Unit 4D vocabulary 1-5

Unit 4D vocabulary 1-5

abscond:

(v) to run off and hide

syn: bolt, make off, skip town

2. access:

(n.) approach or admittance to places

(adj.) to get at, obtain

syn: (n.) entry, admittance, entrée

ant: (n.) total exclusion

3. anarchy:

(n) a lack of government and law; confusion

synonyms: chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium

ant: law and order, peace and quiet

4. arduous:

(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort

syn: hard, difficult, laborious

ant: easy, simple, effortless

5. auspicious:

(adj.) favorable, fortunate

syn: promising, encouraging, propitious

ant: ill-omened, ominous, sinister

Fill in the Blank

In the final days of a war, civilians may find themselves living in ______.

Multiple Choice

My parents describe the day that they first met as a most __ occasion.

• anarchy

• auspicious

• abscond

• access

• arduous

Fill in the Blank

The thieves who ___ with several of the museum's most valuable paintings have never been found.

Multiple Choice

You need a password in order to ___________the website.

• abscond

• access

• arduous

• auspicious

• anarchy

Fill in the Blank

No matter how carefully you plan for it, moving to a new home is an ____ chore.