HSC Vocabulary 2

The students voted to adjourn the meeting so that they could proceed with more discussion.

• further

• advance

• expedite

• postpone

The principal admonished the student for being late.

• tolerated

• commended

• reprimanded

• approved

Many young children adore Hello Kitty.

• execrate

• loathe

• abominate

• love

Robin Hood often wears a hat adorned with feathers.

• embellished

• disfigured

• spoiled

• maladjusted

The surgeon is adroit in handling his scalpel.

• green

• dexterous; skilled

• awkward

• clumsy

America is an affluent nation.

• abject

• impoverished

• acquisitive

• wealthy

Life was transformed by the advent of the steam engine.

• detriment

• arrival

• benediction

• joviality

A courageous person smiles in the face of adversity.

• misfortune; distress

• felicity

• affluence

• feat

Some parents advocate keeping the children at school for long periods of time.

• disfavour

• dissent

• recommend

• advert

An affable countenance is pleasing to one's eyes.

• grumpy

• surly

• angry

• amiable