Vocabulary Workshop Level B Unit 1 Choosing the Right Word – Flashcards
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sullen
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Our team spirit is so high that there is never a (sullen, trivial) reaction from the players who aren't chosen to start the game.
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hurtle
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Sometime in mid-August, you can view the spectacular Perseid meteor shower, as comet debris (hurtle, alight) through space and enter Earth's atmosphere.
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adjacent to
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The principal asked the students not to hang around in front of the houses and other buildings (adjacent to, alighting) the school.
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barren
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The administration had no major scandals, but it was also (barren, sullen) of outstanding accomplishments.
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vicious
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I am angry not because she criticized me but because she made remarks that were untrue and (trivial, vicious).
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humdrum
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I'd been looking forward to the new TV series on Monday nights, but the first episode turned out to be just another (humdrum, adjacent) detective story.
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disrupt
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Are we going to allow minor dis agreements to (disrupt, recompense) the club that we have worked so hard to organize?
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interrogate
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He said that he was going to ask only "a few casual questions," but I soon saw that he wanted to (recompense, interrogate) me thoroughtly.
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humdrum
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Even the most (humdrum, vicious) work can be interesting if you regard it as a challenge to do the very best you can.
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truce
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Representatives from both nations met to negotiate a (dynasty, truce) to give each side a chance to care for its wounded.
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foretaste
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If the sights we've seen today are a true (recompense, foretaste) of what lies ahead, we're in for some real treats.
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dynasties
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For three generations, their family has formed one of the leading automotive (truces, dynasties) of this country.
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trickle
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As he grew old, the torrent of beautiful music that he had produced for so many years was reduced to a mere (foretaste, trickle).
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résumé
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"The program the usher handed you contains a brief (résumé, hurtle) of the action of the operate you are about to see," I replied.
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interminable
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When we are having fun, time rushes by, but even five minutes in the dentist's waiting room may seem (adjacent, interminable).
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recompense
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What would you consider an adequate (résumé, recompense) for having worked so many extra hours on the job?
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alighting
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The flight attendant asked the passengers to make sure that they had all their personal belongings before (disrupting, alighting) from the aircraft.
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truce
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Regardless of who started this silly quarrel, isn't it time for us to declare a (dynasty, truce) and work together for the best interests of the school?
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renovate
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What we want to do is (recompense, renovate) the old house without harming its charm and beauty.
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insinuated
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With flattery and clever half-truths, the newcomers (insinuated, renovated) themselves into the inner circle of the organization.
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germinated
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Planted in the fertile soil of her imagination, the seed of a great idea soon (germinated, disrupted) into a workable proposal.
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tivial
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The way to be successful at a job is to carry out all instructions carefully, even though you think some of them are (trivial, sullen) or silly.
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hurtled
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Only twenty yards from the finish line, the horse stumbled and (hurtled, insinuated) its rider to the ground.
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recompensed
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When I saw a big "A" on my term paper in English, I felt that I had been fully (germinated, recompensed) for all my hours of hard work.
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interminable
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The senator's speech seemed (interminable, vicious) as he droned on for an hour.
