quantaties

to pardon or excuse by overlooking

a split or break, a gap

to disagree; a disagreement

I don't _____ your misbehavior, but I can understand why you did it.

No one likes to hear a _____ speech because we've heard it all before.

If you have a noisy home, you may have to _____ the difficulty of a noisy environment to study.

The Grand Canyon and the Letchworth Gorge are both examples of a geologic _____.

raider, plunderer

to bring to an end

greedy overindulgence, extreme eating or drinking

an extremely poor person

a follower, a supporter

to seize and hold a position by force

to shorten

commonplace, overused

likeness, appearance

dissent

If your essay is too long, you might have to _____ it.

angelic; portrayed as a child with beautiful round face

to make, manufacture, create, invent

angry

to drive out by magic, dispose of something troubleseome

fabricate

If you got into a(n) _____, you might get suspended from school!

angry argument

Which action could land you under arrest?

irate

to overcome, rise above