_ abroad _ abrupt _ acceptable _ acclaim _ actually _ adverse
_ advice _ attractive _ autonomous _ disapproval _ disruptive
_ haphazardly _ ideal _ persistent _ wide
abroad adv. to or in another country
Syn. overseas, internationally
Louis Armstrong often traveled abroad.
Living abroad can be an educational experience.
abrupt adj. quick, without warning
adv. abruptly Syn. sudden
n. abruptness
There was an abrupt change in the weather.
After the incident everyone left abruptly.
acceptable
adj. allowable or satisfactory
v. accept Syn. permissible
adv. acceptably
n. acceptability
adj. accepting
The idea was acceptable to everyone.
The registrar accepted more applicants than he should have.
acclaim n. enthusiastic approval, applause
adj. acclaimed Syn. praise
n. acclamation
Isaac Stem has won acclaim abroad.
Acclaimed authors often win Pulitzer Prizes.
actually adv. being in existence, real or factual
adj. actual Syn. truly
They were actually very good soccer players.
The actual time allotted to complete the test is two hours.
adverse adj. displeasing, objectionable, or bad
adv. adversely Syn. unfavorable
n. adversity
n. adversary
Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the
game.
His indecision adversely affected his job performance.
advice n. a recommendation given by someone not
v. advise associated with the problem or situation
adj. advisable Syn. suggestion
n. advisability
Good advice is hard to find.
It is not advisable to stay up late the night before a test.
attractive
adj. calling attention to, pleasing, creating
interest,
v. attract pretty
n. attraction Syn. appealing
n. attractiveness
adv. attractively
The idea of working four, 10-hour work days was attractive
to the employees.
The major attraction of the show was a speech by the
president.
ideal adj. having no flaw or mistake, excellent
adv. ideally Syn. perfect
n. ideal
The beach is an ideal place to relax.
Candidates for the job should ideally have five years
experience in similar positions.
persistent
adj. continuous, refusing to give up, firm in
action or
decision
v. persist n. persistence
adv. persistently Syn. constant
The attorney's persistent questioning weakened the witness.
Her persistence earned her a spot on the team.
wide adj. extending over a large area
adv. widely Syn. broad
n. wideness
Pine forests are found over a wide area of the Pacific Northwest .
The senator has traveled wide1y.
autonomous
adj. by itself, with no association
adv. autonomously Syn. independent
Although working closely with the government, all
businesses function
autonomously.
disapproval
n. the act of disagreeing, not giving
approval
v. disapprove
adv. disapprovingly Syn. objection
Their disapproval of the plan caused the experiment to be
abandoned.
The students disapproved of the plan of study.
disruptive
adj. causing confusion and interruption
v. disrupt Syn. disturbing
n. disruption
adv. disruptively
Frequent questions during lectures can be disruptive.
The storm caused a disruption in bus service.
haphazardly
adv. having no order or pattern, by chance
adj. haphazard Syn. arbitrarily, carelessly
n. haphazardness
It was obvious that the house was built haphazardly.
Susan completed the assignment in a haphazard way.
MATCHING
Choose the synonym.
1. widely
(A) broadly
(B) abroad
(C) secretly
(D) truly
2. autonomous
(A) independent
(B) sudden
(C) international
(D) abrupt
3. advice
(A) acclaim
(B) attention
(C) suggestion
(D) praise
4. attractive
(A) appealing
(B) adverse
(C) arbitrary
(D) perfect
5. disapproval
(A) attraction
(B) attention
(C) objection
(D) persistence
6. haphazardly
(A) suddenly
(B) secretly
(C) carelessly
(D) constantly
7. constant
(A) disruption
(B) acceptable
(C) abrupt
(D) persistent
8. perfect
(A) attractive
(B) ideal
(C) actual
(D) abrupt
9. unfavorably
(A) attractively
(B) haphazardly
(C) acceptably
(D) adversely
10. disturbing
(A) perfect
(B) disruptive
(C) persistent
(D) attractive
TEST QUESTIONS
Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined
word or
phrase.
1. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled
abroad.
(A) widely
(B) secretly
(C) alone
(D) overseas
2. American poet James Merrily received critical acclaim for his
work entitled
Jim's Book.
(A) advice
(B) disapproval
(C) praise
(D) attention
century made trousers acceptable for almost all activities.
(A) available
(B) permissible
(C) attractive
(D) ideal
4. No fan, electric or otherwise, actually cools the air.
(A) truly
(B) haphazardly
(C) persistently
(D) continuously
5. The climate of Chicago
(A) sudden
(B) extreme
(C) adverse
(D) disruptive
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