Question

antonyms
choose the word from this unit that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the bold - face word or expression in the phrase. write that word on the line. use a dictionary if necessary.
gluttony pauper cherubic terminated trite

1. a demonic expression on the gargoyles face
2. the social position of a wealthy person
3. showed laudable temperance at the buffet table
4. initiated talks between the warring parties
5. a novel approach to a familiar subject

completing the sentence
from the words in this unit, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences. write the word in the space provided.
exercise marauders condone rift fabricating

1. bands of __________ broke through the frontier defenses of the province and began to plunder the rich farmlands of the interior.
2. \i am willing to wink at a harmless prank,\ the dean remarked, \but i will not __________ outright vandalism.\
3. \it is a real tribute to the ingenuity of the human mind that for thousands of years people have been __________ new and interesting theories of the universe.
4. in this clever spoof of horror movies, the local witch doctor encounters hilarious difficulties when he tries to __________ a demon that has taken up residence in the heroines body.
5. as the layer of clouds that hung over the city began to break up, the sun came pouring through the __________
6. it is only through the exercise of their intelligence that people can begin to __________ the difficulties they encounter in daily living.
7. a screenplay or television drama with the same old boy - meets - girl plot can certainly be criticized as __________
8. after driving the lawful ruler out of the country for good, the villainous duke __________ the throne and crowned himself king.
9. in movies, characters who engage in __________ are often used for comic relief but in real - life extreme overeating is a serious problem.
10. in order to fit the newspaper article into the space available, the editor had to __________ it by omitting secondary details.

Explanation:

For antonyms, words are chosen based on opposite - meaning in context. For sentence - completion, words are selected to fit the semantic and syntactic requirements of each sentence. For example, "marauders" are appropriate for those who break through defenses and plunder, and "condone" means to overlook or allow something negative like vandalism.

Answer:

Antonyms:

1. Cherubic
2. Pauper
3. Gluttony
4. Terminated
5. Trite

Completing the Sentence:

1. Marauders
2. Condone
3. Fabricating
4. Exorcise
5. Rift
6. Surmount
7. Trite
8. Usurped
9. Gluttony
10. Abridged