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LEVEL B, UNIT 10B VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Thursday, March 10)

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LEVEL B, UNIT 10B 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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very tiring, calling for an extreme effort

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in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome

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the state of being easily frightened

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to spend or give freely or without limit; overly generous, extravagant; abundant

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an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person

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to make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar; a loud, angry roar

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an amount beyond what is required, excess; more than what is needed or expected

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a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham

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to fill or cover in a disorderly way; a state of disorder, mess

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to take apart; to strip of something

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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bellow

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clutter

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dismantle

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farce

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grueling

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lavish

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morbid

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parasite

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surplus

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timidity

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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dismantle

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grueling

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parasite

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lavish

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morbid

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surplus

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bellow

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timidity

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clutter

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farce

ANTONYMS

DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the vocabulary word provided. (9 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
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morbid

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grueling

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bellow

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lavish

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dismantle

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surplus

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farce

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clutter

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timidity

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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Companies sometimes try to keep valued employees happy by giving them _____ bonuses.

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One of the best things she learned from Maya was to overcome her _____ in asking for what she wanted.

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After four relatives died in one year, the young man found it difficult to shake off his _____ state of mind.

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Instead of discarding their _____ food, some restaurants donate it to charitable organizations that give to the needy.

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The _____ training that astronauts must endure is necessary for their survival in space.

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When he was little, Lorenzo loved to _____ clocks and put them back together.

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Anton Chekhov labeled his one-act play, "The Bear," a _____ because it is so ridiculously humorous.

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Many animals live literally on other animals and can be said to be _____ .

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The _____ of the cows told the farmer it was milking time.

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The closet was so _____ that every time she opened it, something fell out on the floor.