Search Vocabulary – Schreiner



Search Vocabulary – Schreiner

Book F, Unit # 8

Word List

1. acrimonious – (adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

2. bovine – (adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

3. conducive – (adj)tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable

4. consternation – (n) dismay, confusion

5. corpulent – (adj) fat; having a large, bulky body

6. disavow(ed) – (v) to deny responsibility for or connection with

7. dispassionate – (adj) impartial; calm free from emotion

8. dissension – (n)disagreement, sharp difference of option

9. dissipate(d) – (v) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

10. élan – (n) an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair

11. expurgate(d) – (v) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

12. gauntlet – (n) an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

13. hypothetical – (adj) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

14. ignoble – (adj)mean, low, base

15. impugn(ed) – (v) to call into question; attack as false

16. intemperate – (adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

17. odium – (n) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

18. perfidy – (n) faithlessness, treachery

19. relegate(d) – (v) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

20. squeamish – (adj) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

21. subservient – (adj)subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient

22. susceptible – (adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

Vocabulary Assignment Book F, Unit # 8

Filling in the Blanks

Choose the word from this unit that best completes each sentence.

1. I am not trying to _____________ his truthfulness, but I still do not see how the facts support his claims.

2. Under the American form of government, all branches of the military are clearly ____________ to the civilian authority.

3. Because Vidkun Quisling betrayed his country, Norway, to the Nazis, his name has become a symbol of _________________.

4. People with a tendency toward being ___________________ must wage a lifelong struggle against rich foods.

5. Our discussion that day was a(n) __________________ one, based on the possibility – still far from definite – that I would take the job.

6. Last-minute cramming for examinations is scarcely __________________ to earning high grades.

7. Thomas Bowdler ___________________ Shakespeare’s plays because he felt that they were unfit to “be read aloud in a family.”

8. The figure-skating champion performed with such ___________________ that the other competitors seemed tame and lifeless in comparison.

9. To the __________________ of the people in the stands, the lion leaped out of the cage and bounded toward the exit.

10. Though her overall position seemed to be sensible, her language was so tactless and _____________ that people wouldn’t support her.

11. Anyone as ________________ as Pete will have trouble accustoming himself to the sights, sounds, and smells of hospital work.

12. She is a person of such fine moral standards that she seems incapable of a(n) ___________ act.

13. Now that these ugly facts about his business dealings have come to light, I must __________ my support of his candidacy.

14. The job of cleaning up the field and the stands after the big game was _____________ to the freshmen.

15. We have had enough of high-powered, excited oratory; what we need now is a(n) _________________ examination of the facts.

16. He is so ____________________ to flattery that with a few complimentary words I can get him to do almost anything I want.

17. Far from presenting a unified front, the party is torn by all kinds of strife and __________.

18. The bold candidate threw down the _________________ and dared her opponent to face her in a televised debate.

19. Vigorous debate is fine, but is there any real need for such outlandishly strident and _________________ name-calling?

20. Instead of using all their forces in one concerted attack on the enemy, they ____________ their strength in minor engagements.

21. The _______________________ for this tragic failure does not belong to any individual or small group but to the community as a whole.

22. Although she seems rather plodding in her behavior and rarely becomes excited, I think it is unfair to call her “___________________.”

Synonyms

Choose the word from this unit that is most nearly the same in meaning as the groups of expressions.

1. to disown, disclaim, retract, abjure 1_____________________________ 1

2. to transfer, consign; to demote, banish 2_____________________________ 2

3. secondary; useful; servile, obsequious 3_____________________________ 3

4. to challenge, deny, dispute, query, question 4_____________________________ 4

5. a dare, provocation; a trial, punishment 5_____________________________ 5

6. vulnerable to, receptive impressionable 6_____________________________ 6

7. to purge, censor, bowdlerize 7_____________________________ 7

8. betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity 8_____________________________ 8

9. assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional 9_____________________________ 9

10. abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy 10_____________________________10

11. unbiased, disinterested cool, detached 11_____________________________11

12. inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid 12_____________________________12

13. to disperse, strew, diffuse; to waste 13_____________________________13

14. nauseous, queasy; delicate, oversensitive; priggish 14_____________________________14

15. verve, dash, zest, panache, brio 15_____________________________15

16. shock, amazement, bewilderment 16_____________________________16

17. strife, discord, contention 17_____________________________17

18. beneficial, contributive, fostering 18_____________________________18

19. biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish 19_____________________________19

20. overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly 20_____________________________20

21. stolid, dull, slow, stupid 21_____________________________21

22. excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate 22_____________________________22

Antonyms

Choose the word from this unit that is most nearly the opposite in meaning as the groups of expressions.

1. gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial 1_____________________________ 1

2. moderate, restrained, cool and collected 2_____________________________ 2

3. to acknowledge, admit, grant, certify 3_____________________________ 3

4. esteem, admiration, approbation 4_____________________________ 4

5. faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness 5_____________________________ 5

6. admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble 6_____________________________ 6

7. to gather, collect; to conserve, husband 7_____________________________ 7

8. slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated 8_____________________________ 8

9. actual, real , tested, substantial 9_____________________________ 9

10. lifelessness, listlessness, enervation 10_____________________________10

11. resistant, immune 11_____________________________11

12. primary, principal; bossy, domineering 12_____________________________12

13. unhelpful, unfavorable, hindering, blocking 13_____________________________13

14. committed, engaged; partial, biased 14_____________________________14

15. agreement, accord, harmony 15_____________________________15

16. alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick 16_____________________________16

Choosing the Right Word

Encircle the boldface word that more satisfactorily completes each sentence.

1. The retiring coach said he no longer had the stomach to run the (gauntlet, odium) of critics who assailed him after every loss.

2. It is not for me to (expurgate, impugn) his motives, but how could anyone except an overambitious scoundrel have misled his friends in that way?

3. I am not ordinarily a (corpulent, squeamish) person, but the sight of the terrible automodile accident haunted me for weeks.

4. My Spanish friend Pablo Rivera finds it hard to understand the (odium, dissension) attached to bullfighting in most non-Hispanic countries.

5. I noticed with some distaste how her usually overbearing manner became (susceptible, subservient) when our employer joined the group.

6. Though I was annoyed by the child’s behavior, the father’s outburst of anger seemed to me deplorably (intemperate, bovine).

7. A certain amount of disagreement is healthy in any organization, but in our club (dissension, perfidy) has become almost a way of life.

8. Try your best to subdue your natural reluctance and make a (squeamish, dispassionate) decision that will be in your son’s best interests.

9. A policy that is beneficial to some individuals and groups may not be (conducive, acrimonious) to the economic health of the entire nation.

10. Aren’t you going a little far when you accuse me of (consternation, perfidy) because I didn’t vote for you in the beauty contest?

11. By reference to (hypothetical, ignoble) cases, you may be able to clarify the difference between “murder” and “manslaughter” for the law students.

12. Not too long ago in our society, a (corpulent, bovine) body was generally admired as a sign of prosperity and physical vigor.

13. Imagine our (consternation, dissension) when the brakes failed and we headed full speed toward the busy intersection!

14. Students who have been well trained in the social sciences should not be (susceptible, ignoble) to the cheap fallacies of racism.

15. It is not the quality of her voice, which is only average, but the (perfidy, élan) with which she performs that makes her such a favorite.

16. There is often a thin line between the kind of debate that is spirited and useful and that which is (acrimonious, conducive) and nonproductive.

17. The estate he had inherited from his father was (dissipated, disavowed) in a long series of impractical and/or mismanaged business enterprises.

18. Their (susceptible, bovine) stares and obvious inability to understand the seriousness of the situation made me doubt their mental capacity.

19. Far from being (ignoble, dispassionate), her failure after making a valiant effort may serve as an inspiration to young people.

20. If we are going to be required to perform a(n) (expurgated, relegated) version of the play, then I think it is not worth doing.

21. When Mr. Kummer saw my pathetically inept efforts to prepare a banana split, I was (impugned, relegated) to the ranks of the unemployed.

22. The prisoner attempted to (disavow, dissipate) his confession on the grounds that he had not been informed of his legal rights.

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