Units 10-12 Vocab Review

1. The unsupervised laborers proceeded to ____ the job badly.
5. They used steel beams to ____ the structure of the building.
6. not successful, failing to have any result
7. It was our custom to sit by the ____ and listen to my grandfather's stories.
8. causing mental pain or grief
10. Greek mythology is filled with ____ gods and heroes who take great pride in their deeds and skills.
12. bearing a grudge
17. a proposal or offer; an introductory section or part
19. a sickness, illness, disease, disorder
20. Patchwork quilts are sewn ____.

2. the state of being easily frightened
3. Some actors choose to live in ____ away from the prying eyes of journalists.
4. He was not only fined for the ____ but also sentenced to thirty days in jail.
9. After the ____ climb, two of the mountaineers collapsed from exhaustion.
11. The police were making careful preparations to trap the smugglers in their ____.
13. falling apart or ruined, run-down
14. Lush fruit trees ____ in the orchards of central California.
15. Chicago had its share of notorious gangsters in the 1930s.
16. to lose strength and vigor
18. Like the heart, the red rose is an ____ of love.