Vocabulary Unit 3

Note the spelling, pronunciation, part(s) of speech, and definition(s) of each of the following words. Then write the word in the blank spaces in the illustrative sentence(s) following. Finally, study the lists of synonyms and antonyms. 1. adversary (n.) an enemy, opponent A best friend off the tennis court can also be a fierce ________________ on it.

• adversary

• accomplice

• spectator

• benefactor

Note the spelling, pronunciation, part(s) of speech, and definition(s) of each of the following words. Then write the word in the blank spaces in the illustrative sentence(s) following. Finally, study the lists of synonyms and antonyms. 2. alienate (v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey Gossiping and backbiting are bad habits that are bound to ________________ friends.

• alienate

• befriend

• encourage

• support

Note the spelling, pronunciation, part(s) of speech, and definition(s) of each of the following words. Then write the word in the blank spaces in the illustrative sentence(s) following. Finally, study the lists of synonyms and antonyms. 3. artifice (n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery Even the most renowned art experts were completely taken in by the forger's ________________. SYNONYMS: ruse, stratagem, contrivance

• artifice

• candor

• apathy

• zeal

Note the spelling, pronunciation, part(s) of speech, and definition(s) of each of the following words. Then write the word in the blank spaces in the illustrative sentence(s) following. Finally, study the lists of synonyms and antonyms. 4. coerce (v.) to compel, force Dictators try to ________________ their subjects into obedience by threatening them or their families with punishment.

• coerce

• console

• commend

• concede

Note the spelling, pronunciation, part(s) of speech, and definition(s) of each of the following words. Then write the word in the blank spaces in the illustrative sentence(s) following. Finally, study the lists of synonyms and antonyms. 5. craven (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward Those who urged Great Britain to make peace with Hitler were criticized for their ________________ attitude. It is a mistake to assume that everyone who refuses to go to war is a ________________ who lacks patriotism. SYNONYMS: (adj.) fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous ANTONYMS: (adj.) brave, courageous, valiant

• craven

• valiant

• patriotic

• brave

Cooking shows on television have helped many people to master the secrets of the ________________ arts.

• culinary

• musical

• martial

• visual

Fill in the blank: Traditionally, the tolling of church bells has announced the ________ of a monarch.

• demise

• arrival

• wedding

• coronation

Fill in the blank: The first landing on the moon, in the summer of 1969, ________ the nation.

• exhilarated

• diminished

• confused

• isolated

Fill in the blank: After a month without a date, I decided that my social life was definitely in a ________ period.

• fallow

• fertile

• active

• exciting

Fill in the blank: In the drought-stricken region, there were millions of acres of ________.

• fallow

• fertile

• urban

• forested