SAT & GRE - Worksheet #6

 

Review of some of the past words
Word	Meaning
creditable	(adj) 1: worthy of often limited commendation;
abash	(v) 1: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
subordinate	(n) 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another 2: a word that is more specific than a given word, (v) 1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value; , (adj) 1: lower in rank or importance 2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another;
incisive	(adj) 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
qualitative	(adj) 1: involving distinctions based on qualities; 2: relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities
acrid	(adj) 1: strong and sharp;
benefactor	(n) 1: a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help);
utilitarian	(n) 1: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility, (adj) 1: having a useful function;
placate	(v) 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
blight	(n) 1: a state or condition being blighted 2: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting, (v) 1: cause to suffer a blight;
discriminate	(v) 1: recognize or perceive the difference 2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race 3: distinguish; , (adj) 1: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions;
surrogate	(n) 1: someone who takes the place of another person 2: a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others, (adj) 1: providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties;
idiosyncrasy	(n) 1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual;
penitent	(n) 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor), (adj) 1: feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
accolade	(n) 1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction;
categorical	(adj) 1: relating to or included in a category or categories 2: not modified or restricted by reservations;
inane	(adj) 1: devoid of intelligence;
verisimilitude	(n) 1: the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
chasm	(n) 1: a deep opening in the earth's surface
degenerate	(n) 1: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior, (v) 1: grow worse; , (adj) 1: unrestrained by convention or morality;

 

Today's Word Challenges

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	penitent	A	helper	1:		1	incisive	A	dominant	1:
2	surrogate	B	pungent	2:		2	subordinate	B	nice	2:
3	incisive	C	plague	3:		3	acrid	C	malignant	3:
4	placate	D	flat	4:		4	benign	D	thoughtful	4:
5	blight	E	useful	5:		5	inane	E	dull	5:
6	acrid	F	lenify	6:		6		F		6:
7	subordinate	G	separate	7:		7		G		7:
8	idiosyncrasy	H	foster	8:		8		H		8:
9	benefactor	I	subdue	9:		9		I		9:
10	categorical	J	asinine	10:		10		J		10:
11	inane	K	keen	11:		11		K		11:
12	benign	L	repentant	12:		12		L		12:
13	utilitarian	M	foible	13:		13		M		13:
14	abash	N	amiable	14:		14		N		14:
15	discriminate	O	embarrass	15:		15		O		15:

 

Match Definitions
1	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction	A	benign	1:
2	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of	B	subordinate	2:
3	cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious	C	blight	3:
4	cause to suffer a blight	D	abash	4:
5	devoid of intelligence	E	incisive	5:
6	a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)	F	placate	6:
7	marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions	G	discriminate	7:
8	kindness of disposition or manner	H	chasm	8:
9	relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities	I	benefactor	9:
10	strong and sharp	J	accolade	10:
11	feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds	K	inane	11:
12	make subordinate, dependent, or subservient	L	qualitative	12:
13	a deep opening in the earth's surface	M	penitent	13:
14	someone who takes the place of another person	N	acrid	14:
15	having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions	O	surrogate	15:

 

Recent Words Learned: chasm, accolade, abash, qualitative, incisive, blight, placate, idiosyncrasy, surrogate, benefactor, subordinate, benign, categorical, acrid, verisimilitude, penitent, beget, inane, utilitarian, creditable Answer to Crossword in worksheet 5: Across: 1: benign, 5: accolade, 6: inane, 7: beget Down: 1: blight, 2: incisive, 3: chasm, 4: penitent

 

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