SAT, ACT, GRE Vocabulary - Worksheet #47

 

New Words for Today: Elusive, Myriad, Robust, Harbinger, Congregate

 

Elusive (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor" 2: skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline 3: be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"	evasive, subtle

 

Myriad (Noun, Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a large indefinite number; "he faced a myriad of details" 2: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand	10000
Adjective	1: too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands"	countless, infinite, innumerable

 

Robust (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: physically strong 2: marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" 3: strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"	full-bodied, racy, rich	frail

 

Harbinger (Noun, Verb)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: an indication of the approach of something or someone	forerunner
Verb	1: foreshadow or presage	announce

 

Congregate (Verb, Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Verb	1: come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"	assemble, gather	disperse
Adjective	1: brought together into a group or crowd; "the congregated visitors are in my office"	amassed, assembled

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	equanimity	A	rebound	1:		1	chagrin	A	static	1:
2	acute	B	name	2:		2	pervade	B	disperse	2:
3	repercussion	C	release	3:		3	amicable	C	hostile	3:
4	constitute	D	calm	4:		4	congregate	D	stubborn	4:
5	relinquish	E	intense	5:		5	docile	E	joy	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike	A	panacea	1:
2	cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions	B	equine	2:
3	hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists	C	disdain	3:
4	resembling a horse	D	polarize	4:
5	blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character	E	sacrilege	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
		1		2							Across: 1: too numerous to be counted(6) 6: censure severely or angrily(6) 7: of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees(6) 8: readily reacting to suggestions and influences(8) 9: characterized by motion(7) Down: 2: marked by richness and fullness of flavor(6) 3: of or relating to fish(7) 4: easily irritated or annoyed(8) 5: the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton(8)
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Engligh Language Trivia

What does Root word "mega" mean? Root word "mega" comes from Greek, meaning "great, large, million". Examples: megalopolis - an area with many nearby cities; megaphone - a device that projects a loud voice; mega structure - huge building or other structure. Did you know? - Study of tides is called "tidology."

 

Recent Words Learned: congregate, harbinger, robust, myriad, elusive, pejorative, provisional, amenable, consecrate, equanimity, acquiesce, supercilious, deprecate, incense, genteel, docile, bequest, bastion, patent, impetuous Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 46: 1:E 2:B 3:A 4:C 5:D Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 46: 1:B 2:E 3:A 4:D 5:C Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 46: 1:D 2:0 3:A 4:B 5:0 Answer to Crossword in worksheet 46: Across: 4: abstruse, 5: salutary, 6: coerce, 8: guile Down: 1: malinger, 2: permeate, 3: assuage, 7: equine