Search Vocabulary – Schreiner



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Book D, Unit # 7

Word List

1. adieu – (int, n) “Farewell!”, a farewell

2. advent – (n) an arrival; a coming into place or view

3. apex – (n) the highest point, tip

4. assimilate – (v) to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully

5. bogus – (adj) false, counterfeit

6. exorbitant – (adj) unreasonably high; excessive

7. interim – (n) the time between; (adj) temporary, coming between two points in time

8. inundate – (v) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

9. malign – (v) to speak evil of, slander; (adj) evil

10. meander – (v) to wander about, wind about; (n) a sharp turn or twist

11. metropolis – (n) a large city; the chief city of an area

12. momentous – (adj) very important

13. obstreperous – (adj) noisy; unruly, disorderly

14. pensive – (adj) thoughtful; melancholy

15. perilous – (adj) dangerous

16. shoddy – (adj) of poor quality; characterized by inferior, dishonest workmanship

17. sprightly – (adj) lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful

18. surly – (adj) angry and bad-tempered; rude

19. tirade – (n) a long, angry speech, usually very critical

20. vagrant – (n) an idle wanderer, tramp; (adj) wandering aimlessly

Vocabulary Assignment Book D, Unit # 7

Filling in the Blanks

Choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. Is there anything more unpleasant than to go to a store and find yourself in the hands of a(n) ____________ salesperson?

2. The difficult choice between going to college and getting a job is indeed a(n) ______ one for a young person.

3. The record player certainly looked impressive, but its construction was so ________ that within a few months it began to fall apart.

4. Shakespeare’s wicked characters often assume the guise of kindness to cloak their ____________ natures.

5. In the __________________ between Donna’s resignation and the election of a new president, I offered to serve in that office.

6. After that ________________ charge for a simple motor tune-up, I will never deal with Parson’s Garage again.

7. Not until the band struck up a(n) _______________ tune did the wedding guests begin to laugh, dance, and have fun.

8. It takes many long hours of study to ________________ all the technical information you need to become a computer programmer.

9. King’s Highway, an old Indian trail, _______________ through Brooklyn, crossing many important streets and almost retracing its path at some points.

10. In the streets of all our great cities, you will find ____________ who wander about without homes, jobs, or friends.

11. Baby-sitters often find that children described by their parents as well-behaved become _______________ brats as soon as those parents leave.

12. Los Angeles, like every great _______________, has much to offer the visitor, as well as many difficulties and problems.

13. How can you criticize me for the way I behaved during the holdup when you your-self have never been in so ________________ a position?

14. Jill interrupted my ________________ mood with the quip, “A penny for your thoughts.”

15. The appearance of many a main street has been transformed with the ___________ of fast-food restaurants.

16. We have evidence that the ____________ “English nobleman” is really Elmer Flick, a plumber from Muncie, Indiana.

17. The people living in the valley will have to leave their homes because the area will be _______________ when a new dam is constructed across the lake.

18. It is sad to have to bid _______________ to friends who have treated us so well.

19. When the head of your golf club has reached the ___________ of the swing, pause for a second before you begin the downward motion.

20. The Senator departed from his prepared remarks to deliver an intemperate _______ attacking the administration’s foreign policy.

Synonyms

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

1. phony, fake, spurious ________________________________1

2. a peak, summit, acme; a crowning point ________________________________2

3. extreme, inordinate; overpriced ________________________________3

4. flimsy, cheap, tacky; imitative ________________________________4

5. an arrival, influx ________________________________5

6. risky, chancy, hazardous, unsafe ________________________________6

7. to submerge, deluge, swamp ________________________________7

8. “So long!”; a good-bye ________________________________8

9. a drifter, vagabond, hobo, nomad ________________________________9

10. to ramble, wander, roam, zigzag, twist _______________________________10

11. wild, rowdy, uncontrolled; riotous, noisy _______________________________11

12. dreamy, reflective, contemplative, wistful _______________________________12

13. a harangue, diatribe, tongue-lashing _______________________________13

14. to digest, incorporate; to blend in _______________________________14

15. gruff, sullen, cranky, grouchy; hostile _______________________________15

16. an interval, interlude; provisional, stopgap _______________________________16

17. to defame, vilify, badmouth; wicked _______________________________17

18. consequential, weighty, portentous _______________________________18

19. frisky, peppy, spirited, animated, buoyant _______________________________19

20. a large urban center _______________________________20

Antonyms

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

1. polite, gracious, civil; friendly, genial ________________________________1

2. a departure, going away, exodus ________________________________2

3. to proceed in a straight line ________________________________3

4. well-made, solid, durable; superior ________________________________4

5. inexpensive, affordable; reasonable ________________________________5

6. trivial, slight, inconsequential, unimportant ________________________________6

7. sullen, spiritless, dull, morose, sluggish ________________________________7

8. safe, secure, harmless ________________________________8

9. quiet, well-behaved, docile ________________________________9

10. to praise, commend; kind, benevolent _______________________________10

11. the bottom, nadir _______________________________11

12. genuine, authentic _______________________________12

13. “Hello!”; a greeting _______________________________13

14. a hamlet, village _______________________________14

15. a stay-at-home, homebody; a resident _______________________________15

Choosing the Right Word

Encircle the boldface word that more satisfactorily completes each of the following sentences.

1. I lay there quietly, looking at the clouds and allowing (vagrant, shoddy) thoughts to pass through my mind.

2. One of the glories of America has been its ability to (assimilate, inundate) immigrants from every part of the globe.

3. It was amazing to see how that quiet (pensive, exorbitant) girl changed into a tough, hard-driving leader.

4. I don’t know which was worse – your failure to keep your promise to me or your (shoddy, momentous) excuse for lying about it.

5. His talk (maligned, meandered) aimlessly through memories of his youth, descriptions of his children, and criticisms of the administration.

6. Though Grandmother is well into her eighties, she is still as (exorbitant, sprightly) as a teenager.

7. I have no respect for a person who is unfailingly courteous to his superiors but (sprightly, surly) to the employees under him.

8. With the (tirade, advent) of competitive team sports for girls, our school’s athletic budget may have to be readjusted.

9. When the new recruits refused to budge from their foxholes, the enraged sergeant let loose with a(n) (apex, tirade) of insults and abuse.

10. The by-laws state that any member who speaks in a(n) (obstreperous, perilous) manner is to be quieted by the sergeant-at-arms.

11. When we asked for suggestions on how to improve the sports program, we were (assimilated, inundated) by “bright ideas” from all sides.

12. We can all agree that Elizabethan drama reached its (apex, metropolis) in the matchless plays of Shakespeare.

13. I feel that a symphony orchestra is just as important to a (vagrant, metropolis) as a big department store or a major-league sports team.

14. Was any event in history more (momentous, exorbitant) than the decision of the Continental Congress in 1776 to break away from Great Britain?

15. You have reached the stage of life where you must expect to say (interim, adieu) to childhood, and to take on the responsibilities of a young adult.

16. I suffered a substantial financial loss, and an even greater loss of faith in human nature, when I tried to cash his (obstreperous, bogus) check.

17. Churchill once said that if a nation tries to avoid everything that is hard and (shoddy, perilous), it will weaken its own security.

18. The Governor has appointed Mrs. Henry Wormser to serve as a(n) (bogus, interim) Senator until a new election can be held.

19. Yes, it’s a pretty dress, and I know that you’re eager to have it for the Junior Prom, but don’t you thin, the price is a little (perilous, exorbitant)?

20. Only after Lincoln’s death did most people appreciate the great qualities of the man who had been so (maligned, inundated) in his own lifetime.

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