#LEVEL B, UNIT 6A VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Friday, December 2)

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LEVEL B, UNIT 6A 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 person easily tricked or deceived; to deceive

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to root out, get rid of, destroy completely

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unnamed, without the name of the person involved (writer, composer, etc.); unknown; lacking individuality or character

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something seen in advance; to view beforehand

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a temporary substitute for something else; crude, flimsy, or temporary

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odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made

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to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty

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waiting to be settled; until

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greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit

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not capable of being copied or imitated

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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anonymous

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dupe

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eradicate

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inimitable

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makeshift

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pending

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preview

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quaint

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scrimp

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utmost

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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scrimp

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makeshift

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dupe

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utmost

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pending

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anonymous

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inimitable

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eradicate

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quaint

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preview

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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utmost

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scrimp

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quaint

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makeshift

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pending

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dupe

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eradicate

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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He is one of the few people that maintain the _____ habit of writing with a fountain pen.

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The _____ way she had of telling a joke could not be duplicated by anybody.

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Most interviewers _____ an applicant's résumé before sitting down to talk with them about possible employment.

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The court's decision about whether or not to hear the appeal is still _____ ; their decision will be announced next month.

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The girl could not guess the identity of the _____ admirer who sent her a Valentine.

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Every con artist looks for _____ who can be manipulated out of their money.

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The _____ reward that parents can hope for is to see their children grow up well and happy.

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Due to a huge storm rapidly approaching, they quickly made a _____ shelter out of a tarp weighted down with stones and logs.

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The poor family was forced to _____ on food at the end of every month in order to pay the rent.

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Arthur, our gardener, does his best to _____ weeds in our lawn, but every spring they seem to take over.