SAT & GRE - Worksheet #10

 

Proverbs are short statements of wisdom or advice. Let us learn some Proverbs
Proverb	Meaning
Rolling stone gathers no moss	If a person keeps moving from place to place, they gain neither friends nor possessions
Swallow does not make the summer	One good event does not mean that everything is alright
Idle brain is the devil's workshop	When you are busy working you avoid temptation
Practice makes perfect	Doing something repeatedly is the only way to become good at it
A friend's eye is a good mirror	A real friend will tell you the truth
Rising tide lifts all boats	Refers to something that will be helpful to all
Everything in the garden is rosy	Everything is satisfactory
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched	You must not be too confident that something will be successful
Kill one to warn a hundred	Warn many by punishing a few
Practice what you preach	Do yourself what you advise others to do

 

Study, study - all study related..
Word	Meaning
criminology	study of crime; criminals
cynology	scientific study of dogs
sigillography	study of seals
stasiology	study of political parties
pharmacognosy	study of drugs of animal and plant origin
ornithology	study of birds
dermatoglyphics	the study of skin patterns and fingerprints

 

Today's Word Challenges

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	copious	A	voluminous	1:		1	increment	A	dull	1:
2	eccentric	B	omen	2:		2	bemused	B	licit	2:
3	malefactor	C	limbo	3:		3	copious	C	thoughtful	3:
4	utilitarian	D	useful	4:		4	eccentric	D	little	4:
5	oblivion	E	criminal	5:		5	illicit	E	relaxed	5:
6	bemused	F	increase	6:		6	acrid	F	tasty	6:
7	degenerate	G	categoric	7:		7	benign	G	decrement	7:
8	portent	H	deceive	8:		8	subordinate	H	malignant	8:
9	benefactor	I	debauched	9:		9	incisive	I	concentric	9:
10	categorical	J	plague	10:		10	inane	J	dominant	10:
11	accolade	K	helper	11:		11		K		11:
12	delude	L	baffled	12:		12		L		12:
13	blight	M	acute	13:		13		M		13:
14	incisive	N	freakish	14:		14		N		14:
15	increment	O	award	15:		15		O		15:

 

Match Definitions
1	a sign of something about to happen	A	delude	1:
2	large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)	B	accolade	2:
3	a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)	C	cryptic	3:
4	a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual	D	frenetic	4:
5	be false to; be dishonest with	E	repercussion	5:
6	brief and to the point; effectively cut short	F	idiosyncrasy	6:
7	requiring precise accuracy	G	benign	7:
8	the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true	H	terse	8:
9	excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion	I	portent	9:
10	deeply absorbed in thought	J	exacting	10:
11	the amount by which something increases	K	verisimilitude	11:
12	having a puzzling terseness	L	copious	12:
13	a remote or indirect consequence of some action	M	bemused	13:
14	pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence	N	increment	14:
15	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction	O	benefactor	15:

 

Recent Words Learned: delude, cryptic, terse, frenetic, exacting, malefactor, portent, copious, increment, oblivion, bemused, repercussion, monarchy, eccentric, illicit, purported, chasm, accolade, abash, qualitative Answer to Crossword in worksheet 9: Across: 1: delude, 6: monarchy, 9: frenetic Down: 2: exacting, 3: incisive, 4: cryptic, 5: chasm, 7: oblivion, 8: terse

 

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Elementary - Worksheet #3

 

Proverbs are short statements of wisdom or advice. Let us learn some Proverbs
Proverb	Meaning
However long the night, the dawn will break	Bad things don't last forever
Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves	Possible interpretation: an easily influenced person can be mislead
Don't judge a book by its cover	Don't judge by appearances
Half a loaf is better than none	You should be grateful for something, even if it is not as much as you wanted
Clothes don't make the man	Appearances can be deceiving
An onion a day keeps everyone away	A humoristic version of "an apple a day"
Put all your eggs in one basket	Risk everything by relying on one plan (e.g. by putting all one's money into one business)
He who wills the end wills the means	If you are determined to do something you will find a way
The darkest hour is just before dawn	The most difficult moment is just before a problem is solved
When in Rome, do as the Romans do	You should adopt the customs of the people or country you are visiting and behave in the same way

 

Some funny, some weird..
Word	Meaning
Gazump	To buy something already promised to someone else
Namby-pamby	Weak, with no backbone
Wabbit	Exhausted, tired, worn out
Fartlek	An athletic training regime
Doozy	Something really great
Kerfuffle	A mild scandal, commotion or fuss
Vomitory	An exit or outlet

 

Today's Word Challenges

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	fatigue	A	pall	1:		1	initial	A	last	1:
2	invest	B	rocker	2:		2	invest	B	close	2:
3	cradle	C	menace	3:		3	distant	C	divest	3:
4	distant	D	friend	4:		4		D		4:
5	endanger	E	optical	5:		5		E		5:
6	visual	F	aloof	6:		6		F		6:
7	fiction	G	first	7:		7		G		7:
8	initial	H	fable	8:		8		H		8:
9	ally	I	put	9:		9		I		9:

 

Match Definitions
1	give qualities or abilities to	A	visual	1:
2	become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage	B	cradle	2:
3	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position	C	initial	3:
4	relating to or using sight	D	ally	4:
5	bring up from infancy	E	fatigue	5:
6	the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)	F	endanger	6:
7	far apart in relevance or relationship	G	fiction	7:
8	a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact	H	distant	8:
9	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress	I	invest	9:

 

Recent Words Learned: endanger, cradle, initial, distant, visual, invest, fiction, fatigue, ally Answer to Crossword in worksheet 2: Across: 1: fatigue, 3: initial, 5: visual Down: 1: fiction, 2: endanger, 3: invest, 4: ally

 

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SAT & GRE - Worksheet #9

 

New Words for Today

 

Exacting (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements" 2: severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" 3: requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"	fastidious, stern, strict, exigent

 

Frenetic (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"	frantic, phrenetic, frenzied

 

Terse (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"	crisp, curt, laconic

 

Cryptic (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a cryptic dark secret"; "the cryptic workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" 2: having a secret or hidden meaning; "cryptic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings" 3: having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note"	deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying, cabalistic, kabbalistic

 

Delude (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: be false to; be dishonest with	deceive

 

Today's Word Challenges

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	blight	A	recoil	1:		1	acrid	A	licit	1:
2	portent	B	mysterious	2:		2	eccentric	B	nice	2:
3	repercussion	C	omen	3:		3	incisive	C	dull	3:
4	illicit	D	outlawed	4:		4	illicit	D	concentric	4:
5	cryptic	E	plague	5:		5	copious	E	little	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)	A	categorical	1:
2	contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention	B	benefactor	2:
3	relating to or included in a category or categories	C	delude	3:
4	be false to; be dishonest with	D	illicit	4:
5	cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious	E	abash	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
1					2		3		4		Across: 1: be false to; be dishonest with(6) 6: an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority(8) 9: excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion(8) Down: 2: requiring precise accuracy(8) 3: suitable for cutting or piercing(8) 4: having a puzzling terseness(7) 5: a deep opening in the earth's surface(5) 7: total forgetfulness(8) 8: brief and to the point; effectively cut short(5)
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		6	7
		8
9

 

Interesting things about Engligh Language

Favorite Tongue Twisters.. Tongue Twisters are fun and games but they are also used for foreign students to improve their accent and also by therapists to help with speech difficulties. Try these Tongue Twisters: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers", "She sells seashells by the seashore". "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, If a woodchuck could chuck wood?" Tongue Twisters are fun and games but they are also used for foreign students to improve their accent and also by therapists to help with speech difficulties. Try these Tongue Twisters: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers", "She sells seashells by the seashore". "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, If a woodchuck could chuck wood?"

 

Recent Words Learned: delude, cryptic, terse, frenetic, exacting, malefactor, portent, copious, increment, oblivion, bemused, repercussion, monarchy, eccentric, illicit, purported, chasm, accolade, abash, qualitative Answer to Crossword in worksheet 8: Across: 1: beget, 3: illicit, 6: oblivion, 7: chasm, 8: acrid, 9: bemused Down: 1: blight, 2: portent, 4: incisive, 5: accolade

 

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Middle School - Worksheet #5

 

New Words for Today

 

Ambitious (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: having a strong desire for success or achievement 2: requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"	challenging

 

Agitate (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: try to stir up public opinion 2: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" 3: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"	foment, rouse, charge, commove, excite, crusade	calm

 

Devour (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home" 2: enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels" 3: eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"	down, consume, guttle

 

Terminate (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" 2: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" 3: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"	end, stop, finish, cease, fire, can, dismiss, sack

 

Distraught (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"		calm

 

Today's Word Challenges

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	pretend	A	down	1:		1	agitate	A	antonymous	1:
2	terminate	B	can	2:		2	assimilate	B	calm	2:
3	proficient	C	good	3:		3	synonymous	C	calm	3:
4	devour	D	dominion	4:		4	superior	D	inferior	4:
5	territory	E	sham	5:		5	distraught	E	dissimilate	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	strike, beat repeatedly	A	buffet	1:
2	the enactment of a pretense	B	ambitious	2:
3	having a strong desire for success or achievement	C	agitate	3:
4	the merchandise that a shop has on hand	D	inventory	4:
5	try to stir up public opinion	E	pretend	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
1				2				3			Across: 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike(5) 4: one of greater rank or station or quality(8) 6: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of(7) Down: 2: fail to do something; leave something undone(7) 3: of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic(8) 5: eat immoderately(6)
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Interesting things about Engligh Language

What is a "Prefix"? A prefix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning. For example, the word prefix itself begins with a prefix--pre-, which generally means "before". A prefix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning. For example, the word prefix itself begins with a prefix--pre-, which generally means "before".

 

Recent Words Learned: distraught, terminate, devour, agitate, ambitious, synonymous, buffet, proficient, assimilate, pretend, surveillance, inventory, superior, neglect, accumulate, scorn, territory, dumbfound, tropical Answer to Crossword in worksheet 4: Across: 4: tropical, 5: scorn, 6: pretend Down: 1: buffet, 2: neglect, 3: superior

 

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