Level D, Voc 4B Daily
1. Inanimate – adjective- not having life; without energy or spirit
Synonyms: lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless
Antonyms: undeceive, disabuse, clue in
2. Incinerate- verb- to burn to ashes
Synonyms: burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes
3. Intrepid – adjective - very brave, fearless, unshakable
Synonyms: valiant, courageous, audacious, daring
Antonyms: timid, cowardly, craven
4. Larceny – noun- theft
Synonyms: stealing, robbery, burglary
5. Pliant – adjective – bending readily, easily influenced
Synonyms: supple, flexible, elastic, plastic
Antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone
6. Pompous – adjective – overly self-important in speech and manner excessively stately or
ceremonious
Synonyms: pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic
Antonyms: unpretentious, unaffected, plain
7. Precipice – noun – a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
Synonyms: cliff, crag, bluff, promontory, ledge
Antonyms: abyss, chasm, gorge
8. Rectify – verb- to make right, correct
Synonyms: remedy, set right
Antonyms: mess up, botch, bungle
9. Reprieve – noun – a temporary relief or delay; verb – to grant a postponement
Synonyms: stay, respite; postpone, delay
Antonym: proceed
10. Revile – verb – to attack with words, call bad names
Synonyms: inveigh against, malign, vilify, denounce
Antonyms: praise, acclaim, revere, idolize
Name __________________________________-
Level D Vocab 4B Cloze
Identify the correct form of this week’s vocabulary words to best complete each sentence.
_________________________ 1. Since I did not feel well prepared, the three-day postponement of final
exams was a most welcome ______.
_________________________ 2. Although many people firmly believe that life-forms exist somewhere
in outer space, everything that our astronauts have so far encountered
has been decidedly without life or _______.
_________________________ 3. The guardrail was reinforced to prevent cars from skidding over the
edge of the _____ and falling into the abyss below.
_________________________ 4. The steak I’d accidentally left in the broiler too long wasn’t just
overdone, it was positively ______.
_________________________ 5. The youths who had “borrowed” the car for joyriding were caught by
the police and charged with _____.
_________________________ 6. Without the slightest hesitation, brave or_____ firefighters will enter
a blazing building to rescue anyone who may be trapped.
_________________________ 7. One of the most controversial figures of his time, the former president
was revered by some and attacked or ____ by others.
_________________________ 8. The overly ornate style of many nineteenth-century writers seems
rather forced and ____ to us today.
_________________________ 9. As soon as I discovered that the project was being mismanaged, I tried
my best to ____ the situation.
_________________________10. Although somewhat massively built, the gymnast’s body was as
supple and _____ as a ballet dancer’s.
Name ____________________________
Level D Vocab 4B Synonyms/Antonyms
Synonyms: Choose the correct form of the word from this week’s vocabulary words which is mostly
nearly the same in meaning as the bold word or expression in the given phrase.
__________________________1. Editorials that denounced the mayor’s actions
__________________________2. Scheduled to stand trial for burglary
__________________________3. Courageous in the face of danger
__________________________4. Duped into buying a flawed diamond
__________________________5. Granted a thirty-day postponement
__________________________6. Tried to correct their mistaken impression of me
__________________________7. A house built on a cliff
__________________________8. Acres of forest reduced to ashes
__________________________9. Made of very flexible material
Antonym: Choose the word from this lesson which is the most nearly opposite of the bold word in the
given phrase.
___________________________10. The author’s surprisingly lively prose
Name ____________________________________
Level D Vocab 4B Past Word Review
Matching:
_____ 1. Favorable; fortunate
A. abscond
_____ 2. To mislead by a trick, deceive
B. access
_____ 3. To run and hide
C. anarchy
_____ 4. To overcome with fear, intimidate
D. arduous
_____ 5. Favoring one side; prejudiced
E. auspicious
_____ 6. A lack of government and law; confusion
F. biased
_____ 7. Determined in advance by destiny or fortune
G. daunt
_____ 8. To free from tangles or complications
H. disentangle
_____ 9. Approach or admittance to places; an increase
I. fated
_____ 10. Hard to do, requiring much effort
J. hoodwink