Vocabulary-Level 2-CH 1

Accused of taking bribes, the mayor said, ¨In the end, I´ll clear my name and be absolved of any wrongdoing.   Absolve means _____________.

• to accuse

• to be cleared of guilt

• to inform

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Ron is adamant about not changing plans.  He insists we still camp out even though the weather report now says it will be cold and rainy.  Adamant means ______________.

• firm

• uncertain

• flexible

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

My amiable dog greets both strangers and old friends with a happy yip and energetic tail-wagging.  Amiable means ____________.

• intelligent

• uncaring

• good-natured, likable

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

 Jerry is almost totally amoral.  He cares only about making money and having fun and couldn't care less about right or wrong.      Amoral means _______________.

• cowardly

• lazy

• lacking ethical principles

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

I was shocked when Sandy said she hated Lionel.  I´d never realized she felt such animosity toward him.  Animosity means ____________. 

• strong dislike

• admiration

• great fear

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

In the ring, the two boxers were antagonists, but in their private lives they were good friends.  Antagonist means ________________.

• a supporter

• an enemy

• an example

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Florence Nightingale, the famous nursing reformer, had the eccentric habit of carrying a pet owl around in one of her pockets.  Eccentric means _______________.

• ordinary

• odd

• careful

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The great ballplayer and civil rights leader Jackie Robinson was the epitome of both physical and moral strength.  Epitome means _____________.

• a perfect model

• an opposite

• a main cause

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Stacy refuses to malign her ex-husband, even though he was the one who insisted on the divorce.  Malign means _____________.

• to praise

• to recognize

• to speak ill of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F