Vocabulary Power Plus: Level 3-Lesson 3

The boy ___ at his mother when she corrected his bad manners in front of everyone.

The Air Force pilot waited for ___ flight conditions before setting out on a dangerous mission.

Two synonyms for: bona fide.

The Amazon rain forest is an incredibly ___ ecosystem; it overflows with a variety of life.

Synonym for: parochial.

The old lady discovered a ___ letter from Abraham Lincoln in her attic; it's a real treasure!

Two antonyms for: pedestrian.

Antonym to: ambiguous.

Synonym for: antithesis.

Much to her ___, Charles laughed at how stupid she was, which made Emma furious.

For some, American society in the 1950s was deeply frustrating, conformist, narrow and ___.

Holden realizes that sometimes it is better to ___ from the truth than to hurt someone.

Antonym to: cataclysm.

Labels are supposed to clarify, not ___.

Two synonyms for: fecund.

When the audience fell asleep, the director realized that his film was ___.

Hate is not the ___ of love, apathy is.

Antonym to: glower.

The earthquakes in Mexico are ___ which no one could have predicted.

Two synonyms for: deviate.

Antonym to: obfuscate.

The candidate's ___ comments tended to confuse the issue even more.

The priest's sermon at church on Sunday morning was meant to ___ the congregation.

The poor, homeless beggar ___ the rich man for food and money, but was ignored.

The scientist noticed two tiny ___ buds on the main trunk of the plumeria tree.