Vocabulary – Unit Four – Answers
Completing the Sentence
1. With no government around to restore order, the small country remained in a state of
anarchy for weeks after the revolution.
2. The treasurer who had absconded with the company’s funds was quickly captured by alert
federal agents.
3. Since I did not feel well prepared, the three-day postponement of final exams was a most
welcome reprieve.
4. No matter how protective legislation we pass, there will probably always be gullible
consumers for swindlers to hoodwink.
5. Since I’m only an average linguist, mastering the irregular verbs in French was one of the
most arduous tasks I have ever undertaken.
6. Though many people firmly believe that life-forms exist somewhere in outer space,
everything that our astronauts have so far encountered has been decidedly inanimate.
7. The guardrail was reinforced to prevent cars from skidding over the edge of the precipice
and falling into the abyss below.
8. The steak I’d accidentally left in the broiler too long wasn’t just overdone; it was positively
incinerated.
9. This master key will give you access to any of the rooms in the building.
10. The youths who had “borrowed” the car for joyriding were caught by the police and
charged with larceny.
11. For someone who believes in astrology, what is fated to happen to a person is determined
by the stars.
12. Since everything had gone so smoothly, we felt that the campaign to elect Ellen captain
was off to a(n) auspicious beginning.
13. The audiotape had gotten so badly entwined in the machinery that I had a hard time
disentangling it.
14. Without the slightest hesitation, intrepid firefighters will enter a blazing building to rescue
anyone who may be trapped.
15. One of the most controversial figures of his time, the former president was revered by some
and reviled by others.
16. The overly ornate style of many nineteenth-century writers seems rather forced and
pompous to us today.
17. As soon as I discovered that the project was being mismanaged, I tried my best to rectify
the situation.
18. Though somewhat massively built, the gymnast’s body was as supple and pliant as a ballet
dancer’s.
19. It isn’t logical to infer that the referee is biased against our team just because he makes a
few calls against our players.
20. Her extraordinary faith in her own abilities enabled her to overcome many obstacles that
would have daunted someone less confident.
-------------------------------------------Synonyms (words that mean the same)
12. turmoil
anarchy
13. flexible
pliant
1. doomed
fated
14. intimidate
daunt
2. made off with
absconded
15. unscrambling
disentangling
3. denounced
reviled
4. admittance
access
Antonyms (opposite words)
5. burglary
larceny
6. courageous
intrepid
16. unaffected
pompous
7. duped
hoodwinked
17. easy
arduous
8. postponement
reprieve
18. lively
inanimate
9. correct
rectify
19. impartial
biased
10. cliff
precipice
20. ominous
auspicious
11. reduced to ashes incinerated
10. access
11. hoodwinked
1. reprieve
12. biased
2. fated
13. pompous
3. daunt
14. absconding
4. anarchy
15. intrepid
5. rectify
16. plilant
6. disentangle
17. arduous
7. auspicious
18. revile
8. precipice
19. inanimate
9. larceny
20. incinerate
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Choosing the Right Word
Vocabulary in Context
1. abscond
2. Larceny
run off
robbery
3.
4.
5.
6.
Intrepid
access
Arduous
Daunt
fearless
entry
difficult
discourage