Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop, Level F: Unit IV (4)

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Word Bank

affableeruditeirrevocableresilient

aggrandizegossamerpropensityreverberate

amorphousinferquerulousscurrilous

aurainscrutableremonstratesedulous

contrabandinsularrepudiatesleazy

  1. ______(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
  2. We spent a pleasant afternoon with our______neighbors.
  3. Synonyms: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
  4. Antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable
  5. ______(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
  6. John D. Rockefeller worked to______his empire by purchasing oil wells, refineries, and pipelines.
  7. Synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
  8. Antonyms: reduce, decrease, diminish
  9. ______(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
  10. What people thought was her______of mystery was actually a mask for her shyness.
  11. Synonyms: ambience, atmosphere
  12. ______(v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
  13. I can______nothing from his odd behavior.
  14. Synonyms:gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate
  15. ______(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
  16. You seem too sophisticated to hold such______opinions.
  17. Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
  18. Antonyms: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal
  19. ______(n.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth
  20. Ghosts are often depicted in literature as wearing ______clothing that makes them seem all the more ethereal
  21. The book was so old that each finely printed page seemed only the weight of______.
  22. Synonyms: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
  23. Antonyms: thick, dense, solid, massive
  24. ______(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward
  25. Queen Elizabeth I showed a strong______for putting off decisions in the hopes that they would resolve themselves.
  26. Synonyms:natural bent, proclivity, penchant
  27. Antonyms:natural incapacity or inability
  28. ______(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
  29. Slowly, carefully, keeping his voice down, he argued with the caller as one might______with a child.
  30. Synonyms: reason against, expostulate
  31. ______(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back
  32. We tend to think of court verdicts as______, but they are often overturned by higher courts.
  33. Synonyms: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
  34. Antonyms: reversible, changeable
  35. ______(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
  36. The development of lightweight,______plastics revolutionized the design of many durable goods.
  37. Synonyms: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy
  38. Antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding
  1. ______(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination
  2. No one could say that he was lazy, for he was a careful,______copier of other people’s work.
  3. Synonyms: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
  4. Antonyms:lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose
  5. ______(v.) to re-echo, resound to; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
  6. From the construction site, the noise of bulldozers and dump trucks______across the valley.
  7. Synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo
  8. ______(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
  9. The______body of the amoeba was fascinating to watch under the microscope.
  10. Synonyms: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate
  11. Antonyms:definite, well-defined, clear-cut
  12. ______(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited
  13. Three jeweled combs from the 17th century were among the______seized by the police.
  14. Synonyms: illicit, bootleg, unlawful
  15. Antonyms: legal, lawful, licit
  16. ______(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
  17. I could not tell by her______smile whether she was pleased or only amused by me.
  18. Synonyms: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
  19. Antonyms:comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable
  20. ______(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
  21. For my paper, I would like to find an______history of the subject written in a clear and unbiased manner.
  22. Synonyms: profoundly educated, well-read
  23. Antonyms: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate
  24. ______(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
  25. The old lady made her clothes at home in order to avoid the______goods sold in the general store.
  26. Synonyms: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty
  27. Antonyms: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy
  28. ______(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
  29. Days passed and unrest grew, and soon the rebels began a______attack on their absent leader.
  30. Synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
  31. Antonyms: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified
  32. ______(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
  33. He was forced to______a statement he had made before he’d had all the information.
  34. Synonyms: disavow, abjure, renounce
  35. Antonyms:avow, affirm, aver, avouch
  36. ______(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
  37. Some flight attendants dread a______airline passenger more than they do rough weather.
  38. Synonyms: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable
  39. Antonyms: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid

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