Level D, 3A Daily
1.
Abridge-verb- to make shorter
Synonyms: shorten, condense, abbreviate
Antonyms: expand, enlarge, augment
2.
Adherent – noun – a follower, supporter adjective- attached, sticking to
Synonym: disciple Antonyms: opponent, adversary, critic, detractor
3.
Altercation – noun- an angry argument
Synonyms: quarrel, dispute, squabble Antonyms: agreement, accord
4.
Cherubic – adjective – resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round,
or chubby face; sweet innocent
Synonyms: angelic, seraphic, beatific Antonyms: impish, devilish, diabolic, fiendish
5.
Condone – verb – to pardon or overlook
Synonyms: ignore, wink at, turn a blind eye to
Antonyms: censure, condemn, disapprove, deprecate
6.
Dissent – verb – to disagree noun – disagreement
Synonyms: differ, dispute Antonyms: agree, concur, unanimity, harmony
7.
Eminent – adjective - famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting
Synonyms: illustrious, renowned
Antonyms: obscure, nameless, unsung, lowly, humble
8.
Exorcise – verb – to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
Synonyms: expel, dispel
9.
Fabricate – verb- to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
Synonyms: put together, devise, contrive, concoct
Antonyms: take apart, undo, destroy, demolish
10.
Irate – adjective – angry
Synonyms: incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid
Antonyms: calm, composed, cool, unruffled

Name ________________________________
Choose the correct form of this week’s vocabulary words to complete each sentence.
_________________________ 1. During a recent interdenominational service in our community center, the _____ of various faiths met to worship as one.
_________________________ 2. “That child may have an angel’s ___ features, but at heart he is a little devil,” I exclaimed in disgust.
_________________________ 3. A few of us who disagreed strongly with the committee’s conclusions felt compelled to raise our voices in _______.
_________________________ 4. In order to fit the newspaper article into the space available, the editor had to _____ it by omitting secondary details.
_________________________ 5. Although I am not a particularly argumentative person, last week I found myself involved in a heated ____ with a salesclerk.
_________________________6. “I think,” said the salesclerk, “that the phrase ‘hot under the collar’ aptly describes the typical ____ customer that we have to deal with.”
_________________________7. “I am willing to wink at a harmless prank,” the dean remarked, “but I will not ____ outright vandalism.”
_________________________ 8. It is a real tribute to the ingenuity of the human mind that for thousands of years people have been ____ new and interesting theories of the universe.
_________________________ 9. After so many years of distinguished service in the United States
Senate, he can properly be called a(n) ____ statesman.
_________________________10. In this clever spoof of horror movies, the local witch doctor encounters hilarious difficulties when he tries to ____ an evil demon that has taken up residence in the heroine’s body.

Name ______________________________
Synonyms: Choose the word from this week’s vocabulary which most nearly means the same as the bold word or expression.
_________________________1. tried to dispel our feelings of gloom and doom
_________________________2. supporters of the free market system
_________________________3. refuses to turn a blind eye to corrupt practices
_________________________4. bravely faced the enraged crowd
_________________________5. a positively angelic appearance
_________________________6. gets into one quarrel after another
_________________________7. tried to make up a credible alibi
_________________________8. condensed the long and detailed report
Antonyms: Choose the word from this week’s vocabulary words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the bold word or expression in the given phrase.
_________________________9. a major novel by an obscure writer
_________________________10. A prevailing mood of harmony among the members

Name ________________________________
Past Words: Give the letter of the word which best completes each sentence.
_____ 1. Though a trained veteran is often a well-tuned fighting machine, a raw recruit is sometimes no better than cannon (A. feint B. fodder).
_____ 2. To keep my self-respect, I must stand (A. comely B. unflinching) before the authorities and tell them the truth as I see it.
_____ 3. After the formal dinner was over, we (A. adjourned B. tantalized) to the den in order to continue our conversation in a more relaxed atmosphere.
_____ 4. As soon as I entered that charming little cottage, I noticed that everything in it was neat and
(A. erratic B. comely).
_____ 5. At one point in our fencing match, my opponent unexpectedly (A. sullied B. feinted) to the left and threw me completely off guard.
_____ 6. Instead of all those long, flowery passages, why don’t you try to write more in the
(A. mediocre B. terse) and direct style of a good newspaper reporter?
_____7. I can understand how poor people sometimes feel (A. tantalized B. jeered) by the wealth and luxuries they see displayed on TV programs.
_____8. His behavior is so (A. erratic B. terse) that we never know what to expect from him.
_____9. When I first noticed how (A. illegible B. lucrative) my roommate’s handwriting was, I suggested that he sign up immediately for a course in penmanship.
_____10. I would be unwilling to vote for the (A. expulsion B. fodder) of club members just because they are behind in their dues.