Middle School Vocabulary - Worksheet #2

 

New Words for Today: Neglect, Superior, Inventory, Surveillance

 

Neglect (Noun, Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: lack of attention and due care 2: the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" 3: willful lack of care and attention	disregard, disuse, negligence
Verb	1: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" 2: fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account" 3: fail to attend to; "he neglects his children"	pretermit, omit, drop, miss, overlook

 

Superior (Noun, Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: one of greater rank or station or quality 2: the head of a religious community 3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals	higher-up, victor	inferior
Adjective	1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" 2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer" 3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"	superscript, ranking	inferior

 

Inventory (Noun, Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a detailed list of all the items in stock 2: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory" 3: (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods	stock, armory, armoury, stocktaking
Verb	1: make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year"	stock-take

 

Surveillance (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	superior	A	omit	1:		1	superior	A	inferior	1:
2	neglect	B	perplex	2:		2		B		2:
3	accumulate	C	stock-take	3:		3		C		3:
4	dumbfound	D	compile	4:		4		D		4:
5	inventory	E	higher-up	5:		5		E		5:

 

Match Definitions
1	collect or gather	A	scorn	1:
2	a region marked off for administrative or other purposes	B	accumulate	2:
3	the head of a religious community	C	territory	3:
4	look down on with disdain	D	superior	4:
5	the state of something that has been unused and neglected	E	neglect	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
	1										Across: 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike(5) 3: of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic(8) Down: 1: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals(8) 2: willful lack of care and attention(7)
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Engligh Language Trivia

What are the origins of English Words? English is the 3rd most spoken native language in the world after Mandarin and Spanish. English originated from closely related dialects which were brought to England by Anglo-Saxon Settlers. Over time, it was influenced by French, Latin, and many other languages. About 25% of English words are of French Origins, 25% Latin and 25% are of Germanic (Old English) origins. Greek words make up about 5%. Did you know? - Study of the iris; diagnosis of disease based on the iris of the eye is called "iridology."

 

Recent Words Learned: surveillance, inventory, superior, neglect, accumulate, scorn, territory, dumbfound, tropical Answer to Crossword in worksheet 1: Across: 2: scorn Down: 1: tropical