SAT, ACT, GRE Vocabulary - Worksheet #6

 

Review of some of the past words
Word	Meaning
surrogate	(n) 1: someone who takes the place of another person 2: a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others, (adj) 1: providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties;
discriminate	(v) 1: recognize or perceive the difference 2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race 3: distinguish; , (adj) 1: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions;
placate	(v) 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
subordinate	(n) 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another 2: a word that is more specific than a given word, (v) 1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value; , (adj) 1: lower in rank or importance 2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another;
categorical	(adj) 1: relating to or included in a category or categories 2: not modified or restricted by reservations;
blight	(n) 1: a state or condition being blighted 2: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting, (v) 1: cause to suffer a blight;
penitent	(n) 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor), (adj) 1: feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
chasm	(n) 1: a deep opening in the earth's surface
accolade	(n) 1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction;
idiosyncrasy	(n) 1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual;
abash	(v) 1: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
incisive	(adj) 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
degenerate	(n) 1: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior, (v) 1: grow worse; , (adj) 1: unrestrained by convention or morality;
benign	(adj) 1: not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor);
benefactor	(n) 1: a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help);
qualitative	(adj) 1: involving distinctions based on qualities; 2: relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities
inane	(adj) 1: devoid of intelligence;
verisimilitude	(n) 1: the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
beget	(v) 1: make children;
creditable	(adj) 1: worthy of often limited commendation;

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	idiosyncrasy	A	alternate	1:		1	subordinate	A	malignant	1:
2	blight	B	categoric	2:		2	incisive	B	dominant	2:
3	surrogate	C	devolve	3:		3	benign	C	tasty	3:
4	incisive	D	plague	4:		4	inane	D	thoughtful	4:
5	categorical	E	low-level	5:		5	acrid	E	dull	5:
6	abash	F	award	6:		6		F		6:
7	benefactor	G	embarrass	7:		7		G		7:
8	subordinate	H	get	8:		8		H		8:
9	degenerate	I	useful	9:		9		I		9:
10	placate	J	pacify	10:		10		J		10:
11	accolade	K	acerb	11:		11		K		11:
12	utilitarian	L	mannerism	12:		12		L		12:
13	acrid	M	helper	13:		13		M		13:
14	beget	N	knifelike	14:		14		N		14:
15	penitent	O	repentant	15:		15		O		15:

 

Match Definitions
1	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction	A	placate	1:
2	feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds	B	blight	2:
3	a word that is more specific than a given word	C	idiosyncrasy	3:
4	a deep opening in the earth's surface	D	acrid	4:
5	a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)	E	accolade	5:
6	make children	F	penitent	6:
7	a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual	G	chasm	7:
8	any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting	H	incisive	8:
9	cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious	I	inane	9:
10	harsh or corrosive in tone	J	subordinate	10:
11	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of	K	surrogate	11:
12	involving distinctions based on qualities	L	qualitative	12:
13	suitable for cutting or piercing	M	benefactor	13:
14	someone who takes the place of another person	N	abash	14:
15	devoid of intelligence	O	beget	15:

 

Recent Words Learned: chasm, accolade, abash, qualitative, incisive, blight, placate, idiosyncrasy, surrogate, benefactor, subordinate, benign, categorical, acrid, verisimilitude, penitent, beget, inane, utilitarian, creditable Answer to Crossword in worksheet 5: Across: 1: placate, 5: incisive, 6: acrid, 7: blight Down: 1: penitent, 2: inane, 3: accolade, 4: benign, 6: abash