New Words for Today:
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Advantage (Noun, Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" 2: (tennis) first point scored after deuce 3: benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" |
vantage, reward |
drawback |
Verb |
1: give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich" |
benefit |
Carefree (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: free of trouble and worry and care; "the carefree joys of childhood"; "carefree millionaires, untroubled financially" 2: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" |
unworried, slaphappy |
Cautious (Noun, Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid" |
timid |
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Adjective |
1: showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver" 2: avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate" 3: cautious in attitude and careful in actions; prudent; "a cautious answer"; "very cautious about believing everything she was told" |
Sleigh (Noun, Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow |
sled, sledge |
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Verb |
1: ride (on) a sled |
sled |
Stamina (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: enduring strength and energy |
toughness |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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| 1 | wonder | A | remote | 1: | 1 | opinion | A | fresh | 1: | |
| 2 | sleigh | B | antiques | 2: | 2 | ancient | B | fact | 2: | |
| 3 | rural | C | timid | 3: | 3 | Noble | C | lowborn | 3: | |
| 4 | cautious | D | sled | 4: | 4 | wonder | D | aloof | 4: | |
| 5 | ancient | E | curiosity | 5: | 5 | advantage | E | drawback | 5: | |
Match Definitions |
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| 1 | give an advantage to | A | cautious | 1: |
| 2 | relating to rural areas | B | rural | 2: |
| 3 | ride (on) a sled | C | compassion | 3: |
| 4 | a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering | D | advantage | 4: |
| 5 | avoiding excess | E | sleigh | 5: |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Across: 1: something that causes feelings of wonder(6) 4: mark with one's initials(7) 5: enduring strength and energy(7) 8: annul by recalling or rescinding(6) Down: 2: separated in space(7) 3: pose a threat to; present a danger to(8) 5: ride (on) a sled(6) 6: a person who lived in ancient times(7) 7: having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character(5) |
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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? - Study of lichens is called "lichenology." |
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Recent Words Learned: stamina, sleigh, cautious, carefree, advantage, rural, chamber, ancient, timid, blunder, compassion, Noble, pledge, opinion, vacate, wonder, fortunate, endanger, cradle, initial Answer to Crossword in worksheet 7: Across: 1: Noble, 4: initial, 6: invest, 8: ally Down: 2: opinion, 3: chamber, 5: visual, 7: timid |
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