| Review of some of the past words | |
| Word | Meaning |
| elusive | (adj) 1: difficult to describe; |
| petulant | (adj) 1: easily irritated or annoyed; |
| provisional | (adj) 1: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; |
| perturb | (v) 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; |
| astute | (adj) 1: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; |
| extrovert | (n) 1: (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings, (adj) 1: being concerned with the social and physical environment |
| credence | (n) 1: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; 2: a kind of sideboard or buffet used to serve bread and wine before consecration. |
| obtuse | (adj) 1: of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees 2: of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex 3: lacking in insight or discernment; - Jasper Griffin |
| catholic | (n) 1: a member of a Catholic church, (adj) 1: of or relating to or supporting Catholicism; |
| terse | (adj) 1: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; |
| static | (n) 1: a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference 2: angry criticism; , (adj) 1: not active or moving; |
| indulgent | (adj) 1: characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; |
| gauche | (adj) 1: lacking social polish; |
| soporific | (n) 1: a drug that induces sleep, (adj) 1: sleep inducing 2: inducing mental lethargy; |
| chagrin | (n) 1: strong feelings of embarrassment; , (v) 1: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; |
| steadfast | (adj) 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; |
| reprisal | (n) 1: a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime |
| virtuoso | (n) 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field 2: a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry, (adj) 1: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; |
| exalt | (v) 1: praise, glorify, or honor; |
| equanimity | (n) 1: steadiness of mind under stress; |
| amorphous | (adj) 1: having no definite form or distinct shape; |
| affable | (adj) 1: diffusing warmth and friendliness; |
| mellifluous | (adj) 1: pleasing to the ear; |
| impetuous | (adj) 1: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; |
| tenet | (n) 1: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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| 1 | impetuous | A | axiom | 1: | 1 | amicable | A | necessary | 1: | |
| 2 | malinger | B | derange | 2: | 2 | robust | B | stingy | 2: | |
| 3 | soporific | C | tearaway | 3: | 3 | docile | C | static | 3: | |
| 4 | maxim | D | skulk | 4: | 4 | singular | D | introvert | 4: | |
| 5 | exacting | E | unchanging | 5: | 5 | benevolent | E | plural | 5: | |
| 6 | perturb | F | hypnotic | 6: | 6 | consecrate | F | frail | 6: | |
| 7 | inert | G | fastidious | 7: | 7 | pervade | G | desecrate | 7: | |
| 8 | static | H | indifferent | 8: | 8 | gratuitous | H | hostile | 8: | |
| 9 | astute | I | shrewd | 9: | 9 | extrovert | I | stubborn | 9: | |
Match Definitions |
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| 1 | dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | A | dissolution | 1: |
| 2 | morally degraded | B | petulant | 2: |
| 3 | commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds | C | willful | 3: |
| 4 | hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | D | abortive | 4: |
| 5 | failing to accomplish an intended result | E | harbinger | 5: |
| 6 | habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | F | panacea | 6: |
| 7 | confidently optimistic and cheerful | G | purported | 7: |
| 8 | an indication of the approach of something or someone | H | sordid | 8: |
| 9 | easily irritated or annoyed | I | sanguine | 9: |
| Crossword Challenge | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Across: 5: plausible but false(8) 6: be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind(7) 7: express criticism towards(8) 8: a large indefinite number(6) Down: 1: the close of a musical section(7) 2: brief and to the point; effectively cut short(5) 3: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge(8) 4: unusual or striking(8) |
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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 47: 1:D 2:E 3:A 4:B 5:C Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 47: 1:E 2:A 3:C 4:B 5:D Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 47: 1:C 2:D 3:A 4:B 5:E Answer to Crossword in worksheet 47: Across: 1: myriad, 6: rebuke, 7: obtuse, 8: amenable, 9: kinetic Down: 2: robust, 3: piscine, 4: petulant, 5: singular |
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