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LEVEL C, UNIT 11B VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Friday, April 1)

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LEVEL C, UNIT 11B 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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lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient

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heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy

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a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn

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to make known, tell; to give, pass something on

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to feast, entertain agreeably

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to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into

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causing great misfortune

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domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant

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to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to

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using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

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.
1

appease

1

calamitous

1

delve

1

gallantry

1

impart

1

judicious

1

overbearing

1

quirk

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regale

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shiftless

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.
1

quirk

1

delve

1

judicious

1

overbearing

1

calamitous

1

impart

1

appease

1

regale

1

gallantry

1

shiftless

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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impart

1

judicious

1

shiftless

1

gallantry

1

calamitous

1

overbearing

1

appease

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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Four weak bolts gave way and the bridge took a hundred people down in a _____ collapse.

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By and odd _____ of fate, the gentleman who bought my car used to own my mother's house.

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Before she left on her trip, Aunt Jocelyn _____ a great secret to me -- the combination to the small safe in her bedroom closet.

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The ski team made a _____ decision to skip today's run after slick ice formed on the slopes.

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Carla has trouble keeping friends because she is _____ and thinks that everyone should do what she wants to do and agree with all her opinions.

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The private investigator had to _____ through the town's darkest secrets, some of which went back a hundred years.

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She read an article about _____ young men who refuse to work or go to school and expect their parents to continue supporting them forever.

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After her trip to China, our librarian endlessly _____ patrons with tales of adventures she had experienced.

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Although she had apologized twice, nothing she said or did _____ her friend's anger, so the friendship ended.

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The sergeant was awarded a medal for heroism in recognition of the selfless _____ he displayed in rescuing three of his wounded comrades.