Unit 10 Vocabulary - Weebly
Unit 10 Vocabulary
English 11 CP
I. Definitions - Use a dictionary to match the definitions to the word in the word bank.
accrue annotation antediluvian bedlam covert
debonair dun efficacious equanimity fortuitous
gist gratuitous imperious invective motley
munificent procrastinate provocative recondite reprobate
sedentary inimical
l. (adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire ____________
appetite; irritating, annoying; (n.) something that provokes or stimulates
2. (adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in ____________
one place
3. (adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling ____________
4. (adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted ____________
5. (v.) to delay, put off until later ____________
6. (adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding, profound, ____________
abstruse
7. (adj.) extremely generous, lavish ____________
8. (adj.) unfriendly, hostile; harmful, unfavorable ____________
9. (adj.) showing great diversity or variety; composed of different elements ___________
or many colors; (n.) a multicolored woolen fabric; a jester’s costume, a
jester; a mixture of odd elements
10.(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) ____________
abusive, vituperative
11. (n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) ____________
wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn
12. (adj.) relating to or typical of ancient times; antiquated ____________
13. (n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic ____________
14. (v.) to demand insistently, especially payment of a debt; (n.) creditor ____________
(adj.) dark, dull, drab, dinghy, blackish
15. (v.) to grow or accumulate in the course of time; to happen as a natural ____________
result
16. (adj.) effective, producing results ____________
17. (n.) the essential part, main point or essence ____________
18. (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a ____________
literary work
19. (adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished (in ____________
manners and appearance)
20. (n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion ____________
21. (adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; ____________
(n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place
22. (adj.) accidental, happening by chance ____________
II. Completing the sentence – select the best word from the word bank for each sentence.
l. This research program is entirely devoted to developing a drug that will be ____________ in the treatment of arthritis. 2. The editorial on “Legal Rights for Teenagers” was so _______________ that it brought n more letters to the editor than any other single article we published all year.
3. The kinds of books I enjoy reading range from light and airy comedies to _______________ studies of social and philosophical problems.
4. No sooner had the incorrigible old ________________ gotten out of jail than he returned to the wicked ways that had landed him there in the first place.
5. My opponent’s last speech was filled with such wild charges, acrimonious language, and bitter ________________ that I walked out of the room without even trying to reply.
6. The ________________gift of the Mellon family made it possible to set up the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
7. We have seen her accept victory with grace; now can she face defeat with _________?
8. It is up to the courts to decide how far police authorities may go in making use of _____________ means of surveillance to catch criminals.
9. Although their language was deliberately _______________, I did not allow it to cause me to lose my self-control.
10. As the British writer W.S. Maugham once observed, human nature is a (n) ______________ collection of strengths and weaknesses, foibles and fortes.
11. Our meeting seemed at the time to be entirely _____________ but I learned later that it was the result of a careful plan.
12. Their methods of running the family business are not just out-of-date; they are positively _________________.
13. Think of the great advantages that will ___________ to all of us if we can carry out a truly effective program to conserve and maintain our natural resources.
14. The basic theory of the United States Constitution is that concentration of power in any one branch of the government is _______________ to freedom.
15. ______________ broke out in the meeting hall as the speaker tried vainly to be heard over the angry shouting of the audience.
16. In view of the fact that I have been driving for many years without having a single accident, his advice on how to handle a car seemed entirely ______________
17. If you resent being ____________ by trades people, why not try paying your bills on time?
18. Although she said nothing to indicate her true feelings, the expression on her face gave away her __________________ sympathy for the young culprits.
19. It will be helpful if you can state the _____________ of his arguments in a few sentences.
20. Daily exercise is recommended particularly for people whose occupations are for the most part _____________________.
21. She is a leader who can command loyalty and instant obedience without resorting to abusive language, threats, or a (n) _____________________________ manner.
22. His elegant appearance was matched by the ______________ ease and polish of his manners.
23. Anyone who _____________ when the opportunity to make a very profitable deal presents itself is not going to be notably successful in the business world.
24. The revolutionary forces were a (n) _____________ group, made up of people of all ages, backgrounds, and political sympathies.
25. Next day, the instructor returned my theme with a number of comments, queries, and other ________________ penciled in the margin.
III. Synonyms – select the word that is the same as the given clues.
1. stimulating, arousing; vexing, galling; a stimulus, incentive ________________
2. vituperation, abuse; a diatribe, philippic ________________
3. variegated; heterogeneous, diverse; a fool ________________
4. the substance, essence, core, nucleus ________________
5. seated, sitting; stationary, static ________________
6. immoral, corrupt; a scoundrel, blackguard ________________
7. composure, tranquility, imperturbability ________________
8. bounteous, generous, lavish, liberal ________________
9. to stall, temporize, delay, dillydally ________________
10. to hound, pester, harass, and nag ________________
11. effective, effectual; potent, powerful ________________
12. antagoinistic; deleterious, pernicious ________________
13. commotion, pandemonium; chaos, anarchy ________________
14. domineering, overbearing, magisterial; urgent, imperative ________________
15. superannuated, archaic, antiquated ________________
16. abstruse, esoteric, arcane ________________
17. undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa ________________
18. a critical or explanatory footnote ________________
19. unjustified, uncalled-for, unwarranted; voluntary ________________
20. gracious, suave, urbane; carefree ________________
21. accidental, unintentional, chance, random ________________
22. to accumulate, to result, proceed from ________________
IV. Antonyms – select the best choice for a word that is opposite from the clues given.
l. intentional, deliberate, premeditated ________________
2. simple, easy to understand, uncomplicated ________________
3. justified, warranted ________________
4. friendly, favorable, beneficial, salutary ________________
5. active, peripatetic, migratory, vagrant ________________
6. a tribute, panegyric, encomium ________________
7. uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic ________________
8. fawning, obsequious; humble, unassuming ________________
9. boorish, churlish, distraught, agitated ________________
10. stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious ________________
11. peace and quiet, order, tranquility ________________
12. modern, up-to-date, state-of-the-art ________________
13. open, overt, undisguised ________________
14. upright, virtuous, moral; a saint ________________
15. excitability, flappability, agitation ________________
16. ineffective; worthless, useless ________________
17. dull, insipid, bland, un-stimulating ________________
18. to strike while the iron is hot ________________
19. to dwindle, decrease, diminish, and lessen ________________
20. bright, gaudy, flashy ________________
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