Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level B Review Units 13-15
Best title for passage
The Athletic Career of Jim Thorpe
feud
a bitter, long-term quarrel; to fight or quarrel with
hoard
a secret store of valuables or money
sudden, short, blunt; very steep
abrupt
birds of a feather
akin
haggle
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
patronize
be a regular customer or client of
antonym of affliction
blessing
like a timetable
chronological
loud outcry from angry people
clamor
antonym of partial
complete
vanquish
conquer
rotten, wicked, dishonest; to make evil; to bribe
corrupt
look on someone's face, be it happy or sad
countenance
antonym of revered
despised
antonym of enchanted
disgusted
causing disorder or turmoil
disruptive
to burst forth
erupt
antonym of iginite
extinguish
bankrupt
financially ruined
prices going up and down rapidly
fluctuate
impartial
free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
a festive occasion
gala
massive
great
mirth
great merriment
carpentry, weaving, pottery, metalwork, etc
handicrafts
a plant that thrives even under unfavorable conditions
hardy
antonym of feud
harmony
reputable
having a good reputation
antonym of indisposed
healthy
extremely funny
hilarious
antonym of foster
hold back
antonym of heed
ignore
partial
incomplete
not open to immoral behavior, honest; unbribable
incorruptible
antonym of diminish
increase
to break in upon
interrupt
a breaking or bursting in; a violent invasion
irruption
property left of children by parents
legacy
greatness of size, like an earthquake or a conflict
magnitude
on a very large scale
massive
typical of a mother
maternal
laughter and merriment
mirth
Thorpe was not
most valuable player in 1912 World Series
requirement of Olympic competitors
must be amateur athletes
meal that supplies what the body needs
nutritious
nutritious
of or providing nourishment
what a referee would do
officiate
what a tyrant would do to the people he ruled
oppress
antonym of cynical
optimistic
used to be a lot of fun, but now we are tired of it
pall
antonym of oppressed
pampered
what a regular customer does
patronize
heed
pay close attention to
meditated
planned
officiatng
presiding
cirticism of Thorpe
professional career before 1912 Olympic Games
a breaking, to break
rupture
the story of the adventures of a Viking, such as Eric the Red
saga
parallel construction
sentence with repeated grammatical forms
pall
shadow
antonym of reputable
shady
agitation
shaking
antonym of elongate
shorten
antonym of sagacious
silly
cosmopolitian
sophisticated
first recognition of Thorpe's athletic ability
student at Carlisle Indian School
antonym of gratitude
thanklessness
coincide
to happen at the same time
grovels
wallows
