Week 1 Academic Vocabulary

The judge was ______ in his decision to give the defendants the maximum sentence allowed for their drug trafficking charges.

• abundant

• animosity

• adamant

• absolve

The thief was cruel and _______ in his treatment of his victims during his crime spree.

• eccentric

• malign

• amiable

• amoral

The Johnson sisters, were nothing were nothing but cruel and rude toward one another. It was hard to believe with that level of _______ toward each other that they were even related.

• anger

• animosity

• antagonist

• absolve

The new Joker movie will be in movies soon. The Joker is portrayed as the _______ in the movie.

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

To speak ill of a person, to ruin their reputation is to

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Mr. Wilson is a wonderful man.

• After our first encounter I knew he was the epitome...

What is the tone (how does the author feel) about Mr. Wilson as shown in the passage?

• You can't tell from the passage.

• He will add value to the company.

• He will require lots of assistance when he is hired

• He is going to be a alright employee.

The mansion is the _______ of perfection, with the beautifully manicured gardens, clear as crystal windows.

• encournter

• eccentric

• epitome

Lucille's behavior was odd and a bit ______, but we all attributed it to her getting old.

• eccentric

• absolved

• epitome

• malign

Justin knew his life would never be the same, after his brief _______ with Margaret.

• chance

• encounter

• meeting

• absolve