Middle School Vocabulary - Worksheet #20

 

Review of some of the past words
Word	Meaning
chaotic	(adj) 1: lacking a visible order or organization 2: completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing 3: of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions
watchful	(adj) 1: carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger;
bankrupt	(n) 1: someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts, (v) 1: reduce to bankruptcy; , (adj) 1: financially ruined;
accommodate	(v) 1: be agreeable or acceptable to;
summit	(n) 1: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; 3: a meeting of heads of governments, (v) 1: reach the summit of a mountain;
negligent	(adj) 1: characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern;
council	(n) 1: a body serving in an administrative capacity;
arid	(adj) 1: lacking sufficient water or rainfall;
dreadful	(adj) 1: causing fear or dread or terror; 3: very unpleasant
crutch	(n) 1: a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking 2: anything that serves as an expedient;
banter	(n) 1: light teasing repartee, (v) 1: be silly or tease one another;
dusky	(adj) 1: lighted by or as if by twilight;
journal	(n) 1: a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations 2: a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; 3: a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
dissolve	(n) 1: (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out, (v) 1: cause to go into a solution;
encroach	(v) 1: advance beyond the usual limit 2: impinge or infringe upon;
ashore	(adv) 1: towards the shore from the water;
concern	(n) 1: something that interests you because it is important or affects you; , (v) 1: have to do with or be relevant to;
surveillance	(n) 1: close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
batter	(n) 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting 2: a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon, (v) 1: strike against forcefully;
climax	(n) 1: the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; 3: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse, (v) 1: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage;
articulate	(v) 1: provide with a joint; , (adj) 1: expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; 2: consisting of segments held together by joints

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	millennium	A	hold	1:		1	concern	A	calm	1:
2	expanse	B	compact	2:		2	assimilate	B	antonymous	2:
3	dissolve	C	twilight	3:		3	agitate	C	vibrant	3:
4	dusky	D	area	4:		4	negligent	D	acquit	4:
5	govern	E	thaw	5:		5	superior	E	approve	5:
6	accommodate	F	clobber	6:		6	dissent	F	aloof	6:
7	succinct	G	millenary	7:		7	convict	G	diligent	7:
8	batter	H	alien	8:		8	arid	H	dissimilate	8:
9	exotic	I	regularise	9:		9	synonymous	I	inferior	9:

 

Match Definitions
1	the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development	A	recess	1:
2	exercise authority over; as of nations	B	summit	2:
3	the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)	C	capital	3:
4	impinge or infringe upon	D	millennium	4:
5	(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting	E	encroach	5:
6	be silly or tease one another	F	banter	6:
7	a particular environment or walk of life	G	arena	7:
8	of primary important	H	batter	8:
9	a state of abeyance or suspended business	I	govern	9:

 

Crossword Challenge
	1										Across: 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting(6) 2: a meeting of heads of governments(6) 5: of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions(7) 6: strikingly strange or unusual(6) 7: a particular environment or walk of life(5) 8: decide with authority(6) Down: 1: a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves(6) 3: impinge or infringe upon(8) 4: causing dejection(6) 5: an anxious feeling(7)
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Recent Words Learned: watchful, articulate, mere, govern, recess, exotic, ashore, dissolve, factor, encroach, succinct, dismal, chaotic, decree, concern, arid, haunt, alibi, casualty, batter Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 19: 1:B 2:E 3:C 4:D 5:A Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 19: 1:A 2:B 3:D 4:C 5:E Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 19: 1:D 2:B 3:A 4:E 5:0 Answer to Crossword in worksheet 19: Across: 1: exotic, 4: edict, 8: journal, 10: haunt Down: 2: casualty, 3: encroach, 5: devour, 6: summit, 7: arid, 9: alibi