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Identify the best synonym for the term used in the statements below. Vocabulary PracticeDirections: Identify the best synonym for the term used in the statements below. Because the salesman was amoral, his consistent bad choices cost him his job.Slyb. Steady c. Unethicald. Dependable 2) The mayor of San Antonio is the epitome of a good citizen; she has been in office for over ten years.Exemplarb. Traditionc. Opposited. Unlikely3) My encounter with Malik in Los Angeles supermarket surprised me, since I thought he still lived in Chicago.Idea b. Meeting c. Recognitiond. Oddity 4) My neighbors amiable dog greets me when I return from school with a wagging tail.Intelligentb. Heartlessc. Good-naturedd. Energetic Directions: Using the answer lines provided, complete each item below using terms from the vocabulary box. absolveadamantamiableamoralanimosityantagonisteccentricencounterepitomemalign5) The ______________________ millionaire dressed so shabbily that every ______________with him convinced us that he was poor.6) Hiroshi felt such ______________________ toward his sister that he never says a single king thing about her.7) Wally is so ___________________ that he doesn’t even want to be ____________________(ed) of guilt for all the times he has lied, cheated, or stolen. 8) Since the congresswoman was ___________________ in opposing the nuclear power plant, the plant’s owners regarded her as their biggest _________________________. Directions: Identify the best antonym for the term used in the statements below. 9) In the ring, the two boxers were antagonist, but in their private lives, they were close friends.Opponentb. Allyc. Competitord. Enemy10) The vicious Hollywood reporter often maligns movie stars, forever damaging their public images.Slanderb. Praisesc. Discoversd. Realizes11) Since there was not enough evidence of his guilt, the jury had to absolve Mr. Melman for murder.Accuseb. Clearc. Informd. Acquit12) The bad feelings of Romeo and Juliet’s families went back so many years that no one knew what originally caused the animosity.Admirationb. Dislikec. Feard. AnnoyanceDirections: Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term, using context clues from the passage.In 1830, a Massachusetts farmer named Joseph Palmer moved to the city, only to find that people continually reacted to him with anger and hatred. Why? Palmer certainly wasn’t a(n) (1) ___________________________ man--no, he had a strong sense of right and wrong. He was a friendly (2) ____________________________ person as well. And on the whole, Palmer was the (3) ________________________ of a normal citizen, living a typical life with his family. Yet his neighbors crossed to the other side of the street to avoid an (4) ______________________ with him. ................
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