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

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LEVEL A, 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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rounded and plump; full or rich in sound

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to free from bondage or domination; to release

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the point at which something begins or happens; a border; to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in the process of becoming something else

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a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in a vast quantity (like a flood); to flood

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to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; a stroll

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left to one's own choice; not required

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to get revenge for, get even for, settle a score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury

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lower in rank or position, secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; to put in a lower or secondary position

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the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; to affect, especially forcefully

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dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness

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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avenge

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deluge

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giddy

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impact

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liberate

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optional

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rotund

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saunter

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subordinate

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verge

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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optional

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verge

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rotund

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deluge

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giddy

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subordinate

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avenge

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liberate

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impact

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saunter

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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deluge

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giddy

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rotund

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liberate

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optional

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saunter

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subordinate

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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At the end of World War II, Allied troops _____ prisoners from Auschwitz, Dachau, Buchenwald, and many other Nazi concentration camps.

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In West Virginia in 1972, a dam broke, and the resulting _____ flooded sixteen communities and killed 125 people.

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The well-fed puppies wanted to play as I scratched their plump, _____ little bellies.

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"The salad is _____ , " said the waiter. "You can have it or not."

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With percussion instruments such as drums, the sound comes from the _____ of one object on another.

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In the poem Beowulf, the mother of the monster wants to _____ her son's death by attacking the men who killed him.

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After five rides at the amusement park, Elsie's head felt _____ , and the dizziness forced her to sit down for awhile.

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Although he was _____ to me in rank, I knew he knew more about computers than I did, so I let him tell me what to do.

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He was trying to be cool and just _____ along, but he was too excited, and he began to run.

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In the 1980s, Chrysler was on the _____ of bankruptcy, but the automaker was rescued by Lee Iaocca.