Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 4
Terms
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adj.
courteous and pleasant,sociable, easy to speak to
We spent a pleasant afternoon with our ________ neighbors
syns: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
ant: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable - affable
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v.to increase in greatness, power, or wealt; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
John D. Rockefeller worked to ________ his empire by purchasing oil wells, refineries, and pipelines
syn: augment, amplify, enhance, exhal - aggrandize
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adj.
shapeless, without definite firm; of no particular type or character; without
organization, unity,or cohesion
The______ body of the amoeba was fascinating to watch under the microscope.
syn:formless, unstructred, neb - amorphous
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n. that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); distinctive air or personal quality
What people thought was her _____ of mystery was actually a mask for her shyness.
syn: ambience, atmosphere - aura
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n.
illegal traffic, smuggled goods
adj.
illegal, prohibited
Three jeweled combs from the 17th century were among the ______ seized by the police
syn: (adj) illicit, bootleg, unlawful
ant: (adj) legal, lawful, lic - contraband
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adj.
scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
For my papers, I would like to find an _______ history of the subject written in a clear and unbiased manner
syn: profoundly educated, well- read
ant: ignorant, uneducated, illite - erudite
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adj.
thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
n.
a very thin, light cloth
Ghosts are often depicted in literature as wearing _____ clothing that makes them all the more ethereal.
syn: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feat - gossamer
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v. to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
I can ______ nothing from his odd behavior.
syn: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate - infer
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adj.
incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
I could not tell her_____ whether she was pleased or only amused with me.
syn: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
ant: comprehensible, intelli - inscrutable
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adj.
relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island, narrow or isolated in outlook or experiance
You seem sophisticated to hold such _______ opinions
syn: narrow-minded, parochial, provinicial
ant: catholic, cos - insular
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adj.
incapable of being changed or called back
We tend to think of court verdicts as _________ but they are often overturned by higher courts
syn: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
ant: reversible, changeable - irrevocable
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n.
a natural inclination or predilection toward
Queen Elizabeth I showed a strong ______ for putting off decisions in hopes that they would resolve themselves
sny: natural bent, proclivity, penchant
ant: natural incapacity - propensity
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adj.
peevish, complaining, fretful
Some flight attendants dread a _________ airline passenger more than they do rough weather
syn: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable
ant: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid - querulous
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v.
to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
Slowly, carefully, keeping his voice down, he argued with the caller as one might _______
syn: reason against, expostulate - remonstrate
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v.
to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
He was forced to _____ a statement he had made before he'd had all the information
syn: disvow, abjure, renounce
ant: avow, affirm, aver, avouch - repudiate
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adj. able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
The development of lightweight, ______ plastics revolutionized the design of many durable goods.
syn: springy, elastic, bouyant, bouncy
ant: rigid, stiff - resilient
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v. to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
From the construction site, the noise of bulldozers and dump trucks _______ across the valley.
syn: rumble, thunder, boom , echo - reverberate
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adj. coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
Days passed an unrest grew, and soon the rebels began a _____ attack on their absent leader
syn: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
ant: decorous, - scurrilous
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adj. persistent, showing industry and determination
No one could say that he was lazy, for he was a careful, ______ copier of other people's work
syn:assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
ant: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, ot - sedulous
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adj. thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable
The old lady made her clothes at home in order to avoid the _______ goods sold in the general store
syn: inferior - sleazy