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LEVEL B, UNIT 12A VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Friday, April 8)

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LEVEL B, UNIT 12A 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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wandering, moving about from place to place

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unhurried, taking plenty of time; in an easygoing or unhurried way

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by chance, not planned or prearranged; irregular

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a sickness, illness, disease, disorder

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a search, hunt; to search, seek, ask

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the act of making clear or understandable, an explanation

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one piece at a time; gradually

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to make stronger with new materials or support

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a person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing, especially in society; prestige

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to be plentiful, be filled

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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abound

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clarification

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leisurely

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malady

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nomadic

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piecemeal

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quest

1

random

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reinforce

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status

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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abound

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leisurely

1

random

1

quest

1

malady

1

piecemeal

1

clarification

1

reinforce

1

nomadic

1

status

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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random

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piecemeal

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leisurely

1

malady

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abound

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reinforce

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nomadic

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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I never try to depart from my _____ Saturday morning routine of sleeping late and having breakfast in bed.

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She used metal poles to _____ the section of fence that kept blowing down whenever there were high winds and rain.

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The doctor could not find the cause of his _____ immediately but arranged for him to take a series of blood tests.

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The woman's long _____ for her brother who disappeared during World War II finally ended when the two were reunited in Moscow in 1997.

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I asked him politely for a _____ of that confusing rule.

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After a wet spring and sunny summer, the fields _____ with lush crops.

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The detectives built their case in a _____ way as they slowly gathered evidence and interviewed witnesses over the course of several months.

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Even politicians that are currently in office never seem to lose interest in their _____ in the polls.

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The _____ herds of buffalo that once roamed the American plains were hunted almost out of existence over a hundred years ago.

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By flipping pages, she chose to read aloud a _____ selection of poems by Walt Whitman.