unit 3D words 11-15

unit 3D words 11-15

Irate

(adj.) angry.

SYNONYMS: incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid.

ANTONYMS: calm, composed, cool, unruffled.

13. pauper

(n.) an extremely poor person.

SYNONYMS: destitute person.

ANTONYM: billionaire.

pilfer

(v.) to steal in small quantities.

SYNONYMS: rob, swipe, purloin.

marauder

n.) a raider, plunderer.

SYNONYMS: looter, pirate.

rift

(n.) a split, break, breach.

SYNONYMS: crack, fissure, gap, cleft.

ANTONYM: reconciliation.

Multiple Choice

Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Gold Bug" concerns treasure buried by the ________Captain Kidd.

• marauder

• pilfer

• pauper

• rifter

Fill in the Blank

An employee who ____from the petty cash box will get caught sooner or later.

Fill in the Blank

Long dealys caused by bad weather are likely to make a traveler _________.

Fill in the Blank

During the Great Depression,many people lived the desperate lives of a _________.

Fill in the Blank

Failure to repay a loan can put a _____ in a friendship.

Multiple Choice

Before we could repaint the walls, we had to remove an ____layer of wallpaper.

• eminent

• cherubic

• adherent

• fabricated

Multiple Choice

During the debate, both sides were given the chance to ____ with the opposing side.

• altercation

• dissent

• condone

• fabricate