Middle School Vocabulary - Worksheet #3

 

Proverbs are short statements of wisdom or advice.
Proverb	Meaning
A watched pot never boils	If you wait anxiously for something to happen, it seems to take a long time
Change is as good as a rest	A change in routine is often as refreshing as a break or a holiday
Once bitten, twice shy	After an unpleasant experience, people are careful to avoid something similar
Birds of a feather flock together	People of the same sort are usually found together
A fool at forty is a fool forever	If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never will
A guilty conscience needs no accuser	If you know that you have done something wrong, you don't need anyone to tell you that you're guilty
Make a silk purse out of a sow's ear	Manage to product something good using poor material
In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king	A man of even limited ability has an advantage over a person who is less able
In for a penny, in for a pound	If you start something, it is better to spend the time or money necessary to complete it
The tongue wounds more than a lance	Insults can be more hurtful than physical injuries

 

Study, study - all study related..
Word	Meaning
hierology	science of sacred matters
barodynamics	science of the support and mechanics of bridges
phytology	study of plants; botany
deltiology	the collection and study of picture postcards
chronobiology	study of biological rhythms
semasiology	study of meaning; semantics
muscology	the study of mosses

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	inventory	A	tropic	1:		1	superior	A	inferior	1:
2	accumulate	B	district	2:		2		B		2:
3	scorn	C	higher-up	3:		3		C		3:
4	neglect	D	amass	4:		4		D		4:
5	superior	E	negligence	5:		5		E		5:
6	dumbfound	F	stock	6:		6		F		6:
7	tropical	G	perplex	7:		7		G		7:
8	territory	H	despite	8:		8		H		8:

 

Match Definitions
1	reject with contempt	A	territory	1:
2	an area of knowledge or interest	B	superior	2:
3	a detailed list of all the items in stock	C	scorn	3:
4	be a mystery or bewildering to	D	surveillance	4:
5	of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic	E	inventory	5:
6	of or characteristic of high rank or importance	F	neglect	6:
7	leave undone or leave out	G	dumbfound	7:
8	collect or gather	H	accumulate	8:
9	close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)	I	tropical	9:

 

Recent Words Learned: surveillance, inventory, superior, neglect, accumulate, scorn, territory, dumbfound, tropical Answer to Crossword in worksheet 2: Across: 3: superior, 4: scorn Down: 1: neglect, 2: tropical