Middle School Vocabulary - Worksheet #8

 

New Words for Today: Breach, Economical, Expanse, Convict

 

Breach (Noun, Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a failure to perform some promised act or obligation 2: an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) 3: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"	rupture, break, severance, rift
Verb	1: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" 2: make an opening or gap in	transgress, offend, infract

 

Economical (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time" 2: of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life" 3: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"	economic, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting

 

Expanse (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" 2: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" 3: a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky	sweep, area

 

Convict (Noun, Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison 2: a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence	con, inmate
Verb	1: find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"		acquit

 

Today's Vocabulary Challenges *** Write answers in the comment box ***

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	bankrupt	A	coming	1:		1	distraught	A	dissimilate	1:
2	buffet	B	area	2:		2	synonymous	B	calm	2:
3	arena	C	belly-up	3:		3	agitate	C	acquit	3:
4	disarray	D	disorder	4:		4	convict	D	calm	4:
5	climax	E	counter	5:		5	assimilate	E	antonymous	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	financially ruined	A	bankrupt	1:
2	using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness	B	devour	2:
3	of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic	C	economical	3:
4	destroy completely	D	arena	4:
5	a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments	E	tropical	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
					1		2				Across: 5: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals(8) 6: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments(5) 7: willful lack of care and attention(7) 8: the decisive moment in a novel or play(6) Down: 1: reject with contempt(5) 2: enjoy avidly(6) 3: bring disorder to(8) 4: of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic(8)
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Engligh Language Trivia

What are Palindromes? Palindromes are words or phrases which read the same in both directions. E.g. EYE, RACECAR, etc. The word palindrome is derived from the Greek palindromes, meaning running back again (pal = AGAIN + drom/drame = RUN). Some of other good examples of palindromes are: "Do Geese See God?"; "Never Odd or Even"; "Too Bad, I hid a boot" Did you know? - The idiom "pillar of salt" means to have a stroke, or to become paralyzed and dead.

 

Recent Words Learned: convict, expanse, economical, breach, bankrupt, arena, climax, disarray, distraught, terminate, devour, agitate, ambitious, synonymous, buffet, proficient, assimilate, pretend, surveillance, inventory Answer to Crossword in worksheet 7: Across: 2: buffet, 3: arena, 5: disarray Down: 1: tropical, 2: bankrupt, 4: pretend, 5: devour, 6: scorn

 

SAT, ACT, GRE Vocabulary - Worksheet #12

 

New Words for Today: Profess, Criterion, Transitory, Extrapolate, Clique

 

Profess (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry" 2: confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist" 3: admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"	concede, confess, pretend

 

Criterion (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" 2: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"	standard, measure, touchstone

 

Transitory (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"	ephemeral, passing, short-lived

 

Extrapolate (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating; "the scientists tried to extrapolate the types of microbs that exist" 2: estimate the value of; "they extrapolated the value of the houses in the area" 3: draw from specific cases for more general cases; "based on the cases, it has been extrapolated that more deaths may occur if the virus reaches our shore"	generalize, infer, interpolate

 

Clique (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose; "it's fun to hang around your own clique"	coterie, ingroup	outsider

 

Today's Vocabulary Challenges *** Write answers in the comment box ***

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	repercussion	A	increase	1:		1	increment	A	outsider	1:
2	profess	B	repentant	2:		2	eccentric	B	cold	2:
3	increment	C	pretend	3:		3	bemused	C	calm	3:
4	penitent	D	cordial	4:		4	affable	D	decrement	4:
5	affable	E	backlash	5:		5	clique	E	concentric	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	deeply absorbed in thought	A	bemused	1:
2	a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)	B	eccentric	2:
3	excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion	C	preeminent	3:
4	affording an abundant supply	D	frenetic	4:
5	greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement	E	copious	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
1			2			3					Across: 2: having a secret or hidden meaning(7) 4: total forgetfulness(8) 9: kindness of disposition or manner(6) 10: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose(6) Down: 1: an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority(8) 3: a sign of something about to happen(7) 5: deeply absorbed in thought(7) 6: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting(6) 7: make children(5) 8: be false to; be dishonest with(6)
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Engligh Language Trivia

What are "Homophones"? Homophones are words that have exactly the same sound (pronunciation) but different meanings and (usually) spelling. Some examples of Homophones are: Cent/Sent, won/one, allowed/aloud, bare/bear, capital/capitol, two/too, discreet/discrete. Can you find more? Did you know? - Study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics is called "ctetology."

 

Recent Words Learned: clique, extrapolate, transitory, criterion, profess, flora, affable, nostalgia, preeminent, hypothetical, pedestrian, delude, cryptic, terse, frenetic, exacting, malefactor, portent, copious, increment Answer to Crossword in worksheet 11: Across: 2: frenetic, 5: flora, 8: blight, 9: beget Down: 1: accolade, 3: exacting, 4: chasm, 6: delude, 7: abash

 

Elementary Vocabulary - Worksheet #4

 

New Words for Today: Fortunate, Wonder, Vacate, Opinion

 

Fortunate (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: having unexpected good fortune; "a fortunate choice" 2: supremely favored or fortunate; "those kids are the fortunate bunch, they will get the chance to meet with the president" 3: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"	favored, golden, hopeful, rosy

 

Wonder (Noun, Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising 2: something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" 3: a state in which you want to learn more about something	admiration, marvel, curiosity	disinterest, aloof
Verb	1: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" 2: place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" 3: be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"	inquire, enquire, question, marvel

 

Vacate (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" 2: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" 3: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"	resign, renounce, empty, abandon, revoke

 

Opinion (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what is your opinion on Haiti?" 2: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" 3: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"	view, feeling, belief, notion, sentiment, persuasion, judgment	fact

 

Today's Vocabulary Challenges *** Write answers in the comment box ***

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	cradle	A	commit	1:		1	distant	A	aloof	1:
2	visual	B	optical	2:		2	wonder	B	close	2:
3	ally	C	persuasion	3:		3	opinion	C	fact	3:
4	opinion	D	birthplace	4:		4	initial	D	end	4:
5	invest	E	friend	5:		5	invest	E	divest	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty	A	wonder	1:
2	place in doubt or express doubtful speculation	B	opinion	2:
3	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress	C	fatigue	3:
4	able to be seen	D	visual	4:
5	a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact	E	fiction	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
	1										Across: 2: make an investment(6) 5: a deliberately false or improbable account(7) 6: leave behind empty; move out of(6) 7: mark with one's initials(7) Down: 1: far apart in relevance or relationship(7) 3: have a wish or desire to know something(6) 4: pose a threat to; present a danger to(8) 5: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress(7) 6: relating to or using sight(6)
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Engligh Language Trivia

What is a "Root Word"? A root word, as its name suggests, is a word or word part from which other words grow, usually through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. The root of the word vocabulary, for example, is "voc", a Latin root meaning "word" or "name." This root also appears in the words advocacy, convocation, evocative, vocal, and vociferous. Did you know? - Study of bodies and forces in equilibrium is called "statics."

 

Recent Words Learned: opinion, vacate, wonder, fortunate, endanger, cradle, initial, distant, visual, invest, fiction, fatigue, ally