SAT, ACT, GRE Vocabulary - Worksheet #27

 

Review of some of the past words
Word	Meaning
eccentric	(n) 1: a person with an unusual or odd personality 2: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); , (adj) 1: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual;
assuage	(v) 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
equine	(n) 1: hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck, (adj) 1: resembling a horse 2: of or belonging to the family Equidae
sanguine	(n) 1: a blood-red color, (adj) 1: confidently optimistic and cheerful 2: inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life;
contiguous	(adj) 1: very close or connected in space or time;
bemused	(adj) 1: deeply absorbed in thought;
panacea	(n) 1: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists 2: (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
gratuitous	(adj) 1: without cause;
culinary	(adj) 1: of or relating to or used in cooking;
permeate	(v) 1: spread or diffuse through;
expedite	(v) 1: speed up the progress of; facilitate;
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;
indifferent	(adj) 1: marked by a lack of interest;
salutary	(adj) 1: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health;
saccharine	(adj) 1: overly sweet
clique	(n) 1: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose;
indignant	(adj) 1: angered at something unjust or wrong;
malefactor	(n) 1: someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
criterion	(n) 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated;
preeminent	(adj) 1: greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement;
misappropriate	(v) 1: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use;
peripatetic	(n) 1: a person who walks from place to place 2: a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism, (adj) 1: of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy;
exacting	(adj) 1: having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures;
incisive	(adj) 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;

 

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

 

Match Synonyms						Match Antonyms
1	oblivion	A	backlash	1:		1	pervade	A	static	1:
2	repercussion	B	reproof	2:		2	clique	B	composed	2:
3	felicity	C	happiness	3:		3	bemused	C	standard	3:
4	rebuke	D	apportion	4:		4	colloquial	D	stingy	4:
5	ironic	E	penetrate	5:		5	irrevocable	E	decrement	5:
6	allocate	F	limbo	6:		6	flora	F	fauna	6:
7	vociferous	G	immaterial	7:		7	increment	G	little	7:
8	pervade	H	dry	8:		8	copious	H	revocable	8:
9	indifferent	I	blatant	9:		9	benevolent	I	outsider	9:

 

Match Definitions
1	habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition	A	daunt	1:
2	capable of producing offspring or vegetation	B	pervade	2:
3	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information	C	tenet	3:
4	a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism	D	irrevocable	4:
5	a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof	E	peripatetic	5:
6	incapable of being retracted or revoked; - Shakespeare	F	fecund	6:
7	ominously prophetic	G	portentous	7:
8	cause to lose courage	H	equivocate	8:
9	spread or diffuse through	I	willful	9:

 

Crossword Challenge
1				2							Across: 1: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose(8) 3: of an obscure nature(7) 6: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike(7) 8: a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)(6) Down: 1: short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)(8) 2: place restrictions on(7) 4: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists(7) 5: characterized by motion(7) 7: examine or consider with attention and in detail(6)
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Recent Words Learned: willful, culinary, contiguous, kinetic, assuage, expedite, pervade, pious, disdain, bereaved, anecdote, portentous, affinity, felicity, colloquial, panacea, saccharine, relinquish, virtuoso, squander Answer to Crossword in worksheet 26: Across: 2: sanguine, 5: rebuke, 7: allocate, 8: guile Down: 1: culinary, 3: anecdote, 4: expedite, 6: delude