Vocabulary List 3b

Edgar Allen Poe's story "The Gold Bug" concerns treasure buried by the ----- Captain Kidd.

(n) excessive fatness

Sooner or later, ----- leads to all sorts of serious health problems.

(n) an extremely poor person

During the Great Depression, many people were reduced to leading the desperate lives of -----.

(v) to steak in small quantities

An employee who ----- from the petty cash box will get caught sooner or later.

(n) a split, break, or breach

Failure to repay a loan can be the cause of an angry ----- between longtime friends.

(n) a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

Despite a bad case of stage fright, I tried to maintain a ----- of calm as I sang my solo.

(v) to overcome, rise above

Wilma Rudolph ----- childhood illness and physical disabilities to win three Olympic gold medals.

(v) to bring to an end

If you fail to perform your job satisfactorily, your boss may ----- your employment.

(adj) commonplace, overused, stale

When you write an essay or a story, be especially careful to avoid using ----- expressions.

(v) to seize and hold a position by force or without right

The general who led the coup ----- the office of the duly elected president.