Vocabulary Drill

Chapter One

aberration · atypical event

antithesis · opposite

apathetic · spiritless

appallingly · shockingly

archetypal · perfect example

ardor · zeal

assess · evaluate

audacious · bold

begrudge · disapprove

biased · prejudiced

boisterously · rowdy

bombastic · overblown

boon · blessing

brazen · defiant

breach · violation

charitable · for charity

clamor · noise

conduct · normal behavior

crude · unrefined

deficit · deficiency

deft · skillful

devoured · ate greedily

discern · detect

disenfranchised · excluded

disgruntled · discontented

disparate · different

elated · happy

epitome · ideal example

erudite · learned

eschewing · avoiding

euphoria · great happiness

exasperated · irritated

excursion · trip

feigned · faked

foiled · thwart

frenetic · frenzied

grudgingly · reluctantly

heinous · shockingly evil

impromptu · improvised

innate · inherent

intoned · spoke musically

jubilation · joy

justified · warranted

malevolent · evil

meager · weak

melodious · musical

mendacious · dishonest

meticulous · careful

modesty · shyness

mollified · calmed

munificence · generosity

neophyte · beginner

palliate · ease

pallid · pale

parsimony · stinginess

perks · benefits

precluded · made impossible

predictable · unsurprising

propensity · preference

raucous · harsh

requisite · required

rhapsodize · speak emotionally

roster · list of players

sanctioned · approved

scrutinizing · examining

scurried · scamper

skirted · to go around

slovenly · untidy

spacious · roomy

succumb · give in