Definitions: Crossword Puzzle
Definitions: Quiz
You answered 75% of the questions correctly!You answered 15 / 20 correctly on the first try. | Name: |
| Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 7 - Definitions - Completed: May 22, 11:39:38 AM CST | Unique ID: 1736637915 |
| Word | Definition | Correct* | Incorrect* | Your Answer |
| ABHOR | (v.) To regard with loathing; hate | 87% | 13% | Right! |
| AMEND | (v.) To remove the faults or errors in; correct | 90% | 10% | Right! |
| BUFFET | (n.) A blow with the hand or fist; (v.) To hit or beat, especially repeatedly | 87% | 13% | Wrong |
| CHAOS | (n.) A condition of great disorder or confusion | 92% | 8% | Right! |
| COMMODIOUS | (adj.) Spacious; roomy | 88% | 12% | Wrong |
| CORROSIVE | (adj.) That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration | 90% | 10% | Right! |
| DISCERN | (v.) To detect with the senses, to see clearly | 82% | 18% | Right! |
| EXTANT | (adj.) Still existing | 91% | 9% | Right! |
| IMPLICATE | (v.) To be related to; To involve in | 85% | 15% | Right! |
| INTER | (v.) to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury. | 84% | 16% | Wrong |
| MARTINET | (n.) One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules | 86% | 14% | Right! |
| OBVIATE | (v.) To prevent by interception | 77% | 23% | Right! |
| RENEGADE | (n.) Someone who deserts a cause or principle, an outlaw, a rebel; (adj.) Having deserted a cause or principle | 90% | 10% | Right! |
| REPREHENSIBLE | (adj.) Deserving blame or punishment | 85% | 15% | Right! |
| SOMBER | (adj.) Gloomy, depressing and melancholy | 94% | 6% | Right! |
| SQUALID | (adj.) Having a dirty appearance | 86% | 14% | Wrong |
| TURBULENT | (adj.) Violently agitated or disturbed; chaotic | 88% | 12% | Right! |
| VOCIFEROUS | (adj.) Noisy and loud; Commanding attention | 87% | 13% | Wrong |
| VOLUMINOUS | (adj.) Having great size, fullness, or number | 93% | 7% | Right! |
| WAIVE | (v.) To give up, especially temporarily, as a right or claim | 85% | 15% | Right! |
| * the percentage of students who answered this correctly or incorrectly |
Completing the Sentence
You answered 100% of the questions correctly!You answered 20 / 20 correctly on the first try. | Name: |
| Unit 7 Completing the Sentence - Reverse Definitions - Completed: May 23, 10:24:15 AM CST | User: SethGourley |
| Word | Definition | Correct* | Incorrect* | Your Answer |
| abhor | Let me say frankly that I _________ prejudice in anyone, even a member of my own family. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| amend | We are petitioning the council to _________ its procedures so that all citizens will have a chance to express their opinions. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| buffeted | A person who has been __________ about by many dreadful misfortunes will either become stronger or suffer a complete breakdown. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| chaos | In our frantic search for the missing papers, we overturned everything in the room, leaving it in complete __________. | 50% | 50% | Right! |
| commodious | The trunk of the car was so ____________ that it held all our skiing equipment as well as our other luggage. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| corrosive | The American writer Dorothy Parker was celebrated for her sharp tongue and _________ wit. | 50% | 50% | Right! |
| discern | One of the signs of maturity is the ability to _____________ the difference between things that are secondary and things that are truly important. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| extant | In a natural history museum, we can see physical remains of many species of animals that are no longer ___________. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| implicate | Those accused of crimes are sometimes willing to ________ their accomplices in return for immunity from prosecution. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| interred | Shakespeare tells us that "the evil that men do lives after them: the good is oft ________________ with their bones. | 50% | 50% | Right! |
| martinet | Although our drill instructor went by the book, he was by no means an overbearing ___________. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| obviate | Getting a good education will do much to __________ the problem of finding a job that pays well. | 50% | 50% | Right! |
| renegade | A person who changes from one political party to another on the basis of honest conviction should not be regarded as a | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| reprehensible | It is particularly ____________ for citizens to fail to vote in national elections and then complain about the government. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| somber | Who would not feel depressed on entering that __________ old courtroom, with its dim lighting and dark, massive furnishings! | 50% | 50% | Right! |
| squalid | Are we justified in showing visitors only the most attractive and interesting sections of our cities, towns, or villages while keeping them away from the _________ neighborhoods where so many people live? | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| turbulent | We Americans are proud that each change of the national administration, far from being _________, is carried out in a peaceful and friendly manner. | 50% | 50% | Right! |
| vociferous | I didn't expect you to like my suggestion, but I was shocked by your bitter and ___________ criticism of i | 50% | 50% | Right! |
| voluminous | The records of the school board meeting on the proposed bond issue are so _____________ that it would take me a week to read them. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| waive | Confident that she could present the case effectively to a judge, the lawyer advised her client to ___________ his right to a jury trial. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| * the percentage of students who answered this correctly or incorrectly |
Synonyms and Antonyms
You answered 90% of the questions correctly!You answered 18 / 20 correctly on the first try. | Name: |
| Unit 7 Synonyms & Antonyms - Reverse Definitions - Completed: May 23, 10:34:37 AM CST | User: SethGourley |
| Word | Definition | Correct* | Incorrect* | Your Answer |
| abhorred | (detested) all snobbery and conceit (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| amend | willing to (modify) long-standing company policy (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| buffeted | (battered) by fluctuations in the stock market (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| chaos | (disorder) in the courtroom (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| commodious | a (spacious) and elegant hotel lobby (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| corrosive | letters containing (spiteful) remarks (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| discerned | (detected) a change in public opinion (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| extant | an (extinct) flightless bird (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| implicated | (entangled) in a web of deceit (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| interred | (exhumed) the victim's body (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| martinet | a cold and heartless (taskmaster) (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| obviates | (precludes) further debate (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| renegade | condemned by all as a (turncoat) (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| reprehensible | a truly (meritorious) policy (ant) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| somber | the (mournful) tolling of church bells (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| squalid | found in appallingly (dingy) surroundings (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| turbulent | a prolonged period of (calm) weather (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| vociferous | (clamorous) objections to the plan (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| voluminous | took (brief) notes during the meeting (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| waive | (forgo) payment for their services (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| * the percentage of students who answered this correctly or incorrectly |
Choosing the Right Word
1. At lunchtime, the room rang with the sound of (reprehensible, vociferous) debates between the fans of rival teams.
Vociferous
2. The Tech team was offside on the play, but since we had thrown for an eight-yard loss, we (waived, abhorred) the five-yard penalty.
waived
3.Which great poet said that his head was "bloody but unbowed" under the (buffeting, chaos) of fate?
buffeting
4. Even in his old age, Thomas Jefferson kept up a (voluminous, turbulent) correspondence with important people in America and abroad.
voluminous
5. The founding Fathers set up a method of (amending, obviating) the Constitution that is neither too easy nor too difficult to use.
amending
6. We can expect (chaos, martinets) in the years ahead if we do not develop a tough, realistic conservation policy.
chaos
7. If you examine the evidence carefully, you will soon (discern amend) the contradictions in the witness's story.
discern
8. I don't know which was more (somber, reprehensible) -- the making improper use of the money or lying about it later.
reprehensible
9. The time has come for us to (implicate, inter) our ancient disputes and go forward as truly united people.
implicate
10. In 1940, Winston Churchill conveyed to the British people the (somber, voluminous) truth that they were fighting for their national existence.
somber
11. A compromise agreement reached in the judge's chambers would clearly n(discern, obviate) the need for a long, costly lawsuit.
obviate
12. When he accused me of playing fast and loose with the rules, I lost my temper and called him an officious (renegade, martinet).
martinet
13. I'm not so sure that I want to rent a bungalow so (commodious, squalid) that I'll have room for guests every weekend.
commodious
14. I wouldn't say that I (inter, abhor) housework, but I must admit that I avoid it whenever I can.
abhor
15. Instead of trying to help the people who had elected him, he became involved in a (squalid, extant) little quarrel about handing out jobs.
squalid
16. It is hard for us to realize that the great men who led our revolution were considered (renegades, buffets) by the British king.
renegades
17. History gives us many examples of how the (vociferous, corrosive) effects of religious hatred can weaken the entire social structure.
corrosive
18. Didn't it occur to them that by signing the letter "Sophomores of Central High," they would (implicate, waive) the entire class in the protest?
implicate
19. Some people prefer the (discernment, turbulence) of life in a big city to the more placid atmosphere of a small town.
turbulence
20. The custom by which a young man buys his bride through a payment to her father is still (commodious, extant) in some parts of the world.
extant
Vocabulary in Context
1. The meaning of buffeted (line 1) is
a) soaked
b) pummeled
c) aided
d) lulled
2. Voluminous (line 4) most nearly means
a) fragile
b) colorful
c) sturdy
d) numerous
3. Vociferous (line 9) is best defined as
a) loud
b) common
c) annoying
d) limited
4. The meaning of commodious (line 14) is
a) inexpensive
b) luxurious
c) comfortable
d) cramped
5. Turbulent (line 26) most nearly means
a) stormy
b) sunny
c) calm
d) unpredictable
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