SAT, ACT, GRE Vocabulary - Worksheet #33

 

New Words for Today: Exalt, Hierarchy, Static, Coerce, Strife

 

Exalt (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: praise, glorify, or honor; "exalt the virtues of one's children"; "exalt one's spouse's cooking" 2: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were exalted at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" 3: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"	laud, extol, glorify, proclaim, exhilarate	jeer, belittle, sad

 

Hierarchy (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values" 2: the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

 

Static (Noun, Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference 2: angry criticism; "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"
Adjective	1: not active or moving; "a static village community and a completely undynamic type of agriculture"; "static feudal societies" 2: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" 3: concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity; "an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity"	unchanging, inactive, motionless, still, stable

 

Coerce (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"	hale, squeeze, pressure

 

Strife (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: lack of agreement or harmony 2: bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension	discord

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	coerce	A	belabour	1:		1	irrevocable	A	formal	1:
2	relinquish	B	pressure	2:		2	obtuse	B	acute	2:
3	delude	C	deceive	3:		3	amorphous	C	introvert	3:
4	belabor	D	release	4:		4	extrovert	D	formed	4:
5	copious	E	plentiful	5:		5	colloquial	E	revocable	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	keep from happening or arising; make impossible	A	bemused	1:
2	humorously sarcastic or mocking	B	frenetic	2:
3	excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion	C	criterion	3:
4	deeply absorbed in thought	D	preclude	4:
5	the ideal in terms of which something can be judged	E	ironic	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
1					2						Across: 2: having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity(5) 4: be false to; be dishonest with(6) 6: praise, glorify, or honor(5) 7: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health(8) Down: 1: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something(6) 2: pass through(8) 3: imaginary or visionary theorization(8) 5: cause to lose courage(5) 8: strong and sharp(5)
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Engligh Language Trivia

What does Root word "rub" mean? Root word "rub" comes from Latin, meaning red. Examples: ruby - deep red color and a precious stone of the same color; rubella - measles; bilirubin - reddish pigment in bile. Did you know? - Fear of nudity is called "Gymnophobia."

 

Recent Words Learned: strife, coerce, static, hierarchy, exalt, soporific, preclude, gauche, genre, obtuse, reprisal, hyperbole, ascendancy, virulent, sordid, usurp, indigenous, deride, singular, ideology Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 32: 1:D 2:E 3:C 4:A 5:B Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 32: 1:B 2:A 3:E 4:C 5:D Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 32: 1:C 2:E 3:A 4:D 5:B Answer to Crossword in worksheet 32: Across: 1: polarize, 3: portent, 5: daunt, 6: tenet Down: 1: profess, 2: anecdote, 3: peruse, 4: genre

 

SAT, ACT, GRE Vocabulary - Worksheet #32

 

New Words for Today: Hyperbole, Reprisal, Obtuse, Genre, Gauche, Preclude, Soporific

 

Hyperbole (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: extravagant exaggeration; "to say that his debt is as huge as the Everest is a hyperbole"

 

Reprisal (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

 

Obtuse (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees 2: of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex 3: lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin	purblind, dense, dim, dull	acute

 

Genre (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a kind of literary or artistic work 2: a style of expressing yourself in writing 3: an expressive style of music

 

Gauche (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"	graceless, unpolished	graceful, polite

 

Preclude (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" 2: make impossible, especially beforehand	prevent, forestall, foreclose

 

Soporific (Noun, Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a drug that induces sleep	hypnotic
Adjective	1: sleep inducing 2: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech"	somniferous

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	obtuse	A	putative	1:		1	extrovert	A	decrement	1:
2	subordinate	B	dash	2:		2	increment	B	introvert	2:
3	ascendancy	C	control	3:		3	gratuitous	C	hyperopia	3:
4	purported	D	dull	4:		4	myopia	D	structured	4:
5	daunt	E	dependent	5:		5	amorphous	E	necessary	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition	A	genre	1:
2	attack verbally with harsh criticism	B	piscine	2:
3	an expressive style of music	C	willful	3:
4	take the place of	D	usurp	4:
5	of or relating to fish	E	belabor	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
		1			2						Across: 1: cause to vibrate in a definite pattern(8) 3: a sign of something about to happen(7) 5: cause to lose courage(5) 6: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof(5) Down: 1: confess one's faith in, or allegiance to(7) 2: short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)(8) 3: examine or consider with attention and in detail(6) 4: a style of expressing yourself in writing(5)
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Engligh Language Trivia

twist someone's arm If you twist someone's arm, you make them do something, without using physical force. "He didn't have to twist my arm when he invited me out for dinner - I was happy to accept!" Did you know? - Study of animal communication is called "zoosemiotics."

 

Recent Words Learned: soporific, preclude, gauche, genre, obtuse, reprisal, hyperbole, ascendancy, virulent, sordid, usurp, indigenous, deride, singular, ideology, extrovert, sanctimonious, polarize, heterogeneous, belabor Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 31: 1:A 2:I 3:B 4:F 5:H 6:G 7:E 8:D 9:C Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 31: 1:D 2:F 3:I 4:E 5:G 6:B 7:A 8:C 9:H Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 31: 1:H 2:E 3:A 4:0 5:G 6:I 7:C 8:D 9:F Answer to Crossword in worksheet 31: Across: 1: efface, 5: ideology, 6: guile, 8: anecdote Down: 2: felicity, 3: culinary, 4: virulent, 7: terse

 

Elementary Vocabulary - Worksheet #4

 

New Words for Today: Fortunate, Wonder, Vacate, Opinion

 

Fortunate (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: having unexpected good fortune; "a fortunate choice" 2: supremely favored or fortunate; "those kids are the fortunate bunch, they will get the chance to meet with the president" 3: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"	favored, golden, hopeful, rosy

 

Wonder (Noun, Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising 2: something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" 3: a state in which you want to learn more about something	admiration, marvel, curiosity	disinterest, aloof
Verb	1: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" 2: place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" 3: be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"	inquire, enquire, question, marvel

 

Vacate (Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" 2: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" 3: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"	resign, renounce, empty, abandon, revoke

 

Opinion (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what is your opinion on Haiti?" 2: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" 3: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"	view, feeling, belief, notion, sentiment, persuasion, judgment	fact

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	vacate	A	renounce	1:		1	opinion	A	fact	1:
2	opinion	B	friend	2:		2	wonder	B	divest	2:
3	fortunate	C	favored	3:		3	distant	C	close	3:
4	ally	D	remote	4:		4	initial	D	aloof	4:
5	distant	E	view	5:		5	invest	E	last	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact	A	initial	1:
2	mark with one's initials	B	invest	2:
3	far apart in relevance or relationship	C	distant	3:
4	furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors	D	fiction	4:
5	relating to or using sight	E	visual	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
1			2	3				4			Across: 5: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people(7) 6: get tired of something or somebody(7) 8: become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage(4) 9: bring up from infancy(6) Down: 1: something that causes feelings of wonder(6) 2: pose a threat to; present a danger to(8) 3: far apart in relevance or relationship(7) 4: make an investment(6) 7: the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)(7)
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Engligh Language Trivia

What is a "Root Word"? A root word, as its name suggests, is a word or word part from which other words grow, usually through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. The root of the word vocabulary, for example, is "voc", a Latin root meaning "word" or "name." This root also appears in the words advocacy, convocation, evocative, vocal, and vociferous. Did you know? - Fear/dislike of dogs is called "Cynophobia."

 

Recent Words Learned: opinion, vacate, wonder, fortunate, endanger, cradle, initial, distant, visual, invest, fiction, fatigue, ally Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 3: 1:I 2:D 3:H 4:E 5:A 6:C 7:F 8:G 9:B Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 3: 1:A 2:C 3:B Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 3: 1:D 2:B 3:I 4:A 5:G 6:H 7:C 8:E 9:F Answer to Crossword in worksheet 3: Across: 1: fatigue, 3: visual, 5: distant, 7: ally Down: 1: fiction, 2: endanger, 4: invest, 6: initial