13/6/2017

Voracious (reads voraciously/ Voracious appetite)

Indiscriminate
Steeped in (work)
Replete (with wonders)
Prognosticate
Matron
Automaton
to eat humble pie (to admit your error and apologize)
a pig in a poke (an item you purchase without having seen; a disappointment)
How paradoxical that the
To compound the puzzle
There has rarely been a tinge of rumor or scandal
Casting doubts
Tinge (a trace, smattering, or slight degree)
a flash in the pan (promising at the start but then disappointing)
Badger (to pester, nag, annoy persistently)
Implore (beg/ plead)
Drudgery (hard menial or dull work.)
Interminable (unending)
to pour oil on troubled waters (to make peace, to calm someone down)

____ 1. Abound
____ 2. annals
____ 3. automaton
____ 4. badger
____ 5. Compound
____ 6. drudgery
____ 7. eminent
____ 8. implore
____ 9. indiscriminate
____ 10. interminable
____ 11. matron
____ 12. paradox
____ 13. perceive
____ 14. prognosticate
____ 15. Realm
____ 16. replete
____ 17. steeped
____ 18. technology
____ 19. tinge
____ 20. voracious
Idioms
____ 21. to eat humble pie
____ 22. a pig in a poke
____ 23. a flash in the pan
____ 24. to pour oil on troubled waters
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Review Words Definitions
a. to be completely soaked in something
b. to be able to tell what will happen in the future
c. someone's special field
d. to continually nag
e. carelessly chosen
f. related to science of engineering
g. to add to
h. beg for assistance
i. of outstanding reputation
j. a mature woman
k. small amount of
l. dull, difficult work
m. desiring huge amount
n. existing in great number
o. historical records
p. to come to have an understanding of
q. completely filled with
r. machine that behaves like a person
s. seemingly self-contradictory situation
t. unending
u. a blind item; poor purchase
v. admit to defeat
w. a star today, a flop tomorrow
x. to try to make peace
Review
7. i 13. p 19. K
8. h 14. b 20. M
9. e 15. c 21. V
10. t 16. q 22. U
11. j 17. a 23. W
12. s 18. f 24. x
 Review Words Definitions
____ 1. Accost a. uncommunicative
____ 2. Adroit b. enthusiastic
____ 3. Avid c. alert
____ 4. Cajole d. overabundance
____ 5. Enhance e. courageous
____ 6. Fabricate f. to greet first
____ 7. Felon g. an excuse
____ 8. Furtive h. unlucky
____ 9. Gesticulate i. angry
____ 10. Hapless j. criminal
____ 11. Intrepid k. basic, elementary
____ 12. Irate l. clever
____ 13. Laconic m. to make up a lie
____ 14. Nuance n. great number of people
____ 15. Plethora o. concise, pithy
____ 16. Pretext p. to use lively gestures
____ 17. Reticent q. shade of difference
____ 18. Rudimentary r. sly
____ 19. Throng s. coax, wheedle
____ 20. Vigilant t. to make greater

Idioms
____ 21. the sword of Damocles u. an expensive conquest
____ 22. Pyrrhic victory v. spoilsport
____ 23. a wet blanket w. defy an opponent in his home
____ 24. to beard the lion x. any threatening danger

Review

1. f 7. k 13. o 19. n
2. l 8. r 14. q 20. c
3. b 9. p 15. d 21. x
4. s 10. h 16. g 22. u
5. t 11. e 17. a 23. v
6. m 12. i 18. k 24. w
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Review words Definitions

____ 1. Bristle a. despise

____ 2. Caustic b. menacing
____ 3. Cessation c. evil
____ 4. Condolence d. a pause
____ 5. Dupe e. just starting
____ 6. Euphemism f. trembling
____ 7. Inadvertent g. to have one's hair stand up
____ 8. Incipient h. stinging
____ 9. Incongruous i. earthly
____ 10. Infamous j. due to an oversight, negligent
____ 11. Jostle k. make a specific demand
____ 12. Lackluster l. to push, to elbow
____ 13. Loathe m. an easily fooled person
____ 14. Mundane n. expression of sympathy
____ 15. Ominous o. to scold severely
____ 16. Reprimand p. seize
____ 17. Repudiate q. having inconsistent elements
____ 18. Stipulate r. disown, refuse to accept
____ 19. Tremulous s. lacking brightness
____ 20. Wrest t. saying something in a less direct
way
Idioms
____ 21. crocodile tears u. run down district
____ 22. to carry the day v. hypocritical sympathy
____ 23. Skid Row w. to win the honors
____ 24. to go up in smoke x. end fruitlessly

REVIEW

1. g 7. j 13. A 19. f
2. h 8. e 14. i 20. p
3. d 9. q 15. b 21. v
4. n 10. c 16. o 22. w
5. m 11. l 17. r 23. u
6. t 12. s 18. k 24. x
 Review Words Definitions

____ 1. Alacrity a. scorn

____ 2. Aspirant b. to make afraid
____ 3. Belligerent c. frantic outburst
____ 4. Belittle d. person of eighty
____ 5. Brash e. to mock
____ 6. Castigate f. make public, proclaim
____ 7. Disdain g. pretense, sham
____ 8. Dregs h. combative
____ 9. Feint i. candidate for better job
____ 10. Frenzy j. seeking war, hostile
____ 11. Intimidate k. speak of as unimportant
____ 12. Laceration l. vulgar, using indecent language
____ 13. Octogenarian m. insolent
____ 14. Promulgate n. punish, chastise
____ 15. Pugnacious o. comfort
____ 16. Scoff p. most worthless part
____ 17. Scurrilous q. able to be touched
____ 18. Solace r. rough cut
____ 19. Sordid s. filthy, ignoble
____ 20. Tangible t. quick willingness

Idioms
____ 21. to throw down the gauntlet u. be the boss, lay down the laws
____ 22. feeling no pain v. under the influence of alcohol
____ 23. Hobson's choice w. to offer a challenge
____ 24. to rule the roost x. to have no say in a matter

Review

1. t 7. a 13. d 19. s
2. i 8. t 14. f 20. q
3. j 9. g 15. h 21. w
4. k 10. c 16. e 22. v
5. m 11. b 17. l 23. x
6. n 12. r 18. o 24. w