Quarter 3 Vocab

having or showing no skill

Synonym: clumsy/unskilled

Antonym: astute/keen

• Vacillate

• Mitigate

• Inept

• Incendiary

His _________ handling of the employees’ complaints led to a lawsuit.

• Inept

• Incendiary

• Vacillate

• Mitigate

to make less severe, serious, or painful

Synonym: ease/soften

Antonym: enflame/worsen

• Inept

• Depravity

• Vacillate

• Mitigate

She wanted to __________ the misery in the world by donating her money to the impoverished.

• Inept

• Depravity

• Mitigate

• Incendiary

to alternate indecisively between two choices

Synonym: waver

Antonym: decide

• Incendiary

• Vacillate

• Mitigate

• Inept

Early in his career, he _______ (ed) between journalism and engineering. 

• Depravity

• Mitigate

• Inept

• Vacillate

designed to start fires or conflict

Synonym: inflammatory

Antonym: calming

• Incendiary

• Vacillate

• Mitigate

• Inept

The girl’s _______ lies required a response.

• Depravity

• Vacillate

• Incendiary

• Inept

moral corruption

Synonym: wickedness/evil

Antonym: good/benevolence

• Vaciilate

• Depravity

• Mitigate

• Inept

Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic tales are filled with ________.

• Vacillate

• Mitigate

• Incendiary

• Depravity