Vocab Level E Unit 1, 2, & 3

Definition: possible, able to be done

Antonyms: porous, vulnerable

Dictators try to ____ their subjects into obedience by threatening them or their families.

Definition: a moving force, impulse, stimulus

Many American graduates ____ abroad before they begin working full-time at home.

What word is best represented by the picture?

Definition: stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

Definition: unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

Definition: to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

We found it difficult to believe that our good friends could be capable of such ____.

Antonyms: peaceful, conciliatory, placid

The accident victims will seek ____ for the injuries they suffered in the train crash.

Individuals who live to be very old may eventually find themselves completely _____ of friends.

Synonyms: clever

Definition: to make larger, increase

Definition: to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

After a month without a date, I decided that my social life was definitely in a ____ period.

What word best represents the picture?

Antonym: advance, evolve, progress

Definition: kindly, charitable

What word best represents the picture?

Synonyms: devastation, annihilation

The residents of the Mississippi delta showed remarkable ____ during and after the flood.

Definition: to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

Definition: to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

The first landing on the moon, in the summer of 1969, ____ the nation.

In most cultures, people try to ____ the customs of their ancestors.

Lawyers are paid to ______ legal papers and explain the fine print to their clients.

Definition: refined in manner or style, suave

Definition: intended to decieve or entrap; sly; treacherous

Definition: so unimportant that it can be disregarded

Antonyms: hostile

Risking one's own life to save the lives of others is considered the ____ of selfless valor.

Antonyms: befriend, attract, captivate

Definition: an external appearance, cover, mask

During an ___ winter, heavy snowfalls may bring highway traffic to a standstill.

Synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

Most people .......at the mere sound of the dentist's drill.

Definition: longing for something past; homesickness

They were too proud to give any _____ of their financial difficulties.

Definition: not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

Negotiators have come up with a ____ agreement.

Which word is best represented by the picture?

Antonyms: inflexible

The mayor gave a final ___glance at the text of her speech before going to the podium.

Definition: having a deep-seated distaste; opposed unwilling

What word is best described by the image?

Synonyms: prudently, gingerly

Synonyms: decease, passing away

Definition: inflicting or aiming at punishment

What word best represents the picture?

Antonym: compliment, praise

Synonyms: restate, recapitulate

A best friend off the tennis court can also be a fierce _______ on it.

Even the most renowned art experts were completely taken in by the forger's ____.

We hope that students at other schools in our city will follow our ___ in volunteer work.

Antonyms: careless, negligent, sloppy

Synonyms: rich, plentiful, abundant

Newspapers often publish the..........text of an important political speech.

Synonyms: annoy