SW5 Vocabulary Test-Study Guide

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magnanimous synonym

generous, unselfish,bighearted

petty synonyms

insignificant, piddling

chivalrous

marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

unctuous synonyms

oily, greasy, slippery, soapy; smooth, fulsome, flattering

frowzy synonym

slovenly,unkempt, untidy

inane synonyms

vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous

The coach warned the pitcher that if he continued to _____during a pitch, he would be replaced

Balk

evoke synonym

conjure up; elicit

By all accounts, Superman is an _______because he resides in an area other than his birthplace.

Expatriate

While Greg has enjoyed living as an ____________ in Costa Rica, he is now ready to return home to Haiti.

Expatriate

The purpose of the author's second book is to ______ the philosophical theories he proposed in his first work

Expound

petty

(adj.) unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor

chivalrous synonyms

1) courageous 2) fearless 3) gallant 4) benevolent

Despite the _______ relationship I have with my boss, he respects my quality of work

Acrimony

You may give that _________ tone to your mother, but in the classroom, I demand the utmost respect

Acrimony

While my dog loves to go for walks in good weather, he will always ______if he gets the slightest whiff of rain in the air.

Balk

Each time we dine there, Howard manages to _____ the waiter into giving us something for free.

Cajole

The candidate managed to_______ many voters into choosing his name on the ballot.

Cajole

Tomorrow, the lawyer will ________ the defendant's guilt by making the jury aware of the man's motive for murder.

Expound

If waking up early isn't _____for you, then why did you take the morning shift?

Feasible

Winning the lottery would make paying the bills more ________

Feasible

Because of technical difficulties, the sound of the music may ________ during the concert.

Fluctuate

Because of the increase in ticket prices, attendance at sporting events will fluctuate

Fluctuate

But to plan somebody's murder is a particularly _______ crime and I think few people would do that.

Heinous

We not only face the_______ crimes dead on, we face our fellow viewers.

Heinous

Byron rocks away, very hairy, very clean, wringing his hands, like an______ spider in his green fatigues.

Impeccable

His timing was _________ attacking his old boss on the day he was making a big speech on the economy.

Impeccable

After stopping payments on their new car, the bank would________ their car in a secured lot until the couple would pay the overdue amount.

Impound

Rental furniture companies may have to require a payment plan or______ the furniture in their store until the money is compensated.

Impound

Not even the leading experts in criminology could understand the killer's ________ motives.

Inscrutable

While the veteran football players understood the play, most of the rookies found it _________

Inscrutable

fiasco synonyms

[nouns] disaster, debacle, mess, bomb, flop

omniscient synonyms

all-knowing, all-wise, all-seeing

harry synonyms

badger, pester, hound, pillage, ravage


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