Vocabulary Power Plus, Book 3, Lesson 1

The life of the witness is under the aegis of the witness protection program

• umbrella

• protection

• danger

• possibility

JoAnne tried to rectify her poor relationship with her son by spending more time with him.

• to correct

• to ruin

• to respect

• to repeat

The record temperatures enervated the farmhands before noon.

• to strengthen

• to energize

• to shine

• to weaken

Half of the city was built by the philanthropy of wealthy steel barons.

• selfishness

• donating money to those in need

• large corporation

• head of an organzation

The boor grabbed handfuls of hors d'oevres and walked around while he ate them.

• sophisticated person

• clown

• rude person

• animal

We made a fervent attempt to capture the stallion, but he was too quick for us.

• earnest

• apathetic

• dishonerable

• noble

People jumped from the ground and brushed themselves off as ants besieged the picnic.

• to surround and attack

• to weaken

• to make right

• to make an excuse for

The carrion along the desert highway was a feast for the vultures.

• bird

• decaying flesh

• flower

• vegetable

Cheating on an exam is an ignoble way to get good grades.

• honorable

• inefficient

• poor

• dishonorable

What began as an amorphous idea in Steven's dream turned into a revolutionary way to power automobiles.

• expensive

• shameful

• earnest

• shapeless