Middle School Vocabulary - Worksheet #13

 

Review of some of the past words
Word	Meaning
pretend	(n) 1: the enactment of a pretense; , (v) 1: make believe with the intent to deceive; , (adj) 1: imagined as in a play;
convict	(n) 1: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison 2: a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence, (v) 1: find or declare guilty;
ambitious	(adj) 1: having a strong desire for success or achievement 2: requiring full use of your abilities or resources;
dissent	(n) 1: (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; 3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent, (v) 1: withhold assent;
devour	(v) 1: destroy completely;
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;
electrify	(v) 1: excite suddenly and intensely;
capital	(n) 1: assets available for use in the production of further assets 2: wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value 3: a seat of government, (adj) 1: first-rate;
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;
despicable	(adj) 1: morally reprehensible;
proficient	(adj) 1: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;
accommodate	(v) 1: be agreeable or acceptable to;
distraught	(adj) 1: deeply agitated especially from emotion;
assimilate	(v) 1: take up mentally;
dreadful	(adj) 1: causing fear or dread or terror; 3: very unpleasant
economical	(adj) 1: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness;
millennium	(n) 1: a span of 1000 years 2: (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness 3: the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
breach	(n) 1: a failure to perform some promised act or obligation 2: an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) 3: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); , (v) 1: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; 2: make an opening or gap in

 

Today's Vocabulary Challenges *** Answers will be in the next worksheet of this level ***

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	accommodate	A	confusion	1:		1	convict	A	agreement	1:
2	despicable	B	differ	2:		2	synonymous	B	antonymous	2:
3	arena	C	suit	3:		3	negligent	C	diligent	3:
4	banter	D	order	4:		4	agitate	D	acquit	4:
5	capital	E	slimy	5:		5	distraught	E	dissimilate	5:
6	dissent	F	majuscule	6:		6	dissent	F	calm	6:
7	breach	G	kid	7:		7	superior	G	inferior	7:
8	disarray	H	severance	8:		8	assimilate	H	calm	8:
9	edict	I	orbit	9:		9		I		9:

 

Match Definitions
1	a difference of opinion	A	edict	1:
2	lighted by or as if by twilight	B	dissent	2:
3	a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations	C	journal	3:
4	exceptionally bad or displeasing	D	convict	4:
5	a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison	E	bankrupt	5:
6	a formal or authoritative proclamation	F	accommodate	6:
7	untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)	G	dreadful	7:
8	reduce to bankruptcy	H	disarray	8:
9	provide with something desired or needed	I	dusky	9:

 

Crossword Challenge
	1										Across: 1: bring disorder to(8) 2: be of different opinions(7) 4: someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts(8) 6: destroy completely(6) 7: a formal or authoritative proclamation(5) Down: 1: causing fear or dread or terror(8) 3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by(8) 4: strike against forcefully(6) 5: a failure to perform some promised act or obligation(6)
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Recent Words Learned: accommodate, electrify, millennium, dreadful, edict, banter, dissent, capital, journal, despicable, council, dusky, negligent, convict, expanse, economical, breach, bankrupt, arena, climax Answer to Crossword in worksheet 12: Across: 2: capital, 3: dreadful, 5: pretend, 7: edict Down: 1: disarray, 3: dissent, 4: expanse, 6: dusky