1. Vocabulary
Unit 3

2. deftly POS: ADV Definition – carefully S
The mother deftly handled her child with care.
Synonyms: finely, beautifully, skillfully, cautiously

3. ensued POS: verb Definition – start to happen, come to pass S
The argument ensued when one person offended another.
Synonyms: arise, come up, occur

4. Amicable
POS: adj.
Definition – friendly, especially regarding an agreement S
The amicable child did not throw rocks at the car while all of his friends did.
Synonyms: amiable, polite, civil, neighborly

5. odious POS: adj. Definition – hateful, horrible S
The teacher became odious when her students did not do their homework for the day it was due.
Synonyms: loathsome, obnoxious, vile

6. concurred POS: verb Definition – agree, approve S
The mother did not concur with the child) (about raising his allowance.
Synonyms: acquiesce, coincide

7. Fervor POS: noun Definition – excitement, enthusiasm S
The cheer leader expressed great fervor at the football game when the team won.
Synonyms: intensity, passion, warmth

8. queried POS: verb Definition – ask S
The young girl shuddered when the man queried her about the cause of the car crash.
Synonyms: inquire, quiz, interrogate

9. Chartreuse POS: adj. Definition – greenish in color S
The chartreuse shirt was a very nice color on her because it brought out the green in her eyes.
Synonyms: blue-green, olive

10. abode POS: noun Definition – building or place where one resides S
He wanted to go back to his abode because of his lack of interest in school.
Synonyms: home, house, living quarters

11. sniped POS: verb Definition – jeer S
The man sniped at me after I fell in a mud puddle in the parking lot.
Synonyms: hackle, scoff, sneer, taunt

12. Ineptitude POS: noun Definition – incapacity S
The girl’s magical ineptitude was comical when she turned the teacher’s hair blue and put it in a bun.
Synonyms: inability, uselessness

13. intrepid POS: adj. Definition – brave, nervy S
The intrepid children snuck into the haunted house on Halloween night only to find that their father was waiting to scare them all.
Synonyms: courageous, fearless

14. Paucity POS: noun Definition – lack, scarcity S
The paucity of food in our house was making me angry because I was hungry .
Synonyms: dearth, insufficiency, smallness

15. trekked POS: verb Definition – journey S
I trekked across the mountain so that I could see the sun set over the ocean.
Synonyms: hike, migrate, trudge

16. otiose POS: adj. Definition – lazy S
Even though the puppy loved to run, he was still extremely otiose in the afternoon because puppies need much rest as they grow.
Synonyms: idle, slothful