Vocabulary Exercises Flashcards
Some love spinach; others _____ it
Abhor
A snowstorm in late May is _____ for Chicago
Abnormal
My father plays golf. What is your father’s _____?
Avocation
The dictator refused to _____ and was eventually overthrown.
Abdicate
Gene said the movie was interesting, but I didn’t find it _____.
Absorbing
It was very decent of Marge to _____ me of blame by admitting she was at fault.
Absolve
The kidnapper was arrested when he tried to _____ the executive.
Abduct
I nominate Harriet for treasurer. She knows how to keep records and can be trusted not to _____ with our dues.
Abscond
The owner must raise $20,000 in cash at once if she is to _____ bankruptcy
Avert
We are _____ to further increases in the sales tax. It is too high already.
Averse
With the _____ of autumn, the days become shorter.
Advent
England was our _____ in the War of 1812.
Adversary
Is it very expensive to _____ a summer home for year-round living?
Adapt
We have sweets, but only occasionally. We are not _____ to them.
Addicted
The candidate has few supporters in the rural areas; most of his _____s are in the cities.
Adherents
After graduating from the College of the City of New York, Jonas Salk did _____ study at New York University to earn an M.D. degree.
Post-graduate
Mr. Sims told me to put tomorrow’s date on the letter, but I forgot to _____ it.
Post-date
The _____ showed that the patient had died of natural causes.
Postmortem
In some areas, the peasants still use the same methods of farming as their _____ did centuries ago.
Antecedents
You will not need a(n) _____ if you plan your letter carefully.
Post-script
Everyone will benefit from the warmth of the fireplace if you arrange the chairs around it in a _____.
Semicircle
The inspections are _____ ; there is one every six months.
Semiannual
A state that has both an assembly and a senate has a _____ legislature.
Bicameral
America’s foreign policy is _____; it represents the views of both major political parties.
Bipartisan
A _____ house shares a common wall.
Semidetached
This afternoon the swimming team has _____ use of the pool.
Exclusive
No one can _____ the settler’s claim to the property, since he holds the deed to the land.
Impugn
Over the centuries, the Colorado River has carved its bed out of solid rock by the process of _____.
Erosion
A lack of opportunity compelled thousands to _____ from their native land.
Emigrate
Proposals to increase taxes usually _____ strong resistance.
Evoke
The famine-stricken nation is expected to _____ help of its more fortunate neighbors.
Invoke
On the front page, I am going to _____ these words: “To Dad on his fortieth birthday. Love, Ruth.”
Inscribe
Learning that their arrest was _____, the insurgent leaders went into hiding.
Imminent
The judge asked the guards to ____ the spectators who were creating a disturbance.
Expel
We just had to see what was in the package. We could not _____ our curiosity.
Inhibit
A physician may decide to ___ the physical activities and the diet of a heart disease patient.
Circumscribe
Obey the regulations; don’t try to ___ them.
Circumvent
If you had been ___, you would have tested the used camera before buying it.
Circumspect
The ___ of the earth at the equator is nearly 25,000 miles.
Circumference
The rowers had expected to ___ the island in a couple of hours, but by evening they were less than halfway around.
Circumnavigate
Though elected in November of even-numbered years, the new Congress does not ___ until the following January.
Convene
If your seat number does not ___ your ticket number, the usher may ask you to move.
Correspond
When Billy Budd, the peacemaker, was aboard, there was perfect ___ among the sailors.
Concord
Do you want to ___ with me, or do you prefer to work alone?
Collaborate
Just above St. Louis, the Missouri and Mississippi rivers ___ into a single waterway.
Coalesce
A dropout will discover that the lack of a high school diploma is a serious ___ to employment.
Obstacle
The pickets sat on the front steps in an attempt to ____ the entrance.
Obstruct
To ____ waiting on line at the box office, order your tickets by mail.
Obviate
Though Harry is a very careful driver, the possibility of his having a serious accident continues to ___ his parents.
Obsess
Claire tried to forget the incident, but she couldn’t ___ it from her mind.
Obliterate
The claim of wage earners that they are being overtaxed is by no means new; it has been their ___ complaint.
Perennial
Why do you ___ in asking to see my notes when I have told you I don’t have any?
Persist
Train conductors use hole punchers to ___ passenger tickets.
Perforate
We thought the news upset Jane, but it didn’t seem to ___ her.
Perturb
Road signs that ____ residents of this community are even more confusing to out-of-town visitors.
Perplex
Mozart, who began composing at the age of five, was definitely ___.
Precocious
The bills they have to pay do not ___ their making further purchases; they can use their credit.
Preclude
I ___ the directions to Barbara’s house are correct, since she gave them to me herself.
Presume
A group of distinguished specialists saw a ____ of the exhibit before it was opened to the public.
Preview
The report that the President was in town was ___ because his plane had not yet landed.
Premature
The ___ of a sizeable raise impelled the new employee to do her best.
Prospects
Your enthusiastic supporters are ___ in their praise of merits.
Profuse
George Stephenson was the first to use steam power to ___ a locomotive.
Propel
You must not expect an apprentice to be as ___ as an experienced worker.
Proficient
The proposal to demolish the historic building is sure to ____ a storm of protest.
Provoke
