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#LEVEL B, UNIT 5A VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Friday, November 11)

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LEVEL B, UNIT 5A 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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capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate

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an imitation designed to deceive; not genuine, fake; to make an illegal copy

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doubt, the state of being unsure

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to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height

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to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; a heavy hammer

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large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material

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very dirty, covered with dirt or soot

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shining, bright; giving forth light or energy

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skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

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a short account of an incident in someone's life

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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anecdote

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counterfeit

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dominate

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fallible

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grimy

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maul

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radiant

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substantial

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tactful

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uncertainty

SYNONYMS

DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the word that means the SAME as the vocabulary word provided. (10 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
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anecdote

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uncertainty

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dominate

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grimy

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radiant

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tactful

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maul

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substantial

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fallible

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counterfeit

ANTONYMS

DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the vocabulary word provided. (7 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
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grimy

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fallible

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counterfeit

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tactful

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uncertainty

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substantial

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radiant

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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The game was not very exciting because the visiting team _____ the play all the way through.

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An honest student would never try to _____ a parent's signature on a report card.

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On his lecture tour, Mark Twain entertained his audiences with humorous _____ about his travels.

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The carpenter needed a _____ to pound the huge peg into the wood.

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The union negotiator demanded a _____ pay increase and an extension of benefits.

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Good teachers know how to be _____ when discussing their students' writing, even if it is bad.

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It is hard to remove the _____ coating from chimneys that have not been cleaned for years.

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The _____ heat of the sun can cause a sunburn even through a thick cover of clouds.

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As children grow up, they gradually realize that their parents are not heroes but _____ human beings.

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All of us live with the _____ of not knowing what will happen in the future.