LEVEL A, UNIT 14A VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Thursday, May 12)

LEVEL A, UNIT 14A VOCABULARY PRACTICE
- Every answer will be found on the definitions page, so use the resource as a guide. -

DEFINITIONS
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.

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to count; to name one by one, list

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selfishly ambitious

1

to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree; a total or score

1

depressed, gloomy

1

to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item

1

a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change

1

a copy, close reproduction

1

the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause

1

to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats

1

to stay away from doing something by one's own choice

PARTS OF SPEECH
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.

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abstain

1

allegiance

1

append

1

enumerate

1

extort

1

glum

1

replica

1

self-seeking

1

tally

1

upheaval

SYNONYMS
DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the word that means the SAME as the vocabulary word provided. (9 points)
          *You may only select one option for your answer.

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self-seeking

1

tally

1

upheaval

1

abstain

1

extort

1

replica

1

enumerate

1

allegiance

1

glum

ANTONYMS
DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the vocabulary word provided. (6 points)
          *You may only select one option for your answer.

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upheaval

1

append

1

abstain

1

self-seeking

1

glum

1

replica

COMPLETING THE SENTENCES
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).

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After hearing the candidate speak, I decided she was _____ and cared nothing about our town, only about herself.

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The census is an effort to _____ exactly who lives in America.

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The civil rights movement of the 1960s was a period of great _____ , with angry protesters fighting for change.

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That _____ of the statue is incredible; if I didn't know better, I would think it was the original!

1

I felt really _____ after I lost the competition.

1

When I was a child, we started every school day by pledging _____ to the flag of the United States of America.

1

Instead of using footnotes in the Civil War text, the historian _____ a list of sources at the end of the book.

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Blackmailers try to _____ money from their victims by threatening to reveal a secret or to ruin a reputation.

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Since she wanted to be sure her bridesmaid's dress would fit, she decided to _____ from dessert.

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LEVEL A, UNIT 14A VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Thursday, May 12)

LEVEL A, UNIT 14A VOCABULARY PRACTICE

DEFINITIONS

to count; to name one by one, list

selfishly ambitious

to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree; a total or score

depressed, gloomy

to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item

a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change

a copy, close reproduction

the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause

to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats

to stay away from doing something by one's own choice

PARTS OF SPEECH

abstain

allegiance

append

enumerate

extort

glum

replica

self-seeking

tally

upheaval

SYNONYMS

self-seeking

tally

upheaval

abstain

extort

replica

enumerate

allegiance

glum

ANTONYMS

upheaval

append

abstain

self-seeking

glum

replica

COMPLETING THE SENTENCES

After hearing the candidate speak, I decided she was _____ and cared nothing about our town, only about herself.

The census is an effort to _____ exactly who lives in America.

The civil rights movement of the 1960s was a period of great _____ , with angry protesters fighting for change.

That _____ of the statue is incredible; if I didn't know better, I would think it was the original!

I felt really _____ after I lost the competition.

When I was a child, we started every school day by pledging _____ to the flag of the United States of America.

Instead of using footnotes in the Civil War text, the historian _____ a list of sources at the end of the book.

Blackmailers try to _____ money from their victims by threatening to reveal a secret or to ruin a reputation.

Since she wanted to be sure her bridesmaid's dress would fit, she decided to _____ from dessert.

I always wound up _____ our bowling scores because no one else wanted to do all that addition.

LEVEL A, UNIT 14A VOCABULARY PRACTICE

DEFINITIONS

to count; to name one by one, list

selfishly ambitious

to count up; to keep score; to make entries for reckoning; to correspond or agree; a total or score

depressed, gloomy

to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item

a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change

a copy, close reproduction

the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause

to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats

to stay away from doing something by one's own choice

PARTS OF SPEECH

abstain

allegiance

append

enumerate

extort

glum

replica

self-seeking

tally

upheaval

SYNONYMS

self-seeking

tally

upheaval