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Vocabulary Workshop H Unit 7 (SYN and ANT)
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abeyance synonyms
postponement, suspension
ambivalent synonyms
ambiguous, of two minds
ambivalent antonyms
unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut
beleaguer synonyms
besiege, encircle, pester
carte blanche
blank check
cataclysm synonyms
disaster, catastrophe
debauch synonyms
(v.) carouse, (n.) orgy
debauch antonyms
(n.) elevate, uplift, purify
éclat synonyms
celebrity
éclat antonyms
dullness, insipidity, mediocrity
fastidious synonyms
precise, exacting, finicky
fastidious antonyms
careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly
gambol synonyms
frolic, romp, cavort, caper
gambol antonyms
lumber, plod
imbue synonyms
infuse, inculcate
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VOCABULARY
From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. conduit ancillary semblance behest dossier martyr philatelist C. At the FBI Director's ____, Special Agent Ford compiled a[n] ____ on Caroline Polk, including a list of charges, previous warrants, and a psychological profile. No, it was not every day that a stamp thief made it to the most-wanted list, but Polk had simply gone too far when she burglarized the stamp collection of Terry Moore, a well known ____ and, more important, a United States Senator. Identifying the suspect had taken only hours; thanks to some ___ guidance from the local police department's homicide unit, investigators found Polk's fingerprints all over the heating ___ that she used to enter the Senator's house. Polk's fingerprints were on record, largely because she was the only person in the country currently wanted for the grand theft of precious stamps. The Bureau had declined to arrest Polk in the past, for she was known to be armed, and few agents were willing to become ____ to the case of stamp collecting.
VOCABULARY
Edit the paragraph for clarity and correct grammar. The kiwi is a flightless bird from New Zealand. Their wings is only two inches long. Unlike most bird, the kiwi had a keen cents of smell, which it uses to find worms and insects. The kiwi once has the ability to fly. However, it lives on an island with few large predator. For the kiwi, flying were no longer an important means of finding food or escape predators.
VOCABULARY
From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. ominous exhort galvanize hyperbole expedient implacable incisive hue A. "What are you doing, you guys? I shouldn't have to ___ you at this point in the game!" ___ by Liza's scream, the four workers picked up their sanders and returned to their unfinished portions of drywall." "We're two days overdue! That means we're paying them now!" The worker closest to Liza turned a[n] ____ of red as she screamed. He knew that Liza's lecture was not merely ___ to get the team to work faster; the contractors really were beyond their deadline. Liza was worried for good reason; if the company couldn't prove that it was capable of ___, short-notice refurbishing, it would more than likely lose its contract with the city. Myron, the site foreman, appreciated Liza's ___ comments. At least she took the time to explain why the workers needed to labor more quickly. Such practice reminded the workers of just how small the degree of separation was between the company;s success and their paychecks. It also prevented the workers from classifying Liza as a[n] ___ manager who just wanted to make profit. If the workers knew that the company was suffering, they knew that their jobs were in jeopardy.
VOCABULARY
List as many words as you can think of that contain the forms arch, dem, mit, mis, or crat.