William's Vocabulary

Vocabulary test 1 idiom

partisan take sides has a chip on his shoulder
fall asleep drop off lost his marbles went crazy
folks People = friends flying off the shelves selling briskly
pay attention and accept
Wary cautious wake up and smell the coffee
reality
Tossed his cookies all over the spent all his money on his
auditorium
place friends
riddle - we have to cut corners We have to economize
proposal wet my whistle study my notes
I realize I was wrong and
turn out light finally seen the light
they were right
He is angry at her and
The fruit rotted - Henry has a crush on Vivian
.refused to talk to her
briskly quickly Chicken Afraid
Plastered Drunk X sober Trustworthy dependable
subpoena Deals in real estate land and property
interrogate question She is no spring chicken Not young
a pecan pie Either Feast or Famine too much or too little
tossed has a bad five oclock shadow Should rest
skinny-dipping he has an ax to grind preparing something to eat
get married without
wisdom teeth Throw his hat in the ring
thinking
hit the sack he is prying around my desk Snooping = Interfering
sphere A baker's dozen A group of 13
queued up lined up Four-alarm restaurant
turn in Go to bed / hand out A penny-ante job lousy, little
labored worked Carry on something awful
Obliterated =
wiped out your ears were really burning
destroy
Chubby kid Improve your behavior or
Shape up or ship out! youll be forced to go
Investigate probe into elsewhere

Subsidize
underwrite
whip up Eat so quickly
Gist of report main idea
Rudiments basics
Brag Boast
crestfallen Dejected
spiffy
Cynical Sarcastic
mealy-mouthed
Succinct report clear and brief
a smattering of
not very many
details
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Gullible naive Verbose Wordy
Imminent Impending Boorish Rude
Gorgeous Very beautiful Asinine Silly
Quarrel Bicker Bellicose Belligerent = Aggressive
Meditate Flunked the test failed
Astute comments Shrewd be contrite be sorry
Act meekly =
Affable personality Friendly behave humbly
modestly
Modified Altered = adapted Authentic True = genuine
Poignant sentence Moving = touching loathed hated
Looked Emaciated thin from hunger thaws melt
Maxed the PT test aced riot
Gloat = Brag show self-satisfaction I got drenched soaked
Corroborated backed up = Verified knuckles in your fingers
Crime of arson Burning = fire Lame = Cripple injured his ankle
Jettison the cargo throw overboard loot treasure = money
a finicky eater the bow of the ship front end
unsubstantiated Unconfirmed splinters small pieces of wood
Relevant Pertinent stingy not generous = Miser
Galoshes air is conveyed through duct (tube)
Grub Chow = Food = Nosh flee escape from
Bogus = Fake =
Counterfeit road is steep greatly inclined
Phony = Forged =
Zap bugs quickly kill faded lost some color
Fragged wages salary
Sham Fake He fibbed lied
Obstinate Stubborn to sweep the floor a broom
Blizzard heavy snowstorm faucet tap
Trench ditch slacks trousers
Flaw error crumbs small pieces of bread
Starving hungry catches on fast learn
Trim cut turnips
Clout power radius
Bundle Stack = package think over consider
Traits characteristics transfer Turn into
account for explain shoplifted stole something
erratic irregular He was reared in Ponce brought up
shin on your leg coarse rough
surge rapid increase best describes tin metallic
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corpse's dead person He tumbled down the stairs fell
scenery natural views defy their parents Oppose = disobey
wrecked destroyed cannot take in understand
continue for period of
run for I'm very perplexed Confused = Bewildered
time = campaign
Acne pimples degrees Fahrenheit 212 Water boils
Freckles He flunked the test failed
movie was hilarious funny he was maimed severely injured
Octopus tentacles Arm s He is a tightwad stingy -
.He is very fussy thoughtless - Gathered Congregated
Cockroaches Scattered Dispersed
photos came out
Unfocused = unclear Obsolete out-of-date
blurry
They are rejoicing Celebrating Famished Hungry
He lobbed several
Threw Demolish Destroy
grenades
ram ewe lamb
Helicopter was Hovering = Soaring Drew a helix spiral
Rescinded Canceled He has thick stubble today Shave forgot to
Stabbed - Guts Intestines
He is demented Crazy Filthy Dirty -Messy
The boot turned
Capsized Implied Disproved
upside down
Plagiarized from The kids have been rowdy Disorderly
Typo in your memo Mistake Offspring Children
Joes plans fizzled Failed Tourniquet
Fur Stop the flow of blood Flinch
the intricate design elaborately detailed Put their swords back in Sheaths
Mural Wall live in the inmates Cells
was dozing Napping = sleeping disobeying a lawful order Insubordination
vegetables were
- Spoiled Sluggish slow and lazy
rotten
Perishable Tentative plans Preliminary
equally well with both
Civvies uniforms Ambidextrous
left and right hands
Lethal force Deadly He was nude He was naked
Awkward Clumsy Armory Arsenal
poisonous snake venomous Gargantuan piece of cake Gigantic
Cars Parked Dogs Barked People news - police Plural
recover and survive Pull through Weary Exhausted
Horrible Awful = hideous very small Miniature
look harried Tired Aft Rear
Lumberjack Work in a forest Pentathlon

Vocabulary
 I hurt my leg when I ______ a. felt c. fall d. fell
Plumber
down yesterday. Fall, fell, fallen
a. fell b. felt
Plump Chubby I saw the man ________
c. felling d. fall
Toad Frog - Plot Conspiracy
Melt Thaw Boonies Remote area
The wick of the
Fuse Fumigate
dynamite stick
Scuffed up the floor. made marks on mar for sake For good
Cobbler He is a lad Adolescent
Whiskers beard Rivet -
Turn down Refuse - Reject Glow Light
need to have a dry run of
Small Stall Booth Rehearsal
my briefing
Fringe element Marginal Equipped Outfitted = Prepared
heat below the boiling
Perspire Sweat Simmer
point
A boulder in the
Giant rocks Thorns
middle of the road
Toddler Youngster
Cruel Mean Mourn Grieve
Shes a whiz at math Excellent Feeble Weak
Canopy - over your head Leaped Jumped
Vulture Buzzard = eagle Resent Dis like =
Slender Slim - Thin Slightly cooked Rare
Delayed Held up Investigate Check up on
Suspenders Swerved Drift ( )
Postponed Put out Inquisitive Curious
Get across Explain Flirt
pencil lead is blunt it should be sharpened Joe bears a grudge not forgive & forget
Forklift Tidy Neat
set about Begin His plan is feasible Practical
We are in accord Agree Pattern Design
put up with Tolerate Diminish Lessen = Reduce
remainder; rest;
Residue Ambiguous Vague
remnant = sediment
Boost his morale Increase Olympic Decathlon
A Peeping tom Voyeurism
Larceny Foe Enemy
Ace Topnotch Mediocre Average
Bold Brave = Courageous Bland Weak = Insipid
Elate = Overjoyed Happy = Exhilarate Taciturn Silent
Biped Human Flags were fluttering Waving
Plaintiff in a courtroom Flattering

Turbulence Commotion Dimples on her cheeks Small, natural hollows

Crestfallen Dejected = Depressed = Saddened = Downcast
 Self-esteem Go off Start or explode
Bashful Shy Cot Bed = Cradle
Extroverted = Janitor
Ethics = Consciences =
Grapevine Gossip = Rumor Scruples -
Principles
Feign Pretend = Fake Perish -
Avalanche Snow cascade down Inherit
Faint sound Week Tardy for class Late
Hood Cover Wade across the river
Lousy Useless = Awful I feel nauseated Sick
Staircase Eccentric kook Oddball
Creaky Steep Puddle
Mudslide Extinct no longer lives
Grouch Complaint = Gripe Giggling Laughing
Mutt Mongrel River flowed
Wages Salaries = Earnings Cope with Deal with
Glare = Glow = Flash = Blaze = Fire The faucet is leaky Seeping
Lives in a trailer Mobile home Underweight Skinny
Magnet Obese Fat = Corpulent
I hear your wife is expecting. When is she out?
Slain killed Fraud =
Kennel Earmarked Designated
Pick-out Select Pick-up
Inclination = Dazzling speech Brilliant
Devour Choke Strangled
Immense chunk Huge piece Crook
Whining Gripping Snafu - Problem hold up
Lease Rent Square root
Do over Redecorate Apex of the mountain Peak
Runway Landing strip I feel Stymied Impeded - Obstructed
Slowly leaking Seeping Imply -
well-informed about Up on Barrister Lawyer - Attorney
jump __conclusions To Drought long period without rain
Bewildering Confusing Discrepancy Inconsistency
Im stumped Confused Shove Push
Hop odd jobs Chores
Feckless Weak and ineffective Snoop