ENG II Part A Unit 6

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

We all ___ to swim and canoe there.

When is the Unit 6 test?

All of us ___ life at the lake.

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

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

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

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

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

The canoe floated placidly down the river. Placidly means:

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

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

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

The tumultuous hurricane season was finally over. Tumultuous means:

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

Sustain means:

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

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

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

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

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

The invincible athlete won three gold medals. Invincible means:

Two synonyms for cursory are:

After this summer we ___ to camp for nine years straight.

The fashion show was an ostentatious presentation. Ostentatious means:

This year we ___ our new kayak.

Meticulous means:

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

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

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