Middle School Vocabulary - Worksheet #6

 

Review of some of the past words
Word	Meaning
assimilate	(v) 1: take up mentally;
pretend	(n) 1: the enactment of a pretense; , (v) 1: make believe with the intent to deceive; , (adj) 1: imagined as in a play;
distraught	(adj) 1: deeply agitated especially from emotion;
ambitious	(adj) 1: having a strong desire for success or achievement 2: requiring full use of your abilities or resources;
devour	(v) 1: destroy completely;
synonymous	(adj) 1: (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
terminate	(v) 1: bring to an end or halt;
inventory	(n) 1: a detailed list of all the items in stock 2: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; 3: (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods, (v) 1: make or include in an itemized record or report;
buffet	(n) 1: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers 2: a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves 3: usually inexpensive bar, (v) 1: strike against forcefully;
proficient	(adj) 1: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;
surveillance	(n) 1: close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
accumulate	(v) 1: get or gather together;
tropical	(adj) 1: relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); 3: characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
agitate	(v) 1: try to stir up public opinion 2: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused;
superior	(n) 1: one of greater rank or station or quality 2: the head of a religious community 3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals, (adj) 1: of high or superior quality or performance;
dumbfound	(v) 1: be a mystery or bewildering to;
neglect	(n) 1: lack of attention and due care 2: the state of something that has been unused and neglected; 3: willful lack of care and attention, (v) 1: leave undone or leave out;
scorn	(n) 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; 2: open disrespect for a person or thing, (v) 1: look down on with disdain;
territory	(n) 1: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes 2: an area of knowledge or interest;

 

Today's Vocabulary Challenges *** Write answers in the comment box ***

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	territory	A	dominion	1:		1	distraught	A	calm	1:
2	proficient	B	disregard	2:		2	superior	B	calm	2:
3	terminate	C	ranking	3:		3	assimilate	C	dissimilate	3:
4	pretend	D	expert	4:		4	agitate	D	antonymous	4:
5	assimilate	E	compile	5:		5	synonymous	E	inferior	5:
6	superior	F	consume	6:		6		F		6:
7	devour	G	stock-take	7:		7		G		7:
8	agitate	H	sham	8:		8		H		8:
9	inventory	I	imbibe	9:		9		I		9:
10	ambitious	J	batter	10:		10		J		10:
11	dumbfound	K	excite	11:		11		K		11:
12	buffet	L	stop	12:		12		L		12:
13	accumulate	M	contempt	13:		13		M		13:
14	scorn	N	perplex	14:		14		N		14:
15	neglect	O	challenging	15:		15		O		15:

 

Match Definitions
1	bring to an end or halt	A	terminate	1:
2	deeply agitated especially from emotion	B	buffet	2:
3	be a mystery or bewildering to	C	dumbfound	3:
4	(of words) meaning the same or nearly the same	D	agitate	4:
5	try to stir up public opinion	E	devour	5:
6	leave undone or leave out	F	surveillance	6:
7	of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic	G	synonymous	7:
8	the enactment of a pretense	H	pretend	8:
9	become similar to one's environment	I	proficient	9:
10	one of greater rank or station or quality	J	distraught	10:
11	destroy completely	K	superior	11:
12	strike, beat repeatedly	L	tropical	12:
13	having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude	M	assimilate	13:
14	having a strong desire for success or achievement	N	neglect	14:
15	close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)	O	ambitious	15:

 

Recent Words Learned: distraught, terminate, devour, agitate, ambitious, synonymous, buffet, proficient, assimilate, pretend, surveillance, inventory, superior, neglect, accumulate, scorn, territory, dumbfound, tropical Answer to Crossword in worksheet 5: Across: 2: superior, 4: scorn, 6: agitate, 7: buffet Down: 1: tropical, 3: pretend, 5: neglect