Vocabulary Final Part 1

Matching Match each word with its correct definition. aloof distant, cold, or detached in manner amiable diffusing warmth and friendliness dainty delicately beautiful ebb flow back or recede exult express great joy gait a person's manner of walking headlong at breakneck speed insolent marked by casual disrespect Matching Match each word with its correct definition. motivate give an incentive for action muse reflect deeply on a subject revelation an enlightening or astonishing disclosure stifle smother or suppress synopsis a summary of the main points of an argument wallow devote oneself entirely to something wane become smaller Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word that fits in each sentence. 1. He lied to the senate, he gave oblique answers at best.2. The new microscope will replace an obsolete model that the university purchased more than 30 years ago.3. For two hours his mind roiled with turbulent thoughts before he fell into a restless, tortured sleep.4. The two-hour hike up is strenuous and you won’t be alone if your T-shirt is drenched with sweat by the time you finish.5. I was impressed by the fact that Dante could be so systematic in the way he organized everything in his room.6. But when he spoke, his voice was temperate and controlled, mild.7. I was tying the bean tendrils to the wire fence I had built when I saw a quiver in the leaves of the pumpkins. Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word that fits in each sentence. 1. Black smoke billows and swirls in the morning sky, and below it, maybe fifty yards ahead, is a single car that has caught on fire.2. Grey light leaked through the shutters, promising another bleak cold day.3. I wanted to put my foot down and at the same time give her something, make a concession, a peace offering.4. Alice was kneeling in front of her, facing away, as the woman bent over her and with deft fingers wove her hair into complex braids, twisting flowers into it as she did.5. The Bronx Museum of the Arts said it was committed to short and long-term “gradual salary changes that are feasible and doable.”6. He was wearing a heavy gold chain around his neck, with a gaudy jewel hanging from it, and his claws—a good six inches long—were each covered in gold leaf.7. He’s still sick, portable oxygen slung over his shoulder, his face gaunt and tired.8. Residents in southern Queensland are on high alert as major floods inundate towns.