Unit 13: Vocabulary and Spelling Review

Questions 1-20

Directions: Determine the meaning of the underlined word from the context of the sentence.

The melodious sounds of the symphony filled the audience with joy.

• tuneful

• tuneless

Due to his ascetic lifestyle, he limited himself to only the most

basic nutritional and clothing needs.

• self-indulging

• self-denying

The former bank officer was castigated in the courtroom for his role in the embezzling plot.

• criticized

• praised

Aunt Stella was lachrymose after finishing a novel about love won and lost.

• tearful

• joyful

Justin, whom I can trust with any secret, is a paradigm of honesty.

• enemy example

• example

Although he was merely vice president of the ten-member club,

Marcus behaved like a potentate.

• ruler

• slave

A weekend spent on the Brannens’ farm can rusticate even

the most dedicated city dweller.

• citify

• countrify

The enemy jet met with a salvo of bullets from the fighter plane.

• well-being

• barrage

When I tripped on my way to the podium, the audience chuckled at my gaffe.

• blunder

• grace

The stubborn world leaders could not agree and thus reached an impasse.

• deadlock

• agreement