Level D, Voc 5B Daily
1.
Morose – adjective – having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
Synonyms: morbid, doleful; Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant
2.
Opaque – adjective – not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense
Synonyms: hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse
Antonyms: transparent, clear, bright, perceptive
3.
Paramount – adjective – chief in importance, above all others
Synonyms: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant
Antonyms: secondary, subordinate
4.
Prattle – verb- to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble noun – baby talk; babble
Synonyms: chatter; gibberish, piffle
5.
Rebut – verb – to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute
Synonyms: disprove, confute, shoot holes in
Antonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate
6.
Reprimand – verb- to scold; find fault with noun – a rebuke
Synonyms: reprove, reproach, reproof Antonyms: praise, pat on the back
7.
Servitude – noun – slavery, forced labor
Synonyms: captivity, bondage, thralldom Antonyms: freedom, liberty
8.
Slapdash – adjective – careless and hasty
Synonyms: cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod
Antonyms: painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth
9.
Stagnant – adjective – not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull
Synonyms: still, motionless, inert; Antonyms: flowing, running, fresh, sweet
10.
Succumb – verb – to give way to superior force, yield
Synonyms: submit, die, expire Antonyms: overcome, master, conquer

Name _______________________________
Identify the correct form of the vocabulary word which best fits each sentence.
____________________________ 1. No matter what make of automobile you have, it is of ______ importance that you learn to drive safely before you use it.
____________________________ 2. After the opposing speakers had both presented their cases, they were allowed time to ____ or refute each other’s arguments.
____________________________ 3. Mom and Dad said nothing when I failed the examination, but the disappointed looks on their faces hurt more than the most severe ______.
____________________________ 4. Many people came to the New World after they had been
sentenced to terms of penal _____ for crimes they had committed.
____________________________ 5. In large areas of the huge swamp, stood _____ pools of water covered with unmoving masses of green slime.
____________________________ 6. “If you spent more time and effort on your essays, they would cease to be such _____ affairs,” my older sister observed.
____________________________ 7. The doctor warned relatives that if the patient’s condition deteriorated any further, he would _____ to pneumonia.
____________________________ 8. Her friends call her “Motormouth” because she has a remarkable capacity to _____ on endlessly about the most trivial matters.
____________________________ 9. If we are going to use this space as a darkroom for photography, we must have a completely ____ covering over the window.
____________________________ 10. When he was suddenly deprived of everything he valued in life, the poor man became extremely gloomy and ________.

Name __________________________________
Synonyms: Identify the correct form of the word from this unit which is most nearly the same as the bold words in the given phrase.
______________________________ 1. Windows which are cloudy with steam and grime
______________________________ 2. Reproved them for their discourteous behavior
______________________________ 3. A motionless pond clogged with debris
______________________________ 4. A moving account of life in captivity
______________________________ 5. Refused to accept such sloppy work
______________________________ 6. Expired after a long illness
______________________________ 7. Chattered about nothing in particular
______________________________ 8. The foremost authority on the subject
Antonyms: Identify the correct form of the word from this unit which is most nearly opposite the bold words in the given phrase.
______________________________ 9. A consistently cheerful personality
______________________________ 10. Will corroborate the testimony of eyewitnesses

Name __________________________________
Identify the letter of the bold word which best completes each sentence.
_____ 1. The voters may seem to be easily deceived, but in the long run they cannot be
(A. disentangled B. hoodwinked) by self-serving politicians.
_____ 2. His narrow education gave him a (A. biased B. fated) view of cultures different from his own.
_____ 3. His speech and manners were so (A. auspicious B. pompous) and stiff that he cut a somewhat ridiculous figure at our informal little get together.
_____ 4. How can you accuse me of (A. absconding B. reviling) with all your brilliant ideas when you had never had an original thought in your life.
_____ 5. Despite the threats made against his life, the (A. arduous B. intrepid) district attorney was able to obtain a conviction of the corrupt official.
_____ 6. We should begin studying foreign languages at an early age because it is during those years that our minds are most (A. pompous B. pliant) and receptive.
_____ 7. For most retired athletes, the comeback trail is an (A. arduous B. inanimate) one, and few ever get to the end of it.
_____ 8. Instead of recognizing that he caused his own failure, he continues to (A. revile B. hoodwink) all the people who were “unfair” to him.
_____ 9. A great playwright’s characters always seem to come alive; those of a third-rate writer usually remain (A. pliant B. inanimate).
_____ 10. When her eyes suddenly blazed with such fury, I felt that the heat of her glance would all but
(A. bias B. incinerate) me.

Matching:
_____ 11. Any agent which causes change
_____ 12. Not able to be corrected
_____ 13. Shameless, impudent
_____ 14. Active and aggressive in support of a cause
_____ 15. A person who takes part in a crime
_____ 16. To make easier, to assist
_____ 17. Unreasonable
_____ 18. Hidden
_____ 19. A large scale departure or flight
_____ 20. To destroy completely
A. accomplice
B. annihilate
C. arbitrary
D. brazen
E. catalyst
F. exodus
G. facilitate
H. incorrigible
I. latent
J. militant