Level D, 12A Daily
1. Appreciable – adjective – sufficient to be noticed or measured
Synonyms: perceptible, detectable, considerable
Antonyms: slight, trivial, inconsequential, negligible
2. Autocratic – adjective – absolute in power or authority
Synonyms: domineering, dictatorial, tyrannical, bossy
Antonyms: democratic, egalitarian, lenient, permissive, indulgent
3. Blanch – verb – to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil
Synonyms: bleach, drain, wash out, go white
Antonyms: color, dye, infuse, blush, flush
4. Blasphemy – noun – an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred
Synonyms: curse, profanity, sacrilege, imprecation
Antonyms: reverence, veneration, devotion, respect
5. Brawny – adjective – strong, muscular
Synonyms: broad-shouldered, strapping, husky, burly
Antonyms: slight, frail, delicate, puny
6. Concerted – adjective- planned or performed in cooperation with others
Synonyms: joint, cooperative, combined, consolidated
Antonyms: unorganized, unilateral, diffused
7. Contend – verb - to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue
Synonyms: battle, dispute, vie, maintain, assert
Antonyms: yield, acquiesce, submit, relinquish
8. Humane – adjective – kind merciful
Synonyms: sympathetic, compassionate, kindhearted
Antonyms: cruel, merciless, unfeeling, brutal, heartless
9. Illustrious – adjective – very famous, distinguished
Synonyms: eminent, renowned, prominent, celebrated
Antonyms: unknown, obscure, nameless, anonymous
10. Intolerable – adjective – unbearable
Synonyms: insufferable, unendurable, outrageous
Antonyms: enjoyable, pleasant, pleasing
Name _______________________________
Level D Vocab 12A Cloze
Identify the correct form of this lesson’s vocabulary word to best fit each sentence.
_____________________________ 1. Only when the new drug was administered did the patient begin
to show ______or detectable signs of improvement.
_____________________________ 2. The years had _____ the auburn from her hair, which now
resembled a crown of snowy white.
_____________________________ 3. The _______ scout leader hoisted the canoe on his shoulders and
carried it up the steep hill.
_____________________________ 4. Students joined with faculty in a _____ effort to increase the
school’s involvement in community affairs.
_____________________________ 5. The mountain climbers had to _____ with unfavorable weather
and the fatigue brought on by high altitude.
_____________________________ 6. When I said that the famous rock star was singing off-key, his
devoted fans seemed to think I was guilty of ______.
_____________________________ 7. I resented the ____ manner in which he told us-without even
asking for our opinion-what we should do to improve the
situation.
_____________________________ 8. I needed the job badly, but the working conditions in that
company were so ____ that I finally had to quit.
_____________________________ 9. Instead of trying to accomplish something worthwhile on her
own, she spends her time boasting about her _____ ancestors.
____________________________10. Despite his image as a “hard-boiled businessman,” he is notably
_____ in his dealings with all of his employees.
Name __________________________
Level D Vocab 12A Synonyms/Antonyms
Synonyms: Identify the correct form of the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the bold
word or phrase.
____________________________1. A joint effort to find a solution
____________________________2. A perceptible increase in temperature
____________________________3. Maintain that we are right
____________________________4. Prosecuted by the authorities for sacrilege
____________________________5. The muscular arms of the village blacksmith
____________________________6. A toothache that is unbearable
____________________________7. Parboil and freeze the vegetables
Antonyms: Identify the correct form of the word which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the bold
word or expression in each phrase.
____________________________8. Set a precedent for democratic rule
____________________________9. Brutal in their treatment of prisoners of war
____________________________10. A brilliant novel by an obscure writer
Name ________________________________
Level D Vocab 12A Review Words
Identify the letter of the word which best completes each sentence.
____________________________ 1. When I asked the student why he wasn’t going to the Senior
prom, he answered only with a (A. bleak B. obtrusive) smile.
____________________________ 2. After four years as the President’s press secretary, I have become
a noted (A. adept B. exploit) in the art of fielding questions.
____________________________ 3. In Jonathan Swift’s fictional country of Lilliput, everyone and
everything is pint-sized, or (A. diminutive B. erroneous)
____________________________ 4. The visitor’s huge bulk, combined with his (A. extemporaneous
B. languid) manner, made me think of a tired whale.
____________________________ 5. Passengers could not exit the bus without tripping over the
(A. invincible B. obtrusive) package in the aisle.
____________________________ 6. (A. Rivulets B. Reeks) of sweat ran down the faces of the men
working in that terrible heat.
____________________________ 7. The speaker’s (A. enlightened B. staccato) delivery truly
reminded us of a jackhammer breaking up concrete.
____________________________ 8. She tried to appear calm, but her voice (A. quavered
B. squandered), revealing her agitation.
____________________________ 9. Once a political leader has lost the confidence of voters, it is
almost impossible to (A. comport B. recoup) it.
____________________________ 10. I wish there were a (A. rivulet B. statute) that would prevent
people from revealing the ending of a detective story.
Analogies: Identify the letter of the item that best completes the comparison.
______ 11. Languid is to vigor as
A. bleak is to timeliness
B. sparse is to direction
C. stagnant is to motion
D. brazen is to intention
______ 12. Emancipate is to bondage as
A. subjugate is to servitude
B. parole is to incarceration
C. liberate is to independence
D. adjourn is to convention
______ 13. Chide is to reprimand as
A. squander is to salvage
B. abridge is to disentangle
C. recoil is to proliferate
D. compensate is to remunerate
______ 14. Diffuse is to concise as
A. momentous is to significant
B. lackadaisical is to diligent
C. odious is to repugnant
D. lucrative is to obese
______ 15. Words are to garble as
A. dreams are to succumb
B. hopes are to aspire
C. thoughts are to muddle
D. emotions are to forestall
“Love is a spirit all compact of fire. Not gross to sink, but light, and will aspire.”(Shakespeare)
______ 16. The word aspire in line 2 is used to mean
A. soar
B. yearn
C. seek
D. desire
That fortune hunters catch scent of her so quickly may be due to the fact that the heiress fairly reeks of
money.
______ 17. The word reeks in line 2 most nearly means
A. spends huge amounts
C. gives the impression
B. smells unpleasantly
D. saves a great deal
Fresh spinach must be blanched before it is sautéed for dishes such as eggs Florentine.
______ 18. The word blanched is best defined as
A. whitened
B. discolored
C. seasoned
D. boiled briefly
Students have for generations memorized and recited the pensive lines of Walt Whitman’s great elegy
“O Captain! My Captain!”
______19. The word pensive most nearly means
A. formal
B. thoughtful
C. melancholy
D. reflective
Rugged weather had kept the fishing boats at their harbor moorings for the better part of a week.
______20. The best definition for the word Rugged is
A. Irregular
B. Rocky
C. Blunt
D. Stormy