#LEVEL C, UNIT 4B VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Friday, November 4)

LEVEL C, UNIT 4B 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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a high point of land extending into water

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elaborately decorated; showily splendid

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indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

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to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

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showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

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to read thoroughly and carefully

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to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation

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a person or thing of no importance

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a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

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to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

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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annul

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blasé

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muster

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nonentity

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ornate

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peruse

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promontory

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recourse

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solicitous

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sustain

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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peruse

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recourse

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sustain

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promontory

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solicitous

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muster

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ornate

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nonentity

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annul

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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annul

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muster

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solicitous

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nonentity

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ornate

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blasé

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 children couldn't _____ a full team for baseball and had to recruit mothers to play the outfield.

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He made himself out to be a celebrity in the boxing world when in fact he was a complete _____ .

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World conferences on global warming focus on ways to _____ the effects of greenhouse gases on the environment.

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Emily's latest quilt has an _____ pattern of brightly colored interwoven rings, which is called the wedding ring pattern.

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That plateau needs more steady rainfall to _____ better agriculture.

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I was very _____ toward my grandmother, who was recovering from an operation; I visited her every day and brought her some good books.

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The lost ship's crew rejoiced to see the lighthouse on the rocky _____ that jutted far out from shore into the sea.

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I remember how excited I was about my first airplane trip; since then I've flown so much that I'm quite _____ about flying.

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Uncle Fred will often _____ the entire newspaper looking for the tiniest misspelling that proofreaders have missed.

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#LEVEL C, UNIT 4B VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Friday, November 4)

LEVEL C, UNIT 4B VOCABULARY PRACTICE

DEFINITIONS

a high point of land extending into water

elaborately decorated; showily splendid

indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

to read thoroughly and carefully

to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation

a person or thing of no importance

a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

PARTS OF SPEECH

annul

blasé

muster

nonentity

ornate

peruse

promontory

recourse

solicitous

sustain

SYNONYMS

peruse

recourse

sustain

promontory

solicitous

muster

ornate

nonentity

annul

ANTONYMS

annul

muster

solicitous

nonentity

ornate

blasé

COMPLETING THE SENTENCES

The children couldn't _____ a full team for baseball and had to recruit mothers to play the outfield.

He made himself out to be a celebrity in the boxing world when in fact he was a complete _____ .

World conferences on global warming focus on ways to _____ the effects of greenhouse gases on the environment.

Emily's latest quilt has an _____ pattern of brightly colored interwoven rings, which is called the wedding ring pattern.

That plateau needs more steady rainfall to _____ better agriculture.

I was very _____ toward my grandmother, who was recovering from an operation; I visited her every day and brought her some good books.

The lost ship's crew rejoiced to see the lighthouse on the rocky _____ that jutted far out from shore into the sea.

I remember how excited I was about my first airplane trip; since then I've flown so much that I'm quite _____ about flying.

Uncle Fred will often _____ the entire newspaper looking for the tiniest misspelling that proofreaders have missed.

After having his case thrown out of state court, the butcher's only _____ was a federal lawsuit.

LEVEL C, UNIT 4B VOCABULARY PRACTICE

DEFINITIONS

a high point of land extending into water

elaborately decorated; showily splendid

indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

to read thoroughly and carefully

to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of military personnel; a gathering, accumulation

a person or thing of no importance

a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

PARTS OF SPEECH

annul

blasé

muster

nonentity

ornate

peruse

promontory

recourse

solicitous

sustain

SYNONYMS

peruse

recourse

sustain