ELA WORD MAPS UNIT 3

Question 1

to make shorter

Answer 1

abridge

Question 2

a follower, supporter
attached, sticking to

Answer 2

adherent

Question 3

an angry argument

Answer 3

altercation

Question 4

resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

Answer 4

cherubic

Question 5

to pardon or overlook

Answer 5

condone

Question 6

to disagree, disagreement

Answer 6

dissent

Question 7

famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

Answer 7

eminent

Question 8

to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

Answer 8

exorcise

Question 9

to make, manufacture, to make up, invent

Answer 9

fabricate

Question 10

angry

Answer 10

irate

Question 11

a raider; pluderer

Answer 11

marauder

Question 12

excessive fatness

Answer 12

obesity

Question 13

an extremely poor person

Answer 13

pauper

Question 14

to steal in small quantities

Answer 14

pilfer

Question 15

a split, break, breach

Answer 15

rift

Question 16

a likeness; an outward appearance; an appraition

Answer 16

semblance

Question 17

to overcome, rise above

Answer 17

surmount

Question 18

to bring to an end

Answer 18

terminate

Question 19

commonplace; overused, stale

Answer 19

trite

Question 20

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

Answer 20

usurp

Question 21

travel by air _______ the time needed to reach far-distant places

Answer 21

abridge

Question 22

the senator’s loyal ____ campaigned long and hard for her reelection.

Answer 22

adherent

Question 23

A noisy ______ in the next apartment kept me awake for hours

Answer 23

altercation

Question 24

How well those photographs of the month-old twins capture the ____ expressions on their faces!

Answer 24

Cherublic

Question 25

our parents have always made it crystal clear to us that they do not _____ behavior

Answer 25

condone

Question 26

justices have an option to ____ from a ruling issued by a majority of the supreme court

Answer 26

dissent

Question 27

a group of ____ scientists met to discuss long-term changes in Earth’s climate

Answer 27

eminent

Question 28

we must do all we can to _______ the evils of hatred and prejudice from our society

Answer 28

exocise

Question 29

threads from the cocoons of caterpillars called silkworms are used to _______ silk.

Answer 29

fabricate

Question 30

long delays caused by bad weather are likely to make even the most unflappable travelers ______

Answer 30

iratre

Question 31

Edgar Allen poe’s story ‘the gold bug’ concerns treasure buried by the ______ captain kid

Answer 31

marauder

Question 32

sooner or later, _______ leads to all sorts of serious health problems

Answer 32

obesity

Question 33

During the great depression, many people were reduced to leading the desperate lives of _______

Answer 33

Pauper

Question 34

an employee who _____ from the petty cash box will get caught sooner or later

Answer 34

pilfer

Question 35

Failure to repay a loan can be the cause of an angry _______ between longtime friends

Answer 35

rift

Question 36

Despite a bad case of stage fright, I tried to maintain a _______ of calm as I sang my solo

Answer 36

Semblance

Question 37

Wilma Rudolph _______ childhood illness and physical disabilities to win three Olympic gold medals

Answer 37

Surmount

Question 38

if you fail to perform your job satisfactorily, your boss may __________ your employment

Answer 38

terminate

Question 39

when you write an essay or story, be especially careful to avoid using _____ expressions

Answer 39

trite

Question 40

the general who led the coup _______ the office of the duly elected president

Answer 40

usurp

Question 41

gni definition

Answer 41

gross national income

Question 42

definition of gnp

Answer 42

gross national product