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WorksheetsVocab Unit 9 Level E
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 48mins
During the depression of the 1930's, the nation seemed to take strength from President Roosevelt's ______ energy and enthusiasm.
poignant
copious
We must show understanding and acceptance of those who ________ somewhat from out own standards of what is appropriate.
exult
deviate
He seems to feel that it is his mission in life to _____ all those who fail to live up to his standards.
chastise
exult
Since their loud talk and crude manners were anything but __________ to me, I politely declined their invitation to dine with them.
palatable
limpid
He tries hard to sound well-informed, but his superficial answers only betray his _______ knowledge of world affairs.
poignant
sophomoric
Your ________ interest in ecology shows that you care deeply about the welfare of this planet.
ardent
brash
To make an impression on his fiancée, the young man saved his money to purchase a large faceted diamond that was sparkling and __________.
limpid
gnarled
Your simple, ________ expression of appreciation meant more to me that all the elaborate, carefully phrased tributes I received.
spontaneous
capricious
Most of the poetry written by the students was ________, filled with powerful imagery that conveyed a surprising depth of emotion.
assiduous
poignant
Our meeting last week was marred by a heated debate over how to _____ the funds in this year's budget.
allocate
chastise
Though Mom acted surprised, I think she had an _______ that we were going to throw her a surprise birthday party.
alocation
inkling
The lecturer explained that the UN is not _________ and that it can do only what the member states allow it to do.
palatable
omnipotent
In the concentrations camps, the liberating troops found thousands of victims horribly _________ as the result of starvation.
ardent
emaciated
Perhaps you have been treated unfairly, but what good will it do to allow your sense of _______ to control your mood and behavior?
indemnity
rancor
The destruction wrought by a nuclear war would be so vast that any form of ________ to the injured would be impossible.
inkling
indemnity
During the scene in which the deer returns to the forest, leaving the young boy behind our eyes filled with _________ tears.
brash
copious
Lord Tennyson, the poet, speaks of "sorrow's crown of sorrow," by which he means the ________ experience of remembering happier times.
copious
poignant
Far from being effortless, her simple _______ writing style is the result of the most painstaking effort.
limpid
capricious
The tastes of he TV audience are so ________ that no one can predict in advance which programs will be successful.
capricious
gnarled
She was __________ enough to tell her mother she was going to the dance in spite of the doctor's orders.
assiduous
brash
What she lacks in skill, she makes up for in _______ attention to every last detail and requirement of the job.
assiduous
spontaneous
The entire student body ___________ when our team finally won the citywide basketball championship after years of losing to our bitter rival.
allocated
exulted
I spent the better part of an hour trying to untangle a badly _________ heap of cables and electrical cords.
gnarled
assiduous
My sister views my interest in horror films as _________ behavior.
deviate
omnipotent
Synonyms
asked impertinent questions
(a)
Synonyms
restitution equal to our loss
(a)
Synonyms
a bittersweet tale of love and loss
(a)
Synonyms
apportioned supplies to each member of the group
(a)
Synonyms
celebrated the news from the front
(a)
Synonyms
crooked and weather-beaten fingers
(a)
Synonyms
zealous supporters of liberty
(a)
Synonyms
the survivors' gaunt faces
(a)
Synonyms
Juvenile literary style
(a)
Synonyms
could find nothing delectable on the menu
(a)
Antonyms
acting like a grown up
(a)
Antonyms
paid a penalty for damages
(a)
Antonyms
a cautious investigator
(a)
Antonyms
steadfast in one's affections
(a)
Antonyms
hoarding supplies in case of an emergency
(a)
Under the American system of separation of power, no government official or agency can ever become (a) .
We were fascinated to see the consummate grace and skill with which the (a) hands of the old carpenter manipulating his tools.
When he told me that he was reading Huckleberry Finn for the ninth time, I realized that he was indeed a(n) (a) admirer of the novel.
How can you say that the audience's reaction was (a) when the director held up a sign reading "Applause"?
If you were as (a) in studying foreign affairs as you are in memorizing batting averages, you would have know how to reply to her comments on the situation in the Middle East.
Far from being (a) the director's casting choices were based on a solid appreciation of each actor's abilities and limitations.
(a) is never so bitter as when it arises among people who were once close friends.
Friends and relatives can be counting on the give (a) amounts of advice on child rearing to the parents of a new baby.
Somewhere in a(n) (a) pool in the Canadian Rockies is the large trout that will someday grace the wall of my den.
Wasn't it rather (a) of you to offer the soccer coach advice on your very first day as a candidate for the team?
Remembering my old friend as a robust 200 -pounder, I was shocked to see how (a) he had become during his long illness.
AS the speaker's voice droned on endlessly in the hot, crowded room, I suddenly realized that I hadn't the slightest (a) of what he was saying.
Nothing can arouse (a) memories of long ago and far away like an old, well-loved song!
It is of no use to (a) my little brother for not keeping his room clean - he simply refuses to be tidy no matter how much he is scolded.
Some of my friends are mentally rather mature for their age, others are of a decidedly (a) turn of mind.
If you wish to recover quickly, you must not (a) in the slightest from the doctor's instructions.
The teacher decided to (a) a corner of the classroom for an exhibition of student science projects.
My travels have shown me that many exotic foods I once considered disgusting are really quite (a) .
There can be no (a) for the pain and suffering that your carelessness has caused me!
General Grant accepted Lee's surrender with quiet dignity, refusing to (a) over the defeat of a worthy foe.
George Gershwin's early songs gave only a dim ________ of the genius that was to express itself in Porgy and Bess.
inkling
deviation
