Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level B Review Units 13-15

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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


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