Vocabulary Words
Synonyms
1. Callous – Cruel, Insensitive, Heartless, Obdurate

2. Dauntless – Fearless, Gallant, Valiant, Intrepid

3. Debase - Corrupt, Spoil, Belittle, Vitiate

4. Eclectic – Varied, Heterogeneous, Multifarious, Many-sided

5. Fastidious – Punctilious, Exacting, Meticulous, Careful

6. Abate –Decrease, Diminish, Ebb, Mitigate

7. Abet – Provoke, Incite, Encourage, Condone

7. Abhor – Hate, Dislike, Loathe, Detest

8. Abhor – Hate, Dislike, Loathe, Detest

9. Banal – Mundane, Trivial, Unoriginal, Everyday

10. Calamitous –Unfortunate, Catastrophic, Unfavorable, Harmful

Which words should be used in the sentences.

Abate,             Banal,             Callous,    Eclectic,         Debase,      Calamitous, Abet,              Dauntless,       Abhor, Fastidious

1. The scandal involving the CEO did much to sully the reputation of the company &  _______ the integrity of its employees as a whole.

2. The 1980s was a  _______ period for the small nation as first drought, then disease and finally wre ravaged its population.

3. The immaculately kept lawns at Wimbledon are a testament to the all England laws & Tennis club’s _______ groundskeepers.

4. The text of the greeting card she picked out was completely _______ out it would be unrealistic to expect great originality from such a source.

5. Barbara’s office was filled with   ___ artefacts, gathered over a lifetime of reporting on numerous topics from all parts of the globe.

6. Michael J fox’s symptoms of Parkinson’s disease ___ once he began treatment with the proper medication.

7. Her upbringing in a war-torn nation taught Roxanna to ___ violence and led her to career as an ardent pacifist.

8. Stacy was ___ and showed little feelings despite the tragedy that killed her neighbours when a tree from her property fell on their house .

9. The ___  parachuter jumped from the fighter plane as it soared high in the clouds over the enemy territory.

10. Though it cost us our friendship, I couldn’t betray my morals and ___  my cousin’s attempt at tax evasion.