Vocabulary List 3a

Travel by air ----- the time needed to reach far distant places.

(n) a follower, a supporter

(adj) attached, sticking to

The senator's loyal ----- campaigned long and hard for her reelection

Before we could repaint the walls of our living room, we had to remove a/an ----- layer of wallpaper.

(n) an angry argument

A noisy ----- in the next apartment kept me awake for hours.

(adj) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

How well those photographs of the month-old twins capture the ----- expressions on their faces!

(v) to pardon or to overlook

Our parents have always made it crystal clear to us that they do not ----- rude behavior.

(v) to disagree

(n) disagreement

Justices have an option to ----- from a ruling issued by a majority of the Supreme Court.

Some people give voice to their ----- on issues of public policy by writing letters to newspapers.

(adj) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

A group of ----- scientists met to discuss long-term changes in Earth's climate.

(v) to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive

We must do all we can to ----- the evils of hatred and prejudice from our society.

(v) to make, manufacture;; to make up, invent

Threads from the cocoons of caterpillars called "silkworms" are used to ----- silk.

(adj) angry

Long delays caused by bad weather are likely to make even the most unflappable travelers -----.