Name: ____________________________
Vocabulary 6a Practice
Word Bank:
countenance
barren
servile
adhere
oration
triumvirate
plebeians
undermine
cogitations
fawning
feeble
liable
imminent
mortify
prevail
insurrection
phantasm
bondage
inter
censure
abridge
folly
encumber
endure
offal
Sentence Completion Practice:
1. The first time author was brimming with excitement to read the review of his novel until
the critic __________________(ed) his work and called it top-notch garbage.
2. She had to ___________________ a fifteen hour car ride to visit with her brother, but it
was worth it because she had not seen him in three years.
3. In the hierarchy of Feudalism, at the lowest rung in the social order are the
___________________; in contrast, the highest tier is held by God.
4. Try as she might to melt his icy heart, her efforts were fruitless because his soul was like
a _________________ land, void of any warmth or love.
5. Without subtly, the repetitive thunder and lightning present in Julius Caesar portends
the ____________________ disaster facing Rome.
6. The only reason I was able to read Shakespeare’s The Tempest in the fifth grade is
because the play was _________________ from the original version.
7. When Brutus is lost in intense ___________________, he loses track of two week’s
time.
8. In a post-apocalyptic world, there is not even loyalty among the survivors as
____________________(s) often occur when fighting for dominance.
9. Bernard Marx is the epitome of a _________________man when in a pivotal moment
when his friends need assistance he turns away from trouble and hides.
10. Edgar Allan Poe had an extreme fear of being buried alive and that is why he insisted on
taking measures to prevent that from happening when he was
__________________(ed).
11. One of the perks of living in a lovely community such as El Segundo is that the private
sanitation department regularly makes sure the streets and gutters are free of
_______________- a huge contrast to what I would see on a daily basis in Queens, NY.
12. It was pure ____________________ for her to think she could broadcast inappropriate
comments on social media and never have to deal with the consequences; she should
be smart enough to know that once you put something out into the cyber world, it lasts
forever and will often come back to haunt you.
13. Please ____________________to the principles of goodness and human decency; if you
stay true to these precepts, then only prosperity and happiness will follow.
14. Franny was immensely proud of the enormous cucumber she grew in her garden, yet
when she attempted to carry it to the house, she was _____________________(ed) by
its hefty mass.
15. Priscilla never wanted to speak up in class for fear she would ________________ herself
and say something ridiculously inane and embarrassing.
16. Reggie, a notorious commitment-phobe, dumped his ____________________ girlfriend
because her constant attention made him feel emotionally claustrophobic.
17. Look, stop blaming everyone else for your problems; no one but you is
___________________ for your failing grades and bad attitude.
18. My parents always told me that a strong work ethic and a positive attitude will help one
________________ over all adversity set in his/her path.
19. In A Doll’s House, Nora frees herself from the _________________ of marriage and walk
away from her husband and children with a clear conscience and renewed hope for the
future.
20. Hamlet attempts to ______________________ Claudius’ authority by setting verbal
traps for him to get caught in his own web of lies.
21. A problem that most people-pleasers face is that their overly ____________________
manner can be taken advantage of and they wind up being chronically used rather than
being a valued friend.
22. During Odysseus’ catabasis, he saw many ______________________ that revealed
pertinent information for his catharsis.
23. I was notably impressed when I heard a sports announcer refer to the three most
valuable players in the league as a ____________________ that dominated all stats and
records.
24. In seventh grade, my science teacher told me that I have an extremely expressive
___________________ and that I could never hide what I was feeling; she was right.
25. In Rhetoric class, we would examine and analyze famous ____________________(s) and
determine the efficacy of their structure, flow, and appeals.
Synonym Practice
(all you have to do is fill in the blank- believe it or not, this will help you become more
familiar with the words)
26. Cling
______________________
27. Bury
______________________
28. Sedition
______________________
29. Hinder
______________________
30. Undergo
______________________
31. Chagrin
______________________
32. Subvert
______________________
33. Obsequious
______________________
34. Impending
______________________
35. Proletarian
______________________
36. Culpable
______________________
37. Lecture
______________________
38. Oppression
______________________
39. Cowardly
______________________
Parts of Speech:
Directions: Separate each vocabulary into the proper column based on part of speech
NOUN
VERB
ADJECTIVE