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Junior Vocab 3-1 Worksheet
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articulate
cavort
credence
decry
dissemble
distraught
eulogy
evince
exhume
feckless
Completing the Sentence: Choose the word that best completes each sentence.
1. The assembly speaker couldn’t be understood because he mumbled his words instead of
them clearly.
2. An educated citizenry will not give
our political and economic system.
3. In the hands of our hopelessly
resounding fiasco.
to wild charges of extremists seeking to undermine
producer, what should have been a surefire hit turned into a
4. When new evidence turned up in the case, the court ordered the coroner to
victim’s body and reexamine it.
the
5. Though I prefer to be as open and aboveboard as possible, I have learned that it is sometimes wiser or more tactful to
.
6. When Bill was told that he had made the varsity wrestling team, he began to
the gym like a young colt.
7. The new chairman
try to get something for nothing.”
around
what she called the “deplorable tendency of so many Americans to
8. Even at an early age, my sister
a strong interest in studying medicine.
9. When news of the school fire ran through town,
parents rushed to the scene of the blaze.
10. Every Memorial Day, the Mayor delivers a(n)
have died in defense of this country.
extolling the selfless devotion of those who
Synonyms: Choose the word that is most nearly like the words below.
11. did exhibit true remorse
12. gamboled in the wading pool
13. tried to dissimulate when confronted
14. uncovered the buried treasure
15. feared for the helpless child
16. tried to calm the frantic parents
Antonyms: Choose the word that is most nearly the opposite of the words below.
17. managed to mumble a quick response
18. rose to commend the new regime
19. published her lengthy diatribe
20. treated the idea with skepticism
Unit 3-1 Vocab
Define each word including part of speech
articulate
cavort
credence
decry
dissemble
distraught
eulogy
evince
exhume
feckless
Use each word in an original sentence with clear context clues.
articulate
cavort
credence
decry
dissemble
distraught
eulogy
evince
exhume
feckless