English 11: Practice 1

Her eyes told me that more than a few well-chosen words would be needed to ______________ her hurt feelings.

My broad hint that I had paid for the lessons myself brought smiles of _____________ from all the judges at the piano recital.

Some viewed her love of chocolate as ______________________ because she ate two candy bars a day.

My attempt to ____________________ information over the phone was met with a barrage of irrelevant recordings.

The various community organizations formed a _________________ to lobby against parking laws.

synonyms: evoke, extract, educe

antonym: repress, quash, squelch, stifle

synonym: sanction

antonym: disapproval, condemnation, censure

synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine

antonym: splinter group

synonyms: mitigate, slake, allay

antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

synonyms: degeneration, corruption

antonym: rise, growth, maturation