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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 |
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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 *** |
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1 | kinetic | A | energizing | 1: | 1 | copious | A | needed | 1: | |
2 | extrovert | B | extravert | 2: | 2 | irrevocable | B | revocable | 2: | |
3 | frenetic | C | frantic | 3: | 3 | subordinate | C | plural | 3: | |
4 | allocate | D | apportion | 4: | 4 | singular | D | dominant | 4: | |
5 | vociferous | E | clamant | 5: | 5 | gratuitous | E | scarce | 5: |
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1 | resembling a horse | A | myopia | 1: |
2 | a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof | B | tenet | 2: |
3 | (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred | C | fecund | 3: |
4 | an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority | D | equine | 4: |
5 | capable of producing offspring or vegetation | E | monarchy | 5: |
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1 | 2 | 3 | Across: 1: confess one's faith in, or allegiance to(7) 4: cause to vibrate in a definite pattern(8) 8: (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia(7) 9: beat soundly(7) Down: 2: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected(8) 3: the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle(8) 5: of an obscure nature(7) 6: of or relating to fish(7) 7: cause to lose courage(5) |
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Engligh Language Trivia |
Madonna is a prima donna - what are you saying?!! "Prima Donna" is a Italian phrase meaning "temperamental entertainer". Be on your best behavior around her; she's known to be quite the prima donna. Did you know? - Glassy materials; glassware; study of glassware is called "vitrics." |
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 Synonyms Matching in worksheet 28: 1:E 2:B 3:C 4:D 5:A Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 28: 1:E 2:D 3:B 4:A 5:C Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 28: 1:E 2:B 3:A 4:D 5:C Answer to Crossword in worksheet 28: Across: 5: ironic, 6: pervade, 7: exacting Down: 1: oblivion, 2: cryptic, 3: tenet, 4: profess |
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