Vocab Unit 1

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

• aegis

• fervent

• factious

• erotic

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

• rectify

• enervate

• opulent

• amorphous

The record high temperatures ___________ the farmhands before noon.

• enervate

• philanthropy

• ephemeral

• perspicacity

Half of the city was built by the ______________ of wealthly steel barons.

• philanthropy

• ignoble

• perspicacity

• besiege

The ___________ grabbed handfuls of hors d'oeuvres and walked around while he ate them.

• boor

• aegis

• opulent

• factious

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

• fervent

• erotic

• boor

• ignoble

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

• besiege

• aegis

• amorphous

• ephemeral

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

• carrion

• besiege

• Factious

• opulent

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

• ignoble

• factious

• carrion

• enervate

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

• amorphous

• boor

• opulent

• rectify