Level D, Voc 1B
1. Efface – verb- to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Synonyms: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge
2. Muddle – verb- to make a mess of; to get by – noun- a hopeless mess
Synonyms: verb-jumble, mess up; noun-confusion, disorder
Antonyms: noun-orderliness, tidiness, neatness
3. Opinionated – adjective – stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas,
having a closed mind
Synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible
Antonyms: open-minded, reasonable
4. Perennial – adjective – lasting for a long time, persistent; noun-a plant that lives for many
years
Synonyms: enduring, recurring
Antonyms: brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral
5. Predisposed – verb – to incline to beforehand
Synonyms: make susceptible to
Antonyms: immunize against, shield
6. Relinquish – verb- to let go, give up
Synonyms: surrender, abandon
Antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to
7. Salvage – verb- to save from fire or shipwreck; noun-property thus saved
Synonyms: rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim
Antonyms: abandon, scrap, junk
8. Spasmodic – adjective – sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
Synonyms: irregular, occasional
Antonyms: steady, continuous, chronic
9. Spurious-adjective- not genuine, not true, not valid
Synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
Antonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid
10. Unbridled – adjective-uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked
Antonyms: restrained, held in check, muted
Name ____________________________________
Level D Vocab. 1B Cloze
Choose the word from this unit that best completes each of the following sentences.
_____________________ 1. He is so _____________that he won’t even consider the ideas or
suggestions offered by other people.
_____________________ 2. Although all modern scholars accept Macbeth as Shakespeare’s
work, one or two of the scenes may be _____ or false.
_____________________ 3. Although his partner lost everything, he was able to ____ a few
dollars from the wreckage of the bankrupt business.
_____________________ 4. The records of our club were in such a(n) _____ that we couldn’t
determine which members had paid their dues.
_____________________ 5. Some people are subject to sudden seizures, during which their
heads and legs may jerk about in a wild and ____ manner.
_____________________ 6. The doctor became more and more fearful that her patient’s
weakened condition would _____ him to pneumonia.
______________________7. A man of towering pride and ____ ambition, he stopped at nothing
to achieve his goals as quickly and directly as possible.
______________________8. Once Great Britain had given away her vast overseas empire, she
found that she had also ____ her position as a world power.
______________________ 9. Although my memory is getting dimmer and dimmer, I doubt that
the exciting events of my childhood will ever be totally _______
from my mind.
______________________10. Since we do not want to replace the plants in our garden every
year, we favor ____ over annuals.
Name ________________________________
Level D Vocab 1B Synonym/Antonym
Choose the word from this week’s vocabulary words which is most nearly the same in meaning
as the boldface word or expression in the given phrase.
______________________1. make susceptible to infection
______________________2. obliterated by erosion
______________________3. an uncontrolled appetite for luxury
______________________4. able to rescue cherished mementos
______________________5. plagued by a fitful cough
______________________6. recurring campaign issues
______________________7. made a mess of the filing system
Choose the word from this week’s vocabulary words which is most nearly opposite in meaning
to the bold word or expression.
______________________8. a valid argument
______________________9. open-minded neighbors
______________________10. retained title to the plot of land
Name ________________________________
Level D Vocab 1B Review Words Matching
Past words
_____1. To seize for military or official use
A. Admonish
B. commandeer
C. deadlock
D. circumspect
C. brigand
D. deadlock
C. dilemma
D. cumbersome
C. deadlock
D. dilemma
C. deadlock
D. dilemma
C. Debris
D. admonish
_____ 2. A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
A. Breach
B. cumbersome
_____3. Scattered fragments, wreckage
A. Debris
B. diffuse
_____4. A difficult or perplexing situation or problem
A. Diffuse
B. breach
_____ 5. A violation or infraction; an opening
A. Brigand
B. breach
_____ 6. To spread or scatter freely or widely
A. Diffuse
B. breach
_____ 7. To scold mildly; to remind of a duty
A. Brigand
B. admonish
C. circumspect D. breach
_____ 8. Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
A. Commandeer
B. diffuse
C. cumbersome
D. debris