LEVEL B, UNIT 12A VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Friday, April 8)

LEVEL B, UNIT 12A 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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wandering, moving about from place to place

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unhurried, taking plenty of time; in an easygoing or unhurried way

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by chance, not planned or prearranged; irregular

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a sickness, illness, disease, disorder

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a search, hunt; to search, seek, ask

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the act of making clear or understandable, an explanation

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one piece at a time; gradually

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to make stronger with new materials or support

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a person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing, especially in society; prestige

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to be plentiful, be filled

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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abound

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clarification

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leisurely

1

malady

1

nomadic

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piecemeal

1

quest

1

random

1

reinforce

1

status

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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abound

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leisurely

1

random

1

quest

1

malady

1

piecemeal

1

clarification

1

reinforce

1

nomadic

1

status

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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random

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piecemeal

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leisurely

1

malady

1

abound

1

reinforce

1

nomadic

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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I never try to depart from my _____ Saturday morning routine of sleeping late and having breakfast in bed.

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She used metal poles to _____ the section of fence that kept blowing down whenever there were high winds and rain.

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The doctor could not find the cause of his _____ immediately but arranged for him to take a series of blood tests.

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The woman's long _____ for her brother who disappeared during World War II finally ended when the two were reunited in Moscow in 1997.

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I asked him politely for a _____ of that confusing rule.

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After a wet spring and sunny summer, the fields _____ with lush crops.

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The detectives built their case in a _____ way as they slowly gathered evidence and interviewed witnesses over the course of several months.

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Even politicians that are currently in office never seem to lose interest in their _____ in the polls.

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The _____ herds of buffalo that once roamed the American plains were hunted almost out of existence over a hundred years ago.

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LEVEL B, UNIT 12A VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Friday, April 8)

LEVEL B, UNIT 12A VOCABULARY PRACTICE

DEFINITIONS

wandering, moving about from place to place

unhurried, taking plenty of time; in an easygoing or unhurried way

by chance, not planned or prearranged; irregular

a sickness, illness, disease, disorder

a search, hunt; to search, seek, ask

the act of making clear or understandable, an explanation

one piece at a time; gradually

to make stronger with new materials or support

a person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing, especially in society; prestige

to be plentiful, be filled

PARTS OF SPEECH

abound

clarification

leisurely

malady

nomadic

piecemeal

quest

random

reinforce

status

SYNONYMS

abound

leisurely

random

quest

malady

piecemeal

clarification

reinforce

nomadic

status

ANTONYMS

random

piecemeal

leisurely

malady

abound

reinforce

nomadic

COMPLETING THE SENTENCES

I never try to depart from my _____ Saturday morning routine of sleeping late and having breakfast in bed.

She used metal poles to _____ the section of fence that kept blowing down whenever there were high winds and rain.

The doctor could not find the cause of his _____ immediately but arranged for him to take a series of blood tests.

The woman's long _____ for her brother who disappeared during World War II finally ended when the two were reunited in Moscow in 1997.

I asked him politely for a _____ of that confusing rule.

After a wet spring and sunny summer, the fields _____ with lush crops.

The detectives built their case in a _____ way as they slowly gathered evidence and interviewed witnesses over the course of several months.

Even politicians that are currently in office never seem to lose interest in their _____ in the polls.

The _____ herds of buffalo that once roamed the American plains were hunted almost out of existence over a hundred years ago.

By flipping pages, she chose to read aloud a _____ selection of poems by Walt Whitman.

LEVEL B, UNIT 12A VOCABULARY PRACTICE

DEFINITIONS

wandering, moving about from place to place

unhurried, taking plenty of time; in an easygoing or unhurried way

by chance, not planned or prearranged; irregular

a sickness, illness, disease, disorder

a search, hunt; to search, seek, ask

the act of making clear or understandable, an explanation

one piece at a time; gradually

to make stronger with new materials or support

a person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing, especially in society; prestige

to be plentiful, be filled

PARTS OF SPEECH

abound

clarification

leisurely

malady

nomadic

piecemeal

quest

random

reinforce

status

SYNONYMS

abound