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Vocabulary Power Plus • Level Three – Lesson 18
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Across
2. Calmness; composure or cool self-possession
4. Eyedrops might sting at first, but will then quickly
Across
_____ thecomposure
dry sensation.
2. Calmness;
or cool self-possession
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might
sting
at
but will
then quickly
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candidate
proclaimed
_____ the dry sensation.
loudly
how terrible
thecandidate
others were.
6. One
particularly
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proclaimed loudly
terrible the
others to
were.
8. how
To deceive;
to charm;
enchant
8. To deceive; to charm; to enchant
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Stan’s_____
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wasobvious;
obvious;hehehad
hada sleepy,
a sleepy, distract14.
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look
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face.
distracted look on his face.
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15. To
Tospeak
speakinina apretentiously
pretentiouslydignified
dignifiedorordogmatic
dogmatic
way
way
16. This word might describe the hold of super glue.
16. Antonym
This wordformight
describe
the hold of super glue.
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obedient,
conforming
18.
Synonym
for
mock,
scoff
17. Antonym for obedient, conforming
19. To whip; to lash
18. Synonym for mock, scoff
19. To whip; to lash
Down
1. Synonym for corruption, crookedness
Down
3.
Many critics consider Elvis Presley to be the _____
pop music.
1. of
Synonym
for corruption, crookedness
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Many
critics
4. Synonym forconsider
obscene Elvis Presley to be the _____
of pop music.
5.4. Adjoining
rooms
that share a wall
Synonym for
obscene
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Adjoining
rooms
that
share aunparalleled
wall
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7. Synonym for incomparable, unparalleled
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snetence.
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topics
like
racism
and
sexism
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10. _____ topics like racism and sexism canquickly
quickly
turn family dinners into political debates.
dinners
political
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Trinafamily
grew up
as partinto
of the
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but now, she
lives in
a mansion.
11. Trina
grew
up as part of the _____, but now, she
12. lives
I thought
Jeff and Megan went to the dance as a
in a mansion.
couple, but they were actually just _____ friends.
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thought
Jeff
and
went
to theupdance
as a
13. IHow
_____
that
theMegan
weather
cleared
the exact
couple,
but theytowere
actually just _____ friends.
day we decided
go hiking!
13. How _____ that the weather cleared up the exact
day we decided to go hiking!
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Answer Key
Across
2. Calmness; composure or
cool self-possession
[SANGFROID]
4. Eyedrops might sting at first,
but will then quickly _____
the dry sensation.
[PALLIATE]
6. One particularly _____
candidate proclaimed loudly
how terrible the others were.
[VOCIFEROUS]
8. To deceive; to charm; to
enchant [BEGUILE]
14. Stan’s _____ was obvious; he
had a sleepy, distracted look
on his face.[ENNUI]
15. To speak in a pretentiously
dignified or dogmatic way
[PONTIFICATE]
16. This word might describe
the hold of super glue.
[TENACIOUS]
17. Antonym for obedient,
conforming [REFRACTORY]
18. Synonym for mock, scoff
[FLOUT]
19. To whip; to lash
[FLAGELLATE]
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3. Many critics consider Elvis
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pop music. [APOTHEOSIS]
4. Synonym for obscene
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5. Adjoining rooms that share a
wall [CONTIGUOUS]
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family dinners into political
debates. [INCENDIARY]
11. Trina grew up as part of the
_____, but now, she lives in
a mansion. [PROLETARIAT] Across
Down
2. Calmness; composure or cool self-possession
1. Synonym for corruption, crookedness
12. I thought Jeff and Me[SANGFROID]
[MALFEASANCE]
gan went to the dance as
4. Eyedrops might sting at first, but will then quickly
3. Many critics consider Elvis Presley to be the _____
_____
the
dry
sensation.
[PALLIATE]
of pop music. [APOTHEOSIS]
a couple, but they were
6. One particularly _____ candidate proclaimed loudly
4. Synonym for obscene [PRURIENT]
actually just _____ friends.
how terrible the others were. [VOCIFEROUS]
5. Adjoining rooms that share a wall
8. To deceive; to charm; to enchant [BEGUILE]
[CONTIGUOUS]
[PLATONIC]
14. Stan's _____ was obvious; he had a sleepy,
7. Synonym for incomparable, unparalleled
13. How _____ that the weather distracted look on his face. [ENNUI]
[INIMITABLE]
speak in a pretentiously dignified or dogmatic
9. Their our menny _____ errors in this snetence.
cleared up the exact day we 15. To
way [PONTIFICATE]
[EGREGIOUS]
decided to go hiking!
16. This word might describe the hold of super glue.
10. _____ topics like racism and sexism can quickly
[TENACIOUS]
turn family dinners into political debates.
[AUSPICIOUS]
17. Antonym for obedient, conforming
[REFRACTORY]
18. Synonym for mock, scoff [FLOUT]
19. To whip; to lash [FLAGELLATE]
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[INCENDIARY]
11. Trina grew up as part of the _____, but now, she
lives in a mansion. [PROLETARIAT]
12. I thought Jeff and Megan went to the dance as a
couple, but they were actually just _____ friends.
[PLATONIC]
13. How _____ that the weather cleared up the exact
day we decided to go hiking! [AUSPICIOUS]