English 10- Vocabulary Level E Unit 5

Antonyms: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility

Antonym: innocuous, harmless, benign

Antonyms: bold, brash, audacious,self-confident, jaunty

Synonyms: selfless

Writing is a ___ process for some authors but a laborious task for others.

After the blizzard, we had to ___ through deep snowdrifts to reach the nearest stores.

The kitchen of the French restaurant was filled with the ___ aroma of onion soup.

The 1st Amendment protects the right of free speech for everyone, even those with ___ views.

Synonyms: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn

An employer may complain of a ___ of qualified applicants for available jobs.

Antonyms: insincere, simulated, phony

Synonyms: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery

Synonyms: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency

Synonyms: (v) concur, consent, accede

Without the help of many ___ most charities would be unable to carry out their work.

Synonyms: effortless, assured, poised, specious

After spending all day with others, you may wish for a period of ___ before dinner.

Antonyms: scamper, skip, prance

Synonyms: negligent, lax, slack

Columbus spent years raising money before he was able to ___ on his perilous ocean voyage.

Most people support _____ programs to help the less fortunate of this world.

Synonyms: insufficiency, want, paucity

Few of his subordinates had the ___ to answer the general back.

People with ___ dispositions can make life miserable for those who have to work with them.

Antonyms: crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish

Synonyms: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding

Many a ___ suitor has lost his beloved to a bold rival.

Synonyms: (v) sleep; (n) tranquillity, respite

Antonyms: surrendering, submissive, yielding

All who hear of the deeds of Harriet Tubman admire her ___ courage in the face of grave danger.

Antonyms: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility

When I am ___ in doing daily chores, I have to spend a big part of the weekend catching up.

Synonyms: genuine, heartfelt

Synonyms: commence, launch, begin, board

The novelist won high praise for her ability to portray the ___ emotions of children.

Antonyms: surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance

Antonyms: (v) disagree, differ, dissent

Synonyms: patron, humanitarian

In today's busy world, where people are often heedless of others, a ___ act is admired by all.

Antonyms: selfish, self-centered

Synonyms: unerring, certain

Antonyms: labored, awkward, halting

Antonyms: (n) exertion, wakefulness, tumult, bustle, ado

Antonyms: agreement, convergence, consistency

Some critics seem convinced that their expert knowledge makes them ___ judges of artist's work

Synonyms: venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful

Antonyms: bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid

The mortal remains of thousands who fell in America's wars ___ in Arlington National Cemetery

Synonyms: brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic

Romeo and Juliet knew they would never gain their feuding families' ___ to marry.

___ in a testimony of witnesses to a crime can have a decisive impact on the outcome of a trial

Synonym: gallant, civil, valiant

Antonyms: labored, awkward, halting

Synonyms: leniency, forbearance, gentleness

Synonyms: lumber, trudge

Synonyms: sharp, spicy, piquant, caustic, racy

Many judges are willing to show ___ to first offenders who express regret for their wrongdoing.

Antonyms: misanthrope, malefactor

Antonym: imperfect