SAT, ACT, GRE Vocabulary - Worksheet #20

 

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
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
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