No doubt he has our best interests at heart, but my faith in him has been _____ by repeated evidence of poor decisions.

The dictator used fear and violence to _____ unhappiness and disagreements among the people that he ruled.

If you have prepared properly for the exams, there will be no reason to regard them as such a terrible ______.

I find your offer most _______, but my better judgement tells me to have nothing to do with what you are proposing.

Do her efforts to _____ our departure mean that she is trying to help us, or just get rid of us more quickly?

The strength of the basic ideas of the U.S. Constitution has been ______ be the experience of over 200 years.

With her ________ manner, Elizabeth II looked every bit like the queen she in fact was.

In spite of all of the setbacks we have had, we must _____ in our efforts to achieve the goals we have set for ourselves.

ANTONYMS -- Choose the Vocab 9 word that means the opposite as the fully capitalized word(s) in this phrase: Acts in a LOWLY OR IMPOVERISHED manner

SYNONYMS -- Choose the Vocab 9 word that means the same as the fully capitalized word(s) in this phrase: Will SPEED UP the growth of industry

ANTONYMS -- Choose the Vocab 9 word that means the opposite as the fully capitalized word(s) in this phrase: Expected Congress to UNAPPROVE the laws.

SYNONYMS -- Choose the Vocab 9 word that means the same as the fully capitalized word(s) in this phrase: Could always TEMPT me with homemade cookies

ANTONYMS -- Choose the Vocab 9 word that means the opposite as the fully capitalized word(s) in this phrase: Was in a CHEERFUL mood after the play

SYNONYMS -- Choose the Vocab 9 word that means the same as the fully capitalized word(s) in this phrase: Would ARGUE over the smallest details

SYNONYMS -- Choose the Vocab 9 word that means the same as the fully capitalized word(s) in this phrase: Survived the painful TRIAL

SYNONYMS -- Choose the Vocab 9 word that means the same as the fully capitalized word(s) in this phrase: Pain that will CONTINUE despite medication

SYNONYMS -- Choose the Vocab 9 word that means the same as the fully capitalized word(s) in this phrase: Acids that WEAR AWAY tooth enamel

SYNONYMS -- Choose the Vocab 9 word that means the same as the fully capitalized word(s) in this phrase: Attempted to HOLD BACK crying sobs

At a young age I was so shy that I found it a(n) _____ to be introduced to people I'd never met before.

The sled ______ with alarming speed as it went down the steep slope.

How can he _____ in denying that he was at the scene of the crime when several people saw him there?

If you were spending your own money rather than mine, you would be more incline to ______ over the price of the repairs.

As soon as he learned that he was to play the king in the play, his whole personality took on an almost ______ sort of style.

The Senate must _____ any changes the President makes in foreign affairs by a two-thirds vote.

According to Greek mythology, the Sirens used their remarkable singing voices to _____ unwary sailors to watery graves.

Some poets are at their best when dealing with happy events, while others seem to prefer the more ______ side of life.

In our environment class, we learned that in much of the United States, the topsoil has been badly  _____ by natural forces such as wind and water.

As we fought the forest fire, we were practically _____ by the extreme heat and heavy smoke.

In spite of the bright sunshine and the happy crowds, a strange mood of _____ seemed to take over my emotions.

People, places, things or ideas

Actions or states of being

Words that describe, or modify people, places, things, or ideas.

Words that modify actions or adjectives; usually these end with -ly