SAT, ACT, GRE Vocabulary - Worksheet #43

 

New Words for Today: Indiscrete, Impetuous, Patent, Bastion, Bequest

 

Indiscrete (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: not divided or divisible into parts; "layers that were fused into an indiscrete mass"

 

Impetuous (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) 2: marked by violent force; "impetuous heaving waves"	hotheaded, impulsive, madcap, tearaway

 

Patent (Noun, Verb, Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention 2: an official document granting a right or privilege
Verb	1: obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?" 2: grant rights to; grant a patent for 3: make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
Adjective	1: (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus" 2: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"	apparent, evident, manifest, plain

 

Bastion (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism" 2: a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle 3: projecting part of a rampart or other fortification	citadel

 

Bequest (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: (law) a gift of personal property by will	legacy

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	extrovert	A	concede	1:		1	enervate	A	dull	1:
2	profess	B	madcap	2:		2	exalt	B	belittle	2:
3	coerce	C	pressure	3:		3	eccentric	C	formed	3:
4	impetuous	D	extravert	4:		4	amorphous	D	strengthen	4:
5	indulgent	E	soft	5:		5	incisive	E	concentric	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	ensure observance of laws and rules	A	mitigate	1:
2	plausible but false	B	kinetic	2:
3	characterized by motion	C	implement	3:
4	a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual	D	idiosyncrasy	4:
5	lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of	E	specious	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
1								2	3		Across: 5: praise, glorify, or honor(5) 6: a sign of something about to happen(7) 7: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge(8) 8: spread or diffuse through(7) Down: 1: take the place of(5) 2: marked by active interest and enthusiasm(7) 3: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill(8) 4: sorrowful through loss or deprivation(8)
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Engligh Language Trivia

"I am par excellence; or may be below excellence - something like that!" "Par excellence" is a French phrase used in English meaning "the best at something. Look at following sentence(s): It was clear from the beginning that Sachin Tendulkar was a batsman par excellence. Did you know? - Study of formation of the earth is called "geogony."

 

Recent Words Learned: bequest, bastion, patent, impetuous, indiscrete, indulgent, cadence, abject, petulant, enervate, maxim, reclusive, abstruse, gesticulate, animosity, dissolution, disfranchise, malinger, maudlin, astute Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 42: 1:C 2:E 3:D 4:A 5:B Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 42: 1:A 2:D 3:E 4:C 5:B Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 42: 1:B 2:D 3:E 4:C 5:A Answer to Crossword in worksheet 42: Across: 4: enervate, 5: piscine, 8: heresy Down: 1: incisive, 2: felicity, 3: zealous, 6: ironic, 7: efface