LEVEL C, UNIT 12B VOCABULARY PRACTICE (due date: Thursday, April 14)

LEVEL C, UNIT 12B 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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easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable

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having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager

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a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight

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beggar; depending on begging for a living

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able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic

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to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities

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to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings

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to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust

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an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with

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an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick

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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bestow

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caustic

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embargo

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levity

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mendicant

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nauseate

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ruse

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teem

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tractable

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voracious

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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mendicant

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levity

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teem

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caustic

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voracious

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tractable

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nauseate

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bestow

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embargo

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ruse

ANTONYMS
DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the vocabulary word provided. (8 points)
          *You may only select one option for your answer.

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tractable

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teem

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caustic

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nauseate

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bestow

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voracious

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mendicant

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levity

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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Visitors to housewarming parties customarily _____ a trinket as a gift and a greeting.

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A naval _____ failed to prevent all shipping from entering the port.

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Warning signs on tank trucks alert emergency personnel that they may be burned when handling _____ chemicals.

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During the early Middle Ages, poverty-stricken _____ monks were a common sight on European roads.

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On weekends, the beach _____ with swimmers so jammed together that you can hardly find an empty spot to put down a beach towel.

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As a teenager, Jim had such a _____ appetite that half an hour after eating a large dinner, he'd be looking in the refrigerator for something to eat.

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The Greeks finally captured Troy by resorting to the famous _____ involving a huge wooden horse.

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The sight of blood _____ me so much that I can barely put a bandage on a tiny cut.

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Ariel, who is definitely not a _____ child, insists on having her own way and often refuses to do as she is told.

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LEVEL C, UNIT 12B VOCABULARY PRACTICE

DEFINITIONS

easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable

having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager

a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight

beggar; depending on begging for a living

able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic

to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities

to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings

to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust

an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with

an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick

PARTS OF SPEECH

bestow

caustic

embargo

levity

mendicant

nauseate

ruse

teem

tractable

voracious

SYNONYMS

mendicant

levity

teem

caustic

voracious

tractable

nauseate

bestow

embargo

ruse

ANTONYMS

tractable

teem

caustic

nauseate

bestow

voracious

mendicant

levity

COMPLETING THE SENTENCES

Visitors to housewarming parties customarily _____ a trinket as a gift and a greeting.

A naval _____ failed to prevent all shipping from entering the port.

Warning signs on tank trucks alert emergency personnel that they may be burned when handling _____ chemicals.

During the early Middle Ages, poverty-stricken _____ monks were a common sight on European roads.

On weekends, the beach _____ with swimmers so jammed together that you can hardly find an empty spot to put down a beach towel.

As a teenager, Jim had such a _____ appetite that half an hour after eating a large dinner, he'd be looking in the refrigerator for something to eat.

The Greeks finally captured Troy by resorting to the famous _____ involving a huge wooden horse.

The sight of blood _____ me so much that I can barely put a bandage on a tiny cut.

Ariel, who is definitely not a _____ child, insists on having her own way and often refuses to do as she is told.

That political party could use some _____ ; it is so serious and boring that people are leaving it.