Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 9 antonyms and complete the sent. Answers

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As her anger slowly ______, she realized that such childish outburst of emotion would do nothing to help solve her problems.

Abated

It would mean more to him to gain the approval of the few people who can appreciate his work than to receive the ______ of the crowd.

Adulation

Antonym: closing with a WORD OF APPROVAL

Anathema

Since I truly loathe people who think they are "above the common herd," any form of snobbery is absolutely ______ to me.

Anathema

I was impressed by the ______ way our hostess guided the conversation away from topics that might be embarrassing to her guests.

Astute

The study of history teaches us that a hunger for land, like other kinds of ______, is the cause of a great many wars.

Avarice

How can you consider him ______ when the accident was caused by a landslide that no one could have foreseen or prevented?

Culpable

When you are ______ in returning a book to the library, you are preventing someone else from using it.

Dilatory

Antonym: their SUBTLE errors

Egregious

I don't think I'd call such a(n) ______ grammatical mistake I minor "slip of the pen."

Egregious

Although she tried to ______, we insisted on a simple "yes" or "no" answer.

Equivocate

Sure, it's great to be a big-league ballplayer, but bear in mind that the years of stardom are brief and ______.

Evanescent

Antonym: an experienced and TENACIOUS nanny

Irresolute

I was so ______ about whether to go out for basketball or for swimming that I ended up going out for neither.

Irresolute

Antonym: the presentation of a FULLY DEFINED concept

Nebulous

He holds forth in great detail on what is wrong with our city government, but the remedies he suggests are exceedingly ______.

Nebulous

Since he was a(n) ______ at the game, the three veteran players hoped to find someone more suitable to play on their team.

Novice

The ______ she had experienced in her childhood and youth made her keenly aware of the value of money.

Penury

Does he use all the quotations as means of clarifying his meaning, or simply as a(n)_____ display of his learning?

Pretentious

After giving us extremely detailed instructions for more than an hour, she briefly ______ and then sent us out on our assignments.

Recapitulated

Using the most up-to-date equipment, the firefighters worked tirelessly to ______ the victim of smoke inhalation.

Resuscitate

Antonym: a WELL-GROOMED AND CAREFUL dresser

Slovenly

I told my friend that dress for the party was casual, but he showed up looking, in my opinion, just plain ______.

Slovenly

Your brilliant plan is based on one false ______ -- that I am willing to work without pay.

Supposition

Her mind, ______ as a result of hours of exposure to the bitter cold, was not alert enough to sense the impending danger.

Torpid


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