SAT, ACT, GRE Vocabulary - Worksheet #51

 

New Words for Today: Protagonist, Dogma, Sporadic, Theology, Ethereal

 

Protagonist (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: the principal character in a work of fiction; "he will play the protagonist" 2: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their protagonists came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"	supporter, champion, admirer	adversary, antagonist

 

Dogma (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof; "she accepts her religion as a dogma whole heartedly" 2: a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma"	tenet

 

Sporadic (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"		continual

 

Theology (Noun)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Noun	1: the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth 2: a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology" 3: the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary); "he studied theology at Oxford"	divinity

 

Ethereal (Adjective)

Type	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms
Adjective	1: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" 2: of or containing or dissolved in ether; "ethereal solution" 3: of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"	aeriform, aerial, airy, aery, celestial, supernal

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	amorphous	A	shapeless	1:		1	consecrate	A	hostile	1:
2	constitute	B	name	2:		2	gratuitous	B	desecrated	2:
3	avow	C	verify	3:		3	singular	C	required	3:
4	ideology	D	pernicious	4:		4	sporadic	D	plural	4:
5	insidious	E	doctrine	5:		5	amicable	E	continual	5:

 

Match Definitions
1	devoutly religious; H.L.Mencken	A	static	1:
2	mix together different elements	B	pious	2:
3	concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity	C	coalesce	3:
4	place side by side	D	juxtapose	4:
5	easily handled or managed	E	docile	5:

 

Crossword Challenge
		1	2			3					Across: 1: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances(8) 7: a style of expressing yourself in writing(5) 8: make less severe or harsh(8) 9: a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference(6) Down: 2: cause to vibrate in a definite pattern(8) 3: showing utter resignation or hopelessness(6) 4: feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds(8) 5: a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation(5) 6: make furious(7)
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Engligh Language Trivia

fly on the wall A person who watches a situation without being noticed is called a fly on the wall. "I'd like to be a fly on the wall when the management discusses my project" Did you know? - The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead."

 

Recent Words Learned: ethereal, theology, sporadic, dogma, protagonist, flagrant, capricious, tangential, didactic, coalesce, arcane, insidious, acerbic, parochial, pertinent, fortuitous, congregate, harbinger, robust, myriad Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 50: 1:A 2:C 3:B 4:D 5:E Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 50: 1:A 2:C 3:E 4:B 5:D Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 50: 1:A 2:D 3:B 4:C 5:E Answer to Crossword in worksheet 50: Across: 2: strife, 4: amenable, 7: bastion, 8: kinetic Down: 1: malinger, 3: flagrant, 5: assuage, 6: incense