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 | vacate | A | first | 1: | 1 | Noble | A | disinterest | 1: | |
| 2 | endanger | B | timid | 2: | 2 | rural | B | brave | 2: | |
| 3 | cautious | C | menace | 3: | 3 | timid | C | urban | 3: | |
| 4 | blunder | D | empty | 4: | 4 | ancient | D | lowborn | 4: | |
| 5 | initial | E | goof | 5: | 5 | wonder | E | new | 5: | |
Match Definitions |
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| 1 | a natural or artificial enclosed space | A | chamber | 1: |
| 2 | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position | B | advantage | 2: |
| 3 | cautious in attitude and careful in actions; prudent | C | cautious | 3: |
| 4 | relating to or using sight | D | pledge | 4: |
| 5 | promise solemnly and formally | E | visual | 5: |
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| 1 | 2 | Across: 3: having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character(5) 4: free of trouble and worry and care(8) 5: a room where a judge transacts business(7) 6: ride (on) a sled(6) Down: 1: enduring strength and energy(7) 2: a deposit of personal property as security for a debt(6) 4: people who are fearful and cautious(8) 5: hold or place in or as if in a cradle(6) |
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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? - The word denim comes from 'deNimes', or from Nimes, a place in France. |
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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 Synonyms Matching in worksheet 7: 1:A 2:E 3:C 4:D 5:B Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 7: 1:D 2:A 3:E 4:B 5:C Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 7: 1:B 2:C 3:E 4:D 5:A Answer to Crossword in worksheet 7: Across: 1: fatigue, 2: cradle, 6: opinion, 7: rural Down: 1: fiction, 3: ancient, 4: invest, 5: wonder |
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