LEVEL C, UNIT 14A VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Thursday, May 12)

LEVEL C, UNIT 14A 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 search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder

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to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to

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a temporary peace, halt in fighting

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able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens

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innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience

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a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing

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to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor

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exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless; an incalculable number, the concept of infinity; (cap. I) a name for God

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gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste

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long and tiresome

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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armistice

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bland

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disclaim

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gratify

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infinite

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naïve

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niche

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ransack

1

solvent

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tedious

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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armistice

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infinite

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naïve

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disclaim

1

ransack

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gratify

1

tedious

1

bland

1

solvent

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niche

ANTONYMS
DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the vocabulary word provided. (8 points)
          *You may only select one option for your answer.

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naïve

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solvent

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infinite

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tedious

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gratify

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bland

1

ransack

1

disclaim

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 number of stars and grains of sand are often cited as examples of something _____ .

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Hustlers wait by the bus station to find _____ newcomers to the city who will be fooled by their lies.

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The senator tried to _____ any involvement with organized crime, but his campaign finance records told a different story.

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Grandmother keeps glass statues up in a _____ set into the wall so that her cats can't jump up and knock them down.

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I had shown some interest in seeing photos of their trip, but I was not prepared to sit for hours and listen to their _____ explanations of each photo.

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Chemists added a mystery _____ to the gooey compound, and it began to run as smoothly as water.

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Some children are impossible to _____ ; no matter how much you try to please them, they can never be satisfied.

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The raccoons love to _____ the garbage searching for that one tasty piece of rotten fruit.

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On November 11, 1918, the Allied and Axis powers signed an _____ that ended four years of bloody war on the battlefields of Europe.

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LEVEL C, UNIT 14A VOCABULARY PRACTICE

DEFINITIONS

to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder

to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to

a temporary peace, halt in fighting

able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens

innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience

a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing

to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor

exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless; an incalculable number, the concept of infinity; (cap. I) a name for God

gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste

long and tiresome

PARTS OF SPEECH

armistice

bland

disclaim

gratify

infinite

naïve

niche

ransack

solvent

tedious

SYNONYMS

armistice

infinite

naïve

disclaim

ransack

gratify

tedious

bland

solvent

niche

ANTONYMS

naïve

solvent

infinite

tedious

gratify

bland

ransack

disclaim

COMPLETING THE SENTENCES

The number of stars and grains of sand are often cited as examples of something _____ .

Hustlers wait by the bus station to find _____ newcomers to the city who will be fooled by their lies.

The senator tried to _____ any involvement with organized crime, but his campaign finance records told a different story.

Grandmother keeps glass statues up in a _____ set into the wall so that her cats can't jump up and knock them down.

I had shown some interest in seeing photos of their trip, but I was not prepared to sit for hours and listen to their _____ explanations of each photo.

Chemists added a mystery _____ to the gooey compound, and it began to run as smoothly as water.

Some children are impossible to _____ ; no matter how much you try to please them, they can never be satisfied.

The raccoons love to _____ the garbage searching for that one tasty piece of rotten fruit.

On November 11, 1918, the Allied and Axis powers signed an _____ that ended four years of bloody war on the battlefields of Europe.

The doctor told her patient with stomach ulcers to give up spicy foods and to eat a _____ diet.