Vocabulary Workshop: Unit 8
Definitions: Crossword Puzzle
Definitions: Quiz
Your VocabTest.com Test ResultsYou answered 65% of the questions correctly!You answered 13 / 20 correctly on the first try. | Name: |
| Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 8 - Reverse Definitions - Completed: May 30, 10:17:12 AM CST | User: SethGourley |
| Word | Definition | Correct* | Incorrect* | Your Answer |
| ANIMOSITY | (n.) Hatred, Strong dislike | 86% | 14% | Wrong |
| APATHY | (n.) Lack of concern or emotion; Indifference | 86% | 14% | Right! |
| APPREHENSIVE | (adj.) Anxious or fearful about the future; Uneasy | 88% | 12% | Right! |
| COMMEND | (v.) To express approval of; praise | 91% | 9% | Right! |
| COMPATIBLE | (adj.) Capable of existing or performing in harmonious, agreeable, or congenial combination | 93% | 7% | Wrong |
| CONDOLENCE | (n.) Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune | 93% | 7% | Right! |
| CONSECRATE | (v.) To set apart as sacred | 86% | 14% | Right! |
| DECREPIT | (adj.) Worn and broken down by hard use | 84% | 16% | Wrong |
| DERIDE | (v.) To laugh at with scorn; To ridicule | 82% | 18% | Wrong |
| INGENUOUS | (adj.) Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; Not devious in a naive way | 77% | 23% | Right! |
| MULTIFARIOUS | (adj.) Having great variety; diverse | 92% | 8% | Wrong |
| OBSOLETE | (adj.) No longer practiced or accepted; Outdated | 90% | 10% | Right! |
| OMNIVOROUS | (adj.) Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately | 96% | 4% | Wrong |
| PARSIMONIOUS | (adj.) Excessively unwilling to spend; Stingy | 80% | 20% | Right! |
| QUANDARY | (n.) A state of difficulty or perplexity; A dilemma | 86% | 14% | Right! |
| RECALCITRANT | (adj.) Stubbornly disobedient; Resisting to authority | 81% | 19% | Right! |
| REPRISAL | (n.) An injury done in return for injury | 82% | 18% | Right! |
| REVEL | (n.) A noisy festivity or celebration, merrymaking; (v.) To take great pleasure or delight | 81% | 19% | Right! |
| STULTIFY | (v.) To render useless; To cripple | 81% | 19% | Wrong |
| SUAVE | (adj.) Smooth and pleasant in manner | 97% | 3% | Right! |
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Completing the Sentence
| e | Your VocabTest.com Test ResultsYou answered 85% of the questions correctly!You answered 17 / 20 correctly on the first try. | Name: |
| Unit 8: Completing the Sentence - Reverse Definitions - Completed: June 3, 11:29:31 AM CST | User: SethGourley |
| Word | Definition | Correct* | Incorrect* | Your Answer |
| animosity | From all his growling and snapping, you would think our beagle felt a personal ________ toward every other dog on the block. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| apathy | Simple _________ seems tobe the main reason such a large percentage of those eligible to vote fail to cast ballots in any election. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| apprehensive | In spite of all the elaborate safety precautions, I couldn't help feeling a little ___________ as I set out for my first skydiving lesson. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| commend | The board of directors voted to _________ him for the skill and enthusiasm with which he had managed the charity drive. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| compatible | It is surprising how often people with very different personalities turn out to be ___________ when they get to know one another. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| condolences | Although I was unable to visit my old friend's widow in person, I offered my _________ in a heartfelt letter. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| consecrate | "Today'" said the speaker, "we ________ this monument to the memory of all those who fought and died in defense of their country." | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| decrepit | I think that the phrase "on its last legs" is an apt description of that _________ old house down the block. | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| deride | Political candidates who do nothing but _________ their opponents character and abilities may alienate voters. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| ingenuous | Now that I am a senior, it is hard to believe that I was ever as innocent and ________ as the membersof the new freshman class. | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| multifarious | The ________ problems that will face America's Presidents in the twenty-first century will make their job one of the most demanding in the world. | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| obsolete | Technology changes so rapidly that a particular computer may be state-of-the-art one day and ________ the next. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| omnivorous | If you think of all of the different kinds of food that human beings are able to consume, you will realize that we are truly a __________ species. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| parsimonious | Struggling to overcome her _________ inclinations, she finally reached into her pocket and handed me one thin dime! | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| quandary | So there I was, having accepted invitations to two different parties on the same evening. What a ________ to be in! | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| recalcitrant | I trust I will never have the experience of trying to cross the desert with a ___________ mule that wants to remain where it is. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| reprisal | If we increase our tariff rates on the goods of other countries, we can be sure taht they will raise their own rates in ___________ | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| reveled | Throughout the hot, dusty journey, we __________ in the thought that soon we would be swimming in the cool lake. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| stultify | In totalitarian regimes, censorship and violence are often employed to suppress criticism and ________ dissent. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| suave | It was difficult for us to believe that such a ___________ and cultured gentleman was a member of a gang of international jewel thieves. | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| * the percentage of students who answered this correctly or incorrectly |
Synonyms and Antonyms
Your VocabTest.com Test ResultsYou answered 75% of the questions correctly!You answered 15 / 20 correctly on the first try. | Name: |
| Unit 8: Synonyms and Antonyms - Reverse Definitions - Completed: June 3, 12:08:56 PM CST | User: SethGourley |
| Word | Definition | Correct* | Incorrect* | Your Answer |
| animosity | a shocking display of (rancor) (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| apathy | a climate of public (indifference) (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| apprehensive | behaved in a very (confident) manner (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| commended | (entrusted) to the care of friends (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| compatible | surrounded by (like-minded) friends (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| condolence | welcome expressions of (sympathy) (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| consecrated | (dedicated) themselves to healing the sick (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| decrepit | an old house with a (dilapidated) porch (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| derided | (jeered at) by the protesters (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| ingenuous | to (naive) to question others' motives (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| multifarious | a (homogeneous) society (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| obsolete | rejected the author's (outmoded) theories (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| omnivorous | an (all-devouring) sense of curiosity (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| parsimonious | blocked by a (penny-pinching) legislature (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| quandary | caught in a hopeless (predicament) (syn) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| recalcitrant | a thoroughly (cooperative) individual (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| reprisal | cruel acts of (revenge) (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| reveled | (basked) in the approval of friends and family (syn) | 0% | 100% | Wrong |
| stultifies | an atmosphere that (stimulates) inquiry (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| suave | a person with (unpolished) manners (ant) | 100% | 0% | Right! |
| * the percentage of students who answered this correctly or incorrectly |
Choosing the Right Word
- Can you be so (apprehensive, ingenuous) that you don't realize she is paying us all those phony compliments to get something out of us?
- Yes, there is some (apathy, animosity) between different racial and ethnic groups, but it can be overcome by education and experience.
- He is so absorbed in himself that the has become (parsimonious, suave) in the normal expression of human sympathy and affection.
- I think we should offer congratulations rather than (revels, condolences) for the disappearance of that battled old heap you called a car.
- In this third century of our nations' life, let us (stultify, consecrate) ourselves anew to the ideals of human freedom.
- Some people are (omnivorous, parsimonious) readers, with a lively appetite for all types of fiction and nonfiction.
- Two of the chief strengths of modern American society are the variety and vitality that arise from its (multifarious, obsolete) cultures.
- Those students who have been doing their work all term need not feel (apprehensive, recalcitrant) about the final examination.
- The headwaiter was so (suave, ingenuous) and self-assured in his manner that we took him for a diplomat.
- Your unwillingness to study foreign languages is in no way (compatible, omnivorous) with your ambition to get a job in the foreign service.
- Our Constitution is more than 200 years old; but far from being (suave, decrepit), it is still a vital, dynamic, and highly practical plan of government.
- Many stand-up comedians regularly (revel, deride) popular fads and fashions.
- So we are faced with that old (quandary, reprisal) -- an income that simply can't be stretched to cover the things that we simply must have.
- The address was so dull and long-winded that it seemed to (consecrate, stultify) rather than inspire the audience.
- When my friends appeared with a stack of CDs, I realized that our crash study session might become an all-day (reprisal, revel).
- I must give you the sad news that correct spelling and good grammar are not, and never will be (obsolete, decrepit).
- If you can't (deride, commend) me for my efforts to help you, at least don't criticize me for not doing everything you want.
- Her moods seem to go from one extreme to the other -- from deepest (apathy, animosity) to unlimited enthusiasm.
- The handful of (recalcitrant, compatible) students who refuse to obey study hall regulations are violating the rights of the majority.
- Although our society must punish criminals, I don't think we should do so simply as a (reprisal, quandary) for the wrongs they have committed.
Vocabulary in Context
- The meaning of omnivorous (line 7) is
- a) peculiar
- b) appealing
- c) voracious
- d) finicky
- Animosity (line 14) most nearly means
- a) kindness
- b) enmity
- c) affection
- d) respect
- Multifarious (line 18) is best defined as
- a) uniform
- b) effective
- c) wicked
- d) varied
- The meaning of apprehensive (line 22) most nearly means
- a) worried
- b) certain
- c) excited
- d) annoyed
- Commend (line 24) most nearly means
- a) loathe
- b) avoid
- c) praise
- d) study
- Compatible (line 28) is best defined as
- a) on time
- b) sympathetic
- c) able to get along
- d) antagonistic
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