Quarter 3 Vocab

Front

No skill; Syn: clumsy/unskilled; Ant: astute/keen

Back

Inept

Front

His _________ handling of employee complaints led to a lawsuit.

Back

Inept

Front

To make less severe, serious, or painful (Syn: ease/soften; Ant: enflame/worsen)

Back

Mitigate

Front

She wanted to __________ the misery in the world by donating her money to the impoverished.

Back

Mitigate

Front

To alternate indecisively between two choices (Synonym: waver, Antonym: decide)

Back

Vacillate

Front

Early in his career, he _______ between journalism and engineering.

Back

Vacillate

Front

Designed to start fires or conflict. Synonym: inflammatory. Antonym: calming.

Back

Incendiary

Front

The girl’s _______ lies required a response.

Back

Incendiary

Front

Moral corruption (Syn: wickedness, Ant: good)

Back

Depravity

Front

Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic tales are filled with ________.

Back

Depravity