DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the vocabulary word that matches the definition provided. (10 points)
*You may only put one word in each box for your answer.
*Each vocabulary word will only be used one time.
enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; to enjoy greatly
an event resulting in death; an accidental death
marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity; woefully inadequate or lacking
to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of
to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose
a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report (plural, memorandums or memoranda)
not permitted, unlawful, improper
to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences
to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care
to approve or permit; to give power or authority to
DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the part of speech for each vocabulary word provided. (10 points)
*If there is more than one part of speech, select multiple options.
*If a secondary part of speech is not listed below (ex. participial), it does not need to be included.
authorize
dissect
fatality
illicit
memorandum
pathetic
prevaricate
relish
reminisce
scour
authorize
memorandum
reminisce
fatality
pathetic
relish
illicit
prevaricate
scour
dissect
prevaricate
pathetic
illicit
fatality
relish
scour
authorize
dissect
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence provided. (10 points)
*You may only put one word in each box for your answer.
*Each vocabulary word will only be used one time.
*Look to see if the word requires a suffix to be added (example: -ed, -s, -es, -ing).
After my grandmother's death, we _____ about the many wonderful things she brought to our lives.
In 1914, Congress _____ the construction of the Alaskan Railroad and agreed to spend $35 million on it.
The senator was guilty of _____ use of public funds; he had financed a vacation trip for himself with the money.
He jotted down his thoughts in a quick _____ , hoping that his ideas would lead to further discussions.
She looked so _____ standing there with her dress soaked through from the sprinkler that we took pity on her and found her some dry clothes.
If you _____ the excitement of high speeds and daring moves, perhaps the sport of downhill skiing is for you!
When accused of stealing, the thief _____ , using all sorts of unlikely excuses to explain the absence of the missing funds.
The apartment was supposed to be clean, but when we moved in we bought enough cleaning supplies to _____ every room.
I would never have chosen to _____ that frog, but the teacher said it was the best way to learn about anatomy.
The 2:00 A.M. fire destroyed the house, leaving the family homeless; but the good news was that there were no _____ and only two injuries.