Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level B Unit 9

Question 1

Syn. mistreated, ground underfoot

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Downtrodden

Question 2

To thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

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Flounder

Question 3

Ant. nonessential, unnecessary

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Vital

Question 4

to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly

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Accelerate

Question 5

to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; a petty objection

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Quibble

Question 6

Syn. wallow, struggle

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Flounder

Question 7

Ant. nurture, promote, encourage

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Erode

Question 8

to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly

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Accelerate

Question 9

Having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial

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Crucial

Question 10

Treated unfairly or cruely; oppressed

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Downtrodden

Question 11

Of less than normal strength or; of no importance

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Puny

Question 12

to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off

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Stifle

Question 13

Happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal

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Casual

Question 14

Fill in the blank. The hikers needed to _____ their pace once it was clear that it would rain.

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Accelerate

Question 15

Fill in the blank. The treaty is of ____ importance to the security of our nation.

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Vital

Question 16

lifelike, vivid; relating to thepictorial arts

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Graphic

Question 17

Syn. Lure, lead on

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Entice

Question 18

sad, gloomy, unhappy; sadness, gloominess

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melancholy

Question 19

Fill in the blank. The students volunteered to ___ the neighborhood for our candidate

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Canvass

Question 20

Horrible, revolting, ghastly

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Gruesome

Question 21

to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail

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Canvass

Question 22

royal, kinglike; fit for a king

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Regal

Question 23

Syn. majestic, stately, princely, august

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Regal

Question 24

To make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat

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Parch

Question 25

Ant. pleasant, delightful, appealing

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Gruesome

Question 26

Ant. dull, boring, unrealistic, colorless

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Graphic

Question 27

Fill in the blank. The climbers were exhausted by their ___ and quickly fell asleep.

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Ordeal

Question 28

To wear away gradually, eat away

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Erode

Question 29

to continue steadily in a course of action, refuse to stop or be changed; to last, remain

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Persist

Question 30

One who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part

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Bystander

Question 31

to approve, give formal approval to, confirm

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Ratify

Question 32

A difficult or painful experience, a trial

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Ordeal

Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level B Unit 9

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Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level B Unit 9

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