SAT, ACT, GRE Vocabulary - Worksheet #29

 

New Words for Today: Extrovert, Ideology, Singular, Deride, Indigenous

 

Extrovert (Noun, Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings	extravert	introvert
Adjective	1: being concerned with the social and physical environment	extravert

 

Ideology (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation; "The group has caused controversy over its ideology" 2: imaginary or visionary theorization	doctrine, philosophy

 

Singular (Noun, Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton		plural
Adjective	1: unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young" 2: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" 3: being a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James	remarkable, curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy	plural

 

Deride (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"

 

Indigenous (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"	endemic

 

Today's Vocabulary Challenges *** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level ***

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	criterion	A	profanation	1:		1	colloquial	A	formed	1:
2	sacrilege	B	measure	2:		2	singular	B	stingy	2:
3	hypothetical	C	conjectural	3:		3	illicit	C	licit	3:
4	disdain	D	dogma	4:		4	amorphous	D	plural	4:
5	tenet	E	patronage	5:		5	benevolent	E	formal	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	lasting a very short time	A	felicity	1:
2	having no definite form or distinct shape	B	transitory	2:
3	pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)	C	polarize	3:
4	cause to vibrate in a definite pattern	D	sanguine	4:
5	inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life	E	amorphous	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
		1									Across: 1: a deep opening in the earth's surface(5) 3: be false to; be dishonest with(6) 5: imaginary or visionary theorization(8) 7: sorrowful through loss or deprivation(8) Down: 1: of or relating to or used in cooking(8) 2: of an obscure nature(7) 3: cause to lose courage(5) 4: become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation(8) 6: the quality of being crafty(5)
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Engligh Language Trivia

road rage Aggressive driving habits sometimes resulting in violence against other drivers is called road rage. "A number of accidents today are a direct result of road rage" Did you know? - The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula.

 

Recent Words Learned: indigenous, deride, singular, ideology, extrovert, sanctimonious, polarize, heterogeneous, belabor, piscine, amorphous, willful, culinary, contiguous, kinetic, assuage, expedite, pervade, pious, disdain Answer to Crossword in worksheet 28: Across: 1: hiatus, 7: frenetic, 8: bereaved Down: 2: salutary, 3: felicity, 4: anecdote, 5: tenet, 6: pervade