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LEVEL C, UNIT 9A VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Thursday, February 10)

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LEVEL C, UNIT 9A 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 short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point

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the greatest in strength or power; most common

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to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass

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to ward off, resist; to get along, manage

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to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; a sore or injury caused by rubbing

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dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster

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a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world

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air, manner; appearance; expression

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in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course

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having to do with punishment

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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awry

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bludgeon

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chafe

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dire

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encroach

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fend

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mien

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penal

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predominant

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recluse

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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predominant

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penal

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awry

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chafe

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recluse

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fend

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dire

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encroach

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bludgeon

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mien

ANTONYMS

DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the vocabulary word provided. (4 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
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chafe

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awry

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predominant

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dire

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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Kudzu is a vine that _____ upon anything near it with amazing speed; it quickly covers gardens, houses, barns, and telephone poles.

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The old woman next door was a _____ who rarely went out, except to get her mail and tend to her garden.

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When the aftershocks ended, rescuers' _____ concern was to free people trapped in the rubble of buildings that had collapsed during the earthquake.

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After 29 years as a federal _____ institution, Alcatraz Prison closed in 1963.

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She used the fireplace poker as a _____ to smash a rubber mouse she thought was real.

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Jack's great-aunt _____ off a mugger, using her umbrella to keep him away.

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Eileen, who is normally so punctual, is almost an hour late and hasn't called, so I fear that something has gone _____ .

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It was a mistake to wear my new boots on the walk; they left nasty _____ on my feet that hurt!

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The first weather reports contained such _____ predictions of the storm that the island was evacuated early.

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The lifeguard's gentle _____ changed to fear when the shark swam toward the shore.