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#LEVEL C, UNIT 1B VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Friday, September 9)

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LEVEL C, UNIT 1B 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 make impossible, prevent, shut out

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broken stone or bricks; ruins

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to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; a noisy quarrel

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an order having the force of law; to issue an order having the force of law; to command firmly or forcefully

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a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place

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a proverb, wise saying

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to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around

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disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony

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to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

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of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive

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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adage

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citadel

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decree

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discordant

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evolve

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hover

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preclude

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rubble

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servile

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wrangle

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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decree

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rubble

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servile

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adage

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discordant

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wrangle

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evolve

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citadel

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preclude

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hover

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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discordant

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preclude

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servile

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evolve

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hover

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wrangle

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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Her application arrived after the deadline, _____ any possibility of being considered for the scholarship.

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The landlord and his tenant could be heard all over the building as they _____ over who would pay the cost of repairs.

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At every opportunity, Aunt Annie enjoys quoting _____ that she finds particularly relevant, such as "A stitch in time saves nine."

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The children had been taught to be _____ around their overbearing and demanding grandfather.

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There were three police helicopters that _____ over the neighborhood for a long time looking for a suspect.

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Two days of ceaseless bombardment by heavy bombing reduced the old village to a heap of smoking _____ .

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Even though the goverment _____ a new curfew, few communities are enforcing the order.

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Kings kept jewels and other treasures in their _____ way up high so these riches would be protected from invaders in the lower city.

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A group of sightless fish have _____ through centuries of living in the deepest, blackest canyons of the sea.

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The atonal symphony contained so many crashing, _____ sounds that even music lovers found it hard to enjoy.