VOCABULARYTHE PEARL

PART I

1. BENIGN 2. BULWARK 3. DEFT 4. DIFFUSE 5. DISSEMBLE 6. EDIFICE 7. FURTIVE 8. GERMANE 9. GRAVITY 10. IRRESOLUTE

Part 1 Vocab Words The Pearl

N.

A VERY LARGE BUILDING

SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

STRUCTURE SHACK, BUILDING SMALL BUILDING

edifice

ADJ.

INDECISIVE, UNSURE OF HOW TO PROCEED

SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

DOUBTFUL DEFINITE UNCERTAIN OBSTINATE

irresolute

N.

A STRONG DEFENSE OR SOMETHING THAT DEFENDS

SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

SUPPORT, WEAKNESS BUTTRESS

bulwark

V.

TO SPREAD IN ALL DIRECTIONS

SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

SCATTER BRING TOGETHERBROADCAST CONFINED, COMPACT

diffuse

ADJ.

NOT CAUSING HARM, OF GENTLE DISPOSITION, BENEFICIAL SYNONYMS: ANTONYMS:

KINDLY, BENEVOLENT, MALIGNANT, GENTLE, TENDER HARMFUL

benign

ADJ.

SECRETIVE IN AN UNDERHANDED WAY, STEALTHY

SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

CLANDESTINE, COVERT BOLD, OPENSTEALTHY UNDERHANDED FORTHRIGHT

furtive

ADJ.

IMPORTANT TO THE ISSUE AT HAND PERTINENT

SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

APPLICABLE, UNIMPORTANTFITTING, SUITABLE

germane

V.

TO DISGUISE, TO PRETEND

SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

MASK , FAKE TO REVEAL CAMOUFLAGE UNCOVER, CONCEAL ADMIT, ALLOW

dissemble

N.

SERIOUSNESS, IMPORTANCE

SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

SOLEMNITY, UNIMPORTANCE DIGNIFIED

gravity

ADJ.

SKILLFUL, ADROIT

SYNONYMS ANTONYMS

CLEVER, CUNNING CLUMSY, INEPTDEXTEROUS, INGENIOUS AWKWARD, UNABLE

deft

1. ALTHOUGH HE TRIED TO _________ HIS MOTIVE FOR SEEING ME, I KNEW THE REAL REASON. 2. THE JUDGE RULED THAT THE TESTIMONY WAS _______ TO THE TRIAL AND ALLOWED IT TO BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD. 3. THE MINISTER WAS LOVED BECAUSE OF HIS _______ ATTITUDE TOWARD ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE. 4. DURING THE TEST, HE MADE SOME ______ GLANCES AT OTHER CLASSMATES’ PAPERS. 5. HE WAS VERY ______ AT HANDLING THE QUESTIONS FROM THE REPORTER.

Practice Sentences

6. THE CONFUSED CHILD STOOD _____ WAITING FOR SOME INSTRUCTION. 7. THE RIOTING CROWD WAS _____ BY TEAR GAS AND WATER HOSES. 8. THIS PARTICULAR _____ HAS THE TITLE OF BEING THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD. 9. NUCLEAR ARMS ARE OUR _____ AGAINST INVASION.10. THE _____ OF THE SITUATION WAS HEIGHTENED BY THE DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT.

Practice Sentences Continued