New Words for Today:
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Disaster (Noun)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a disaster for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster" 2: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" 3: an act that has disastrous consequences |
catastrophe, calamity, tragedy, cataclysm |
Gasp (Noun, Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Noun |
1: a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" |
pant |
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Verb |
1: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, gasping for air" |
pant, puff |
Amaze (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" 2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" |
astonish, astound, perplex |
Omit (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" 2: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" |
exclude, except, neglect, pretermit |
Petrify (Verb)
Type | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Verb |
1: cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking" 2: change into stone; "the wood petrified with time" 3: make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "slogans petrify our thinking"; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods" |
lapidify, rigidify, ossify |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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| 1 | compassion | A | pity | 1: | 1 | timid | A | fresh | 1: | |
| 2 | fortunate | B | remote | 2: | 2 | ancient | B | fact | 2: | |
| 3 | wonder | C | curiosity | 3: | 3 | advantage | C | brave | 3: | |
| 4 | amaze | D | hopeful | 4: | 4 | opinion | D | urban | 4: | |
| 5 | rural | E | astound | 5: | 5 | rural | E | drawback | 5: | |
Match Definitions |
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| 1 | a person who lived in ancient times | A | visual | 1: |
| 2 | able to be seen | B | vacate | 2: |
| 3 | leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily | C | ancient | 3: |
| 4 | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | D | gasp | 4: |
| 5 | a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open | E | disaster | 5: |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Across: 4: or coming from or going to a distance(7) 7: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof(7) 8: free of trouble and worry and care(8) 9: relating to rural areas(5) Down: 1: enduring strength and energy(7) 2: a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open(4) 3: an act that has disastrous consequences(8) 5: utter impulsively(7) 6: have a wish or desire to know something(6) |
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Engligh Language Trivia |
| What are "Pangrams"? Pangrams are sentences that use every letter of the alphabet. The best known Pangram is: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog". "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs" is another one. If each letter of the alphabet occurs once and only once, that pangram is called perfect pangram. Here is an example: "Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx" Did you know? - Science of rainfall is called "hyetology." |
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Recent Words Learned: petrify, omit, amaze, gasp, disaster, adapt, negotiate, Pack, bear, stamina, sleigh, cautious, carefree, advantage, rural, chamber, ancient, timid, blunder, compassion Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 10: 1:H 2:D 3:C 4:B 5:F 6:I 7:E 8:G 9:A Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 10: 1:F 2:I 3:B 4:C 5:D 6:G 7:A 8:E 9:H Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 10: 1:F 2:A 3:B 4:G 5:H 6:E 7:0 8:C 9:D Answer to Crossword in worksheet 10: Across: 1: Pack, 5: stamina, 7: timid, 8: blunder, 9: rural Down: 2: chamber, 3: cradle, 4: cautious, 6: Noble |
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