Words 14-15
Words 14-15
You are able to use the vocabulary in context
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Words 14-15
You are able to use the vocabulary in context
Tips for learning vocabulary
Don’t learn one word! Learn related forms together.
Example: immunize → immunization → immunity → immune
Don't just learn the meaning. Write your own sentence:
Weak: “deficit = lack of money”
Strong: “The company reported a deficit this year.”
Learn what words naturally go with (connotations):
“file for bankruptcy” (not make bankruptcy)
“carry on a stretcher”
Unit 14 - Crime
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evader
molester
strangler
rioter
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blackmail
evade
riot
intimidate
Hitler committed a/an ___ act.
incriminating
thwarted
notorious
intimidating
Chucky held the knife ___
evasively
incriminatingly
maliciously
notoriously
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indignation/ire
malice/spite/malevolence/grudge
extortion
larceny
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irk/vex
dispute/quarrel
apprehend/arrest
arraign/indict
incriminate (verb) - To show that someone is involved in a crime.
Sentence: The fingerprints incriminate the suspect.
incriminating (adjective) - Showing evidence of guilt.
Sentence: The police found incriminating documents.
incriminated (adjective/past participle) - Shown to be involved in a crime.
Sentence: The suspect was incriminated by the video.
incriminatingly (adverb) - In a way that suggests guilt.
Sentence: He looked incriminatingly nervous.
The document held ____ evidence.
incriminate
incriminated
incriminating
incriminatingly
malice (noun) - The desire to harm someone.
Sentence: He acted with malice toward his neighbor.malicious (adjective) - Intending to cause harm.
Sentence: The hacker sent malicious software.maliciously (adverb) - In a harmful or spiteful way.
Sentence: She maliciously spread false rumors.spite (noun) - A desire to hurt someone.
Sentence: He damaged the car out of spite.grudge (noun) - Long-lasting anger toward someone.
Sentence: She held a grudge for years.malevolence (noun) - A strong wish to do evil or harm.
Sentence: The villain showed great malevolence.
I thought they were making me wait out of sheer ___, but it was just a bureaucratic delay.
malice
malevolence
spite
grudge
anger (noun) - Strong displeasure.
Sentence: His anger was obvious.fury (noun) - Extreme anger.
Sentence: She reacted with fury.indignation (noun) - Anger caused by unfair treatment.
The decision caused public indignation.ire (noun) - Formal word for anger.
Sentence: His comments raised her ire.wrath (noun) - Very great anger.
Sentence: The king's wrath frightened everyone.
His ___ to hearing that he was unjustly fired led him to breaking a window.
indignation
wrath
ire
fury
argue (verb) - To disagree and express opposing views.
Sentence: The brothers often argue.dispute (verb) - To argue about something.
Sentence: They disputed the bill.quarrel (verb) - To have an angry argument.
Sentence: The neighbors quarreled over parking.squabble (verb) - To argue about unimportant things.
Sentence: The children squabbled over toys.
The two parties ___ the contract
argued
quareled
squabbled
disputed
charge (verb) - To formally accuse someone of a crime.
Sentence: Police charged him with theft.arraign (verb) - To bring someone before a court to hear charges.
Sentence: The suspect was arraigned on Monday.indict (verb) - To officially charge someone with a serious crime.
Sentence: The grand jury indicted the businessman.arrest (verb) - To take someone into police custody.
Sentence: The police arrested the suspect.apprehend (verb) - To catch and arrest.
Sentence: Officers apprehended the robber.
She was finally ___ and sent to 20 years in jail.
indicted
apprehended
arrested
charged
Unit 15 - Work
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delegation
havoc
hazard
ingenuity
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foreboding
incentive
meagerness
strenuousness
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meager
strenuous
ingenious
delegated
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hazardously
meagerly
menially
strenuously
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succinct/terse
perilous/precarious
scanty/skimpy/sparse
brawny/burly
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grievance/gripe/grumble
foreman/supervisor
misgiving/premonition
endeavor/strive
forebode (verb) - To be a sign that something bad may happen.
Sentence: Dark clouds seemed to forebode a storm.foreboding (noun) - A feeling that something bad is going to happen.
Sentence: She felt a sense of foreboding before the trip.misgiving (noun) - A feeling of doubt or worry.
Sentence: He had misgivings about the plan.premonition (noun) - A strong feeling that something will happen (intuitive).
Sentence: She had a premonition that the flight would be delayed.
She accepted the job offer with a deep ___ about the company's lack of transparency.
Premonition
Misgiving
Foreboding
hazard (noun) - Something that may cause danger or harm.
Sentence: Wet floors are a safety hazard.hazardous (adjective) - Dangerous.
Sentence: Driving in heavy fog is hazardous.hazardously (adverb) - In a dangerous way.
Sentence: The chemicals were stored hazardously.perilous (adjective) - Very dangerous.
Sentence: The climbers faced a perilous journey.precarious (adjective) - Dangerous because it is unstable or uncertain.
Sentence: The ladder stood in a precarious position.
Without a signed contract, the freelance designer’s financial situation remained highly ___
hazardous
perilous
precarious
meagerness (noun) - The state of being very small or insufficient.
Sentence: The meagerness of the food worried the travelers.meager (adjective) - Very small or not enough.
Sentence: The family lived on a meager income.meagerly (adverb) - In a small or insufficient way.
Sentence: The workers were meagerly paid.scanty (adjective) - Barely enough.
Sentence: There was scanty evidence.skimpy (adjective) - Too small or insufficient.
Sentence: The report gave skimpy details.sparse (adjective) - Thinly spread or not plentiful.
Sentence: Trees were sparse in the desert.
After battling the illness, the stray dog's once, vibrant body became incredibly ___
meager
scant
sparse
skimpy
