Review of some of the past words | |
Word | Meaning |
flora | (n) 1: all the plant life in a particular region or period; 2: a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
hiatus | (n) 1: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something 2: a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) 3: a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure |
inane | (adj) 1: devoid of intelligence; |
nostalgia | (n) 1: longing for something past |
allocate | (v) 1: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; |
myopia | (n) 1: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred |
sanguine | (n) 1: a blood-red color, (adj) 1: confidently optimistic and cheerful 2: inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; |
delude | (v) 1: be false to; be dishonest with |
guile | (n) 1: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception 2: the quality of being crafty 3: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
gratuitous | (adj) 1: without cause; |
exacting | (adj) 1: having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; |
ironic | (adj) 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; |
mitigate | (v) 1: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; |
preeminent | (adj) 1: greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; |
extrapolate | (v) 1: gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating; |
sacrilege | (n) 1: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; |
apotheosis | (n) 1: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal; 2: the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) |
transitory | (adj) 1: lasting a very short time; |
efface | (v) 1: remove completely from recognition or memory; |
equine | (n) 1: hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck, (adj) 1: resembling a horse 2: of or belonging to the family Equidae |
misappropriate | (v) 1: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; |
permeate | (v) 1: spread or diffuse through; |
verisimilitude | (n) 1: the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true |
Today's Vocabulary Challenges*** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level *** |
Match Synonyms |
Match Antonyms |
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1 | apotheosis | A | profanation | 1: | 1 | illicit | A | malignant | 1: | |
2 | repercussion | B | florid | 2: | 2 | copious | B | stingy | 2: | |
3 | allocate | C | respite | 3: | 3 | myopia | C | outsider | 3: | |
4 | mitigate | D | gratis | 4: | 4 | incisive | D | needed | 4: | |
5 | hiatus | E | ideal | 5: | 5 | clique | E | hyperopia | 5: | |
6 | sanguine | F | backlash | 6: | 6 | benevolent | F | licit | 6: | |
7 | sacrilege | G | palliate | 7: | 7 | benign | G | decrement | 7: | |
8 | misappropriate | H | apportion | 8: | 8 | gratuitous | H | dull | 8: | |
9 | gratuitous | I | embezzle | 9: | 9 | increment | I | little | 9: |
Match Definitions |
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1 | angered at something unjust or wrong | A | permeate | 1: |
2 | a person who travels by foot | B | monarchy | 2: |
3 | the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle | C | pedestrian | 3: |
4 | an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority | D | eccentric | 4: |
5 | (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed | E | indignant | 5: |
6 | all the plant life in a particular region or period | F | flora | 6: |
7 | a person with an unusual or odd personality | G | hedonism | 7: |
8 | remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing | H | indifferent | 8: |
9 | pass through | I | efface | 9: |
Crossword Challenge | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | Across: 1: a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)(6) 3: all the plant life in a particular region or period(5) 4: make children(5) 7: a sign of something about to happen(7) 8: an act or expression of criticism and censure(6) Down: 2: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health(8) 5: resembling a horse(6) 6: be false to; be dishonest with(6) 7: examine or consider with attention and in detail(6) |
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Recent Words Learned: hedonism, guile, sanguine, peruse, misappropriate, salutary, hiatus, indifferent, myopia, ironic, allocate, benevolent, permeate, fecund, curtail, equine, unremitting, indignant, apotheosis, steadfast Answer to Synonyms Matching in worksheet 19: 1:C 2:B 3:E 4:D 5:A Answer to Antonyms Matching in worksheet 19: 1:E 2:A 3:C 4:D 5:B Answer to Definitions Matching in worksheet 19: 1:C 2:E 3:0 4:A 5:B Answer to Crossword in worksheet 19: Across: 2: peruse, 4: mitigate, 6: portent Down: 1: permeate, 3: exacting, 5: ironic, 7: terse |
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