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LEVEL B, UNIT 15B VOCABULARY PRACTICE

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LEVEL B, UNIT 15B 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.
Question 1
1.

to give one's business to regularly as a customer; to support, provide financial help; to treat someone as an inferior while making a show of being kind or gracious

Question 2
2.

to be in full agreement; to be the same in nature, character, or function; to happen at the same time

Question 3
3.

a ruler who oppresses his or her subjects, a tyrant

Question 4
4.

an inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or from the past

Question 5
5.

a ceremony; the customary form of a ceremony; any formal custom or practice

Question 6
6.

in a state of financial ruin; to ruin financially; one who has been ruined financially

Question 7
7.

inclined to believe the worst of people; bitterly mocking or sneering

Question 8
8.

to argue in a petty way, especially about a price

Question 9
9.

able to get along together well; combining different elements that blend pleasingly; melodious

Question 10
10.

not complete; favoring one side over another; showing a strong liking for someone or 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.
Question 11
11.

bankrupt

Question 12
12.

coincide

Question 13
13.

cynical

Question 14
14.

despot

Question 15
15.

haggle

Question 16
16.

harmonious

Question 17
17.

legacy

Question 18
18.

partial

Question 19
19.

patronize

Question 20
20.

rite

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.
Question 21
21.

harmonious

Question 22
22.

legacy

Question 23
23.

despot

Question 24
24.

cynical

Question 25
25.

patronize

Question 26
26.

haggle

Question 27
27.

partial

Question 28
28.

coincide

Question 29
29.

bankrupt

Question 30
30.

rite

ANTONYMS

DIRECTIONS:
1. Select the word that means the OPPOSITE of the vocabulary word provided. (5 points)
*You may only select one option for your answer.
Question 31
31.

partial

Question 32
32.

bankrupt

Question 33
33.

harmonious

Question 34
34.

patronize

Question 35
35.

cynical

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).
Question 36
36.

A _____ character is someone who believes the worst about everyone else.

Question 37
37.

Funeral _____ vary widely from culture to culture, but all societies have some form of ceremony to mark the passage from life to death.

Question 38
38.

The once-rich woman was now _____ after having invested millions of dollars in a bad real estate scheme.

Question 39
39.

Although I _____ for a long time, I could not get the antiques dealer to lower her price for the table.

Question 40
40.

Fearing the fury of the _____ , the country's citizens were reluctant to voice their protests and work to overthrow his dictatorship.

Question 41
41.

Most parents try not to be _____ to any one child but instead treat each one fairly.

Question 42
42.

We are careful not to _____ stores that sell merchandise made through child labor.

Question 43
43.

The members of the string quartet practice for hours every day in order to achieve their _____ sound.

Question 44
44.

I always have fireworks for my birthday because it _____ with Independence Day.

Question 45
45.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's _____ as president was the creation of social security.