Sadlier - Vocabulary Workshop - Unit 12 (G)

(adj.) capable of being heard

• inaudible
• audible
• silent
• unheard

(v.) to eat or drink, especially in large amounts; to use up; to destroy

• savor

• consume

• devour
• nibble

(v.) to move smoothly and easily

• slide
• stumble
• crawl
• glide

(n.) the cause or beginning

• origin

• effect
• cause
• result

(v.) to stop from happening

• allow
• prevent
• promote
• encourage

(v.) to mark printed or written materials with periods, commas, and other signs; to give importance to

• punctuate
• emphasize
• annotate
• highlight

(n.) a typical example; someone who acts for another

• proxy
• delegate
• representative
• substitute

(n.) a feeling that something or someone is worthless or inferior; an expression of that feeling

• admiration
• respect
• appreciation
• scorn

(adj.) large and heavy in build; physically strong and sturdy; having courage or determination

• slim
• fragile
• stout
• cowardly

(n.) great sorrow or suffering; trouble

• distain

• joy
• woe

• anguish