Unit 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

We spent a pleasant afternoon with our _______ neighbors

Answer 1

affable

Question 2

John D. Rockefeller worked to _______ his empire by purchasing oil wells, refineries, and pipelines.

Answer 2

aggrandize

Question 3

The _________ body of the amoeba was fascinating to watch under the microscope.

Answer 3

amorphous

Question 4

Sherlock Holmes was an ________ of a clever detective who always solves the case.

Answer 4

archetype

Question 5

What people thought was her _______ of mystery was actually a mask for her shyness.

Answer 5

aura

Question 6

Three jeweled combs from the 17th century were among the _______ seized by the police.

Answer 6

contraband

Question 7

For my paper, I would like to find an _______ history of the subject written in a clear and unbiased manner.

Answer 7

erudite

Question 8

Ghosts are often depicted in literature as wearing _______ clothing that makes them seem all the more ethereal.

Answer 8

gossamer

Question 9

I could not tell by her _______ smile whether she was pleased or only amused by me.

Answer 9

inscrutable

Question 10

You seem too sophisticated to hold such _______ opinions.

Answer 10

insular

Question 11

We tend to think of court verdicts as _______, but they are often overturned by higher courts.

Answer 11

irrevocable

Question 12

Queen Elizabeth I showed a strong ___________ for putting off decisions in the hopes that they would resolve themselves.

Answer 12

propensity

Question 13

Some flight attendants dread a _______ airline passenger more than they do rough weather.

Answer 13

querulous

Question 14

Slowly, carefully, keeping his voice down, he argued with the caller as one might ______ with a child.

Answer 14

remonstrate

Question 15

He was forced to ________ a statement he had made before he’d had all the information.

Answer 15

repudiate

Question 16

The development of lightweight, ________ plastics revolutionized the design of many durable goods.

Answer 16

resilient

Question 17

From the construction site, the noise of bulldozers and dump trucks ______ across the valley.

Answer 17

reverberate

Question 18

Days passed and unrest grew, and soon the rebels began a ________ attack on their absent leader.

Answer 18

scurrilous

Question 19

No one could say that he was lazy, for he was a careful, _______ copier of other people’s work

Answer 19

sedulous

Question 20

My grandmother made her clothes at home in order to avoid the _______ goods sold in the general store.

Answer 20

sleazy