New Words for Today:
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Allocate (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" |
apportion |
Ironic (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" 2: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely" |
dry, wry |
Myopia (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred |
hyperopia |
Indifferent (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent" 2: showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea" 3: (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" |
apathetic, deaf, immaterial, inert, neutral |
Hiatus (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something 2: a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) 3: a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure |
suspension, respite, reprieve |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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| 1 | ironic | A | erase | 1: | 1 | myopia | A | fauna | 1: | |
| 2 | portent | B | voluminous | 2: | 2 | flora | B | needed | 2: | |
| 3 | copious | C | frenzied | 3: | 3 | benevolent | C | hyperopia | 3: | |
| 4 | efface | D | presage | 4: | 4 | incisive | D | dull | 4: | |
| 5 | frenetic | E | wry | 5: | 5 | gratuitous | E | stingy | 5: | |
Match Definitions |
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| 1 | admit, make a clean breast of | A | profess | 1: |
| 2 | a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) | B | hiatus | 2: |
| 3 | make children | C | beget | 3: |
| 4 | longing for something past | D | nostalgia | 4: |
| 5 | an act or expression of criticism and censure | E | rebuke | 5: |
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| 1 | 2 | Across: 1: of an obscure nature(7) 4: diffusing warmth and friendliness(7) 5: humorously sarcastic or mocking(6) Down: 1: place restrictions on(7) 2: admit, make a clean breast of(7) 3: the state of being disregarded or forgotten(8) 4: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious(5) |
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Engligh Language Trivia |
| Do French always order "A la Carte"? "A la carte" is one of many foreign phrases used very commonly in English. Coming from French, it means "with a separate price for each item, printed on the menu; mainly used to refer to the menu, as opposed to, say, a buffet". Example Sentences: Can we eat a la carte? Can we order from the a la carte menu? Did you know? - A H I M O T U V W X Y are the symmetric capital letters in the Roman alphabet. i l o t u v w x are the symmetric lower case letters in the Roman alphabet. |
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Recent Words Learned: hiatus, indifferent, myopia, ironic, allocate, benevolent, permeate, fecund, curtail, equine, unremitting, indignant, apotheosis, steadfast, efface, rebuke, mitigate, equivocate, gratuitous, juxtapose Answer to Crossword in worksheet 17: Across: 2: copious, 5: mitigate, 6: acrid, 8: monarchy Down: 1: permeate, 3: oblivion, 4: fecund, 7: chasm |
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