New Words for Today:
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Zealous (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" |
avid, great |
Chronological (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: relating to or arranged according to temporal order; "chronological age" |
Concurrent (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of concurrent events" |
coincident, coinciding |
Abortive (Adjective)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Adjective |
1: failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President" |
stillborn |
Perturb (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" 2: disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion" 3: cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet" |
unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder, derange |
Credence (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "credence of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" 2: a kind of sideboard or buffet used to serve bread and wine before consecration. |
acceptance, credenza |
disbelief, distrust |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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| 1 | unremitting | A | seize | 1: | 1 | gauche | A | outsider | 1: | |
| 2 | gratuitous | B | incessant | 2: | 2 | obtuse | B | acute | 2: | |
| 3 | usurp | C | gratis | 3: | 3 | exalt | C | sad | 3: | |
| 4 | static | D | inactive | 4: | 4 | clique | D | licit | 4: | |
| 5 | discriminate | E | nice | 5: | 5 | illicit | E | graceful | 5: | |
Match Definitions |
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| 1 | marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable | A | saccharine | 1: |
| 2 | overly sweet | B | abortive | 2: |
| 3 | contrary to or forbidden by law | C | illicit | 3: |
| 4 | unethical or dishonest | D | steadfast | 4: |
| 5 | failing to accomplish an intended result | E | sordid | 5: |
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| 1 | Across: 4: satisfy (thirst)(7) 6: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy(8) 7: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed(7) Down: 1: of or relating to fish(7) 2: the quality of being crafty(5) 3: an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority(8) 5: spend extravagantly(8) |
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Engligh Language Trivia |
| can't make head or tail of If you can't make head or tail of something, you can't understand it at all. "Amy's message was so confusing. I couldn't make head or tail of it!" Did you know? - Study of books is called "bibliology." |
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Recent Words Learned: credence, perturb, abortive, concurrent, chronological, zealous, strife, coerce, static, hierarchy, exalt, soporific, preclude, gauche, genre, obtuse, reprisal, hyperbole, ascendancy, virulent Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 34: 1:I 2:F 3:G 4:E 5:D 6:B 7:H 8:A 9:C Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 34: 1:E 2:D 3:G 4:A 5:B 6:F 7:F 8:I 9:C Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 34: 1:H 2:B 3:I 4:D 5:A 6:C 7:G 8:E 9:F Answer to Crossword in worksheet 34: Across: 1: bereaved, 4: static, 8: pervade, 9: exalt Down: 2: exacting, 3: assuage, 5: clique, 6: panacea, 7: deride |
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