Level D, 11A Daily
1. Brevity – noun – shortness
Synonyms: conciseness, terseness, pithiness
Antonyms: verbosity, long windedness, prolixity
2. Comport – verb – to conduct or bear oneself, behave; to be in agreement
Synonyms: deport oneself, agree, concur
3. Concise – adj. – expressing much in a few words
Synonyms: brief, succinct, terse, pithy, to the point
Antonyms: wordy, verbose, long winded, prolix
4. Demure – adj. – sober or serious in manner, modest
Synonyms: shy, diffident, sedate, seemly, decorous
Antonyms: bold, forward, assertive, immodest
5. Deprecation – noun – a lessening in value; a belittling
Synonyms: cheapening, lowering, devaluation
Antonyms: increase, appreciation, enhancement
6. Deteriorate – verb – to lower in quality or value; to wear away
Synonyms: worsen, decline, degenerate, debase
Antonyms: improve, fix up, enhance
7. Divulge – verb – to tell, reveal; to make public
Synonyms: disclose, impart, spill the beans
Antonyms: hide, conceal, cover up, secrete, keep under wraps
8. Enlightened – adj – free from ignorance and false ideas; possessing sound understanding
Synonyms: knowing, informed, aware, cultivated
Antonyms: ignorant, unaware, untaught, benighted
9. Forestall – verb – to prevent by acting first
Synonyms: hinder, thwart, preclude, ward off
Antonyms: welcome, accept, allow, submit, abide by
10. Garble – verb – to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
Synonyms: jumble, scramble, confuse, misrepresent
Antonyms: clarify, elucidate, articulate
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Level D Vocab 11A Cloze
Identify the correct form of this week’s vocabulary words to best complete each sentence.
_________________________ 1. Leaders are judged by how well they conduct or ______
themselves in times of crisis.
_________________________ 2. The assertive heroines portrayed in many TV programs are a far cry
from the _____ young ladies depicted in nineteenth-century novels.
_________________________ 3. Economists will tell you that inflation results in an increase in the
supply of money and a ______ in value.
_________________________ 4. The witnesses have testified at great length, but how much really
valuable information have they told or ____ to the investigating
committee?
_________________________ 5. Despite the modern comforts we now enjoy, I feel that the quality of
life has somehow ______ in recent years.
_________________________ 6.”An ____ or informed public opinion,” said Jefferson,” is essential to a
democratic society.”
_________________________ 7. In saying that “ _____ is the soul of wit,” Shakespeare was reminding
comedians to keep their jokes short and snappy.
_________________________ 8. A President will often try to prevent or ____ the defeat of a legislative
program by appealing for the public’s support on TV.
_________________________ 9. To the district attorney’s dismay, the witness jumbled or _____ all the
facts and misled the jury.
_________________________10. Since you are charged for every word you use in a telegram, it pays to
be as _____ as possible.
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Level D Vocab 11A Synonyms/Antonyms
Synonyms: Choose the correct form of the word that is mostly nearly the same in meaning as the bold
word or expression.
_________________________1. The devaluation of currency
_________________________2. An informed and intelligent electorate
_________________________3. Conduct oneself with dignity
_________________________4. Scramble a radio message
_________________________5. Value conciseness in a short story
_________________________6. Ward off an attack
_________________________7. Present a brief summary
_________________________8. “leak” the secret to the public
Antonyms: Identify the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the bold word or expression in
the given phrase.
_________________________9. Accompanied by a bold glance
_________________________10. Likely to improve with age
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Level D Vocab 11A Review Words
Identify the letter of the word which best completes each sentence.
_____1. That monologue about the young accountant on her very first day on the job (A. rendered
B. emancipated) me helpless with laughter
_____ 2. A good scientist will always be (A. skeptical B. despicable) about any theory that is not
backed up by convincing evidence.
_____3. The goalie’s reflexes were as sharp as ever, but the knee injury had plainly (A. impaired
B. aspired) his ability to maneuver.
_____4. It is worse than useless to (A. render B. chide) children for misbehaving without giving them
an opportunity to behave better.
_____5. I am not accusing anyone of deliberately lying, but I can prove beyond doubt that the charges
are (A. rugged B. erroneous).
_____6. The outworn ideas of the past cannot be (A. rejuvenated
them in snappy, modern slang.
B. dilated) simply by expressing
_____ 7. I like humor as well as anyone, but I don’t believe in being (A. flippant B. rabid) on so solemn
an occasion.
_____8. How can you say that the TV interview was spontaneous and (A. heterogeneous B. candid)
when it was all carefully rehearsed?
_____9. I searched in vain through the (A. auxiliary B. heterogeneous) pile of odds and ends for the
spare part I had inadvertently thrown away.
_____10. The poet Browning tells us that if we were to open his heart, we would find the word “Italy”
(A. inscribed B. impelled) inside it.