Vocabulary

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Vocabulary

• Unit I
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• Group 1
• Admonish
• Efface
• Relinquish
• Breach
• Deadlock
• Salvage
• Brigand

• Group 2
• Cumbersome
• Muddle
• Spasmodic
• Circumspect

• Group 3
• Debris
• Opinionated
• Diffuse
• Perennial
• Spurious
• Commandeer
• Dilemma

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Admonish v. to caution or scold Efface v. to
wipe out or erase Relinquish v. to let go or
give up Breach n. gap or violation v. to break
through Deadlock n. a standstill v. to bring
to a standstill Salvage v. to rescue or
retrieve n. property or other goods that have
been rescued Brigand n. bandit Predispose
v. to incline to Go to
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Use your worksheet to fill in the correct
answers. Once upon a time there lived a little
girl named Sandy who loved to go out in the
meadow and play all by herself. Sandy was not a
naughty little girl but seemed to be ______d to
getting into trouble. Her parents had had it with
her and in an ______ment ______ed her privilege
of getting to play in the meadow. Sandy threw a
fit and argued with her parents sentence, but
the argument reached a ______ and Sandy gave
in. The next day Sandys parents wrote a note on
the family chalkboard, reminding Sandy not to go
to the meadow that day. Sandy meant to obey, but
the sun and the birds were too much for her. She
______d the note off the chalkboard. She knew her
actions would ______ her parents rule, but
surely, she thought, shed be home before her
parents realized she was gone. Sandy had a
grand time frolicking in the meadow, the wind
blowing her auburn hair. She was wearing her
favorite shirt that she had once ______d from a
garage sale. Suddenly, a ______ lurking behind a
big oak tree, grabbed Sandy and kidnapped her.
She was never seen again. Obey your
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• Quiz 1 Matching. Record correct answers on
  worksheet.
• Efface A. to caution or scold
• Breach B. a gap or violation
• Salvage C. a bandit
• Predispose D. to erase
• Admonish E. a standstill
• Relinquish F. to incline to
• Deadlock G. to give up
• Brigand H. to rescue
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Cumbersome adj. Clumsy or hard to handle Muddle
v. to mess up n. a complete mess Circumspect
adj. Cautious or careful Spasmodic adj.
Occasion or violent but brief Go to
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• Quiz 2 Synonyms. Record correct answers on your
  worksheet.
• Muddle A. unwieldy
• Spasmodic B. fitful
• Cumbersome C. mess
• Circumspect D. cautious
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Debris n. wreckage Opinionated adj. firm or
stubborn in ones ideas or convictions Diffuse
v. to spread widely adj. Long and
scattered Perennial adj. long-lasting, constant
n. a long-lasting plant Spurious adj. Not
genuine or true Commandeer v. to seize or
takeover Dilemma n. a perplexing
situation Unbridled adj. Uncontrolled or
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Find the words that match the definition and fill
in your worksheet with the correct answers.
T S V N B M E D O G D D S X E I T Z T U R G B E
W W T Z J R S C G R Q I T T V N W U P B B O A Q
T A Q Z Y M D N Y E E O R M N K W R W C X B E D
R T C O M M A N D E E R R W K E I Y S E S I S H
F I N K P N N I G P L E Q J A D R J I X I N U E
O I G N Y L M P G N G R I X C Y D F J E O Q Q N
I V U A E J E F U D B M H O Q K E K L Z O N H Y
E S U F F I D D K S L P M N F S R E W I J K M R
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• Firm in ones ideas
• To seize
• To spread widely
• A perplexing situation
• Long-lasting
• Uncontrolled
• Wreckage
• Not genuine

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• Quiz 3 Antonyms. Record correct answers on your
  worksheet.
• Diffuse A. give
• Commandeer B. concentrate
• Debris C. contained
• Perennial D. genuine
• Dilemma E. open-minded
• Opinionated F. clear situation
• Spurious G. temporary
• Unbridled H. whole

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Before the final quiz one more review. Complete
crossword and record answers on worksheet.
Across 5. to scold 8. fitful 13. long-lasting
16. a standstill 17. a complete mess 18. to
erase 19. to incline toward 20. to rescue Down
1. to give up 2. a perplexing situation 3.
wreckage 4. bandit 6. stubborn in ones beliefs
7. hard to handle 9. uncontrolled 10. careful
11. to take over 12. to break through 14. to
spread out 15. false
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• Final test
• Record answers on worksheet.
• MATCHING Match the words with their correct
  definitions.
• Spasmodic a. sudden and violent
• Muddle b. to wipe out
• Perennial c. a hopeless mess
• Salvage d. a total standstill
• Cumbersome e. to give up
• Deadlock f. to save property
• Relinquish g. clumsy
• Efface h. uncontrolled
• unbridled i. careful or cautious
• Circumspect j. lasting for a long time

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II. Completing the Sentence Choose the best word
from Unit 1 to complete each of the following
sentences. After you complete your word
selection, please indicate the part of speech of
your chosen word in the space provided on your
worksheet. 11. Robin Hood, a fictional hero,
could be described as a(n) _____. 12. My brother
is so _____ that he doesnt listen to anyone
elses ideas or feelings. 13. When you misbehave,
I will _____ you first and then call home. 14.
If I dont do my homework, Ill get a bad grade,
and if I do my homework, Ill miss my favorite
television show What a _____! thought Audrey.
15. The storm damaged Zacks home, leaving _____
all over town. 16. In college, I was evicted due
to a _____ in my renters contract. 17. John
baby-sits and is often around sick kids. Given
his job, he is _____(ed) to catching colds. 18.
While on vacation, Matt had his jeep _____ by a
police officer. 19. The flower girl _____(ed) the
rose petals as she walked down the aisle. 20.
My dog ate my homework is typically a _____
excuse for a missing assignment.
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III. Synonyms On your worksheet record the
letter corresponding with the word that is most
similar in meaning to the words in italics. 21.
Counterfeit a. spasmodic b. spurious c.
predisposed d. none of the above 22. Persistent
a. efface b. deadlock c. perennial d.
none of the above 23. Irregular a. opinionated
b. spasmodic c. unbridled d. none of the
above 24. Big bulky a. circumspect b.
cumbersome c. spurious d. none of the above 25.
A standoff a. brigand b. muddle c.
deadlock d. none of the above IV.
Antonyms Match the following words with the
word(s) most opposite in meaning. 26.
Unbridled a. to attract attention 27.
Circumspect b. to take 28. Spurious c.
genuine 29. Relinquish d. calm 30.
Efface e. careless
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V. Record the italicized word that best completes
the following sentences on your worksheet. 31.
Julia persuaded Micah to vote, thus saving the
group from a (deadlock, breach). 32. My daughters
love to ride in the race-car shopping carts at
King Soopers, but I hate pushing such a
(perennial, cumbersome) cart. 33. I am very
(perennial, circumspect), while driving to
school. 34. Luckily, all signs of the party were
(effaced, diffused) before Danielles parents
came home. 35. Ivan asked three different girls
to homecoming boy, he has a (muddle,
deadlock)!
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Congratulations! You finished Vocabulary I!
Now go out into the world and use those words!