Vocabulary Energizers Chapter 9

Front 1

Synonyms:
-Dishonor
-Contempt
-Infamy

Back 1

Ignominy

Front 2

Synonyms:
-Forthright(ly)
-Straightforward(ly)
-Overt(ly)

Back 2

Aboveboard

Front 3

Synonyms:
-Sketch
-Fable
-Tale
-Narrative

Back 3

Anecdote

Front 4

Synonyms:
-Uproar
-Chaos
-Pandemonium

Back 4

Bedlam

Front 5

Synonyms:
-Taskmaster
-Slavedriver
-Authoritarian

Back 5

Martinet

Front 6

Synonyms:
-Idle
-Inactive
-Slothful

Back 6

Indolent

Front 7

Synonyms:
-Roam
-Rove
-Ramble
-Digress

Back 7

Meander

Front 8

Synonyms:
-Smart
-Brilliant
-Gifted
-Characterizing a child prodigy

Back 8

Precocious

Front 9

Synonyms:
-Victim
-Whipping boy

Back 9

Scapegoat

Front 10

Synonyms:
-Peculiarity
-Catchword
-Watchword
-Platitude

Back 10

Shibboleth

Front 11

Definition:
persuade, bring about, cause

Back 11

Induce

Front 12

Definition:
lead astray, persuade one to do wrong; persuade one to have sexual intercourse

Back 12

Seduce

Front 13

Definition:
carry off by force; kidnap

Back 13

Abduct

Front 14

Definition:
slander

Back 14

Traduce

Front 15

Definition:
leading, contributing, promoting, helpful

Back 15

Conductive

Front 16

Fill in the blank:
The millionaire hired bodyguards because he feared kidnappers might _________ his children.

Back 16

Abduct

Front 17

Fill in the blank:
No tempting bride could ____________ the honest judge.

Back 17

Seduce

Front 18

Fill in the blank:
Fresh air, proper diet, moderate exercise, and relaxation are all _____________ to good health.

Back 18

Conductive

Front 19

Fill in the blank;
Once she makes up her mind, nothing anyone says can __________ her to change it.

Back 19

Induce

Front 20

Fill in the blank:
If you run for political office, you must expect that some of your opponents will try to _______________ your character.

Back 20

Traduce

Front 21

Fill in the blank:
Uncle Ned was a fierce disciplinarian---a true ___________.

Back 21

Martinet

Front 22

Fill in the blank:
Years later, after Uncle Ned has a fatal heart attack, my father told me this ___________ to explain my uncle's behavior.

Back 22

Anecdote

Front 23

Fill in the blank:
Ned had been a __________ youth, reading novels by the time he was six and learning algebra at the age of eight.

Back 23

Precocious

Front 24

Fill in the blank:
He became so _______ that in high school he would not bother to do routine homework assignments.

Back 24

Indolent

Front 25

Fill in the blank:
When my grandparents learned of Ned's failure to graduate and subsequent loss of the scholarship, ________ erupted in our household.

Back 25

Bedlam

Front 26

Fill in the blank:
Ned, formerly the pampered favorite, became the __________ for any mishap in the house.

Back 26

Scapegoat

Front 27

Fill in the blank:
They severely curtailed his free activities and no longer permitted him to either physically or intellectually ________________.

Back 27

Meander

Front 28

Fill in the blank:
Ned's parents dismissed the familiar saying about all work and no play as an old ___________ irrelevant to his case.

Back 28

Shibboleth

Front 29

Fill in the blank:
The __________ of his high school disaster, however, always remained with him.

Back 29

Ignominy

Front 30

Fill in the blank:
Therefore, although we knew him to be honest and ___________ with us---a man whose word we could utterly count---we could also count on his fanatic devotion to discipline and order.

Back 30

Aboveboard