Vocabulary Workshop Level B, Unit 5, Set A & B

Vocabulary Workshop Level B

Unit 5, Set A & B

Set A

anecdote

• noun

• a short account of an incident in someone's life

• Synonyms: tale, sketch, vignette, yarn

counterfeit

• noun, adjective, or verb

• an imitation designed to deceive; not genuine, fake; to make an illegal copy

• Synonyms: false, phony, bogus

dominate

• verb

• to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over; to command due to height

• Synonyms: govern, overlook

fallible

• adjective

• capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate

• Synonyms: errant, flawed

• Antonyms: foolproof, unfailing, flawless

Multiple Choice

Which word means the same as fake?

• anecdote

• counterfeit

• dominate

• fallible

grimy

• adjective

• very dirty, covered with dirt or soot

• Synonyms: filthy, sooty, dirt-encrusted

• Antonyms: spotless, spick-and-span, immaculate

maul

• verb or noun

• to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; a heavy hammer

• Synonyms: manhandle, batter

radiant

• adjective

• shining bright; giving forth light or energy

• Synonyms: glowing, brilliant, dazzling, resplendent

• Antonyms: dull, tarnished, lackluster

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary word would refer to a person who has been working in construction all day?

• grimy

• maul

• radiant

substantial

• adjective

• large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material

• Synonyms: considerable, tangible, big

• Antonyms: minor, insignificant, negligible

tactful

• adjective

• skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

• Synonyms: skillful, discreet

• Antonyms: clumsy, gauche, indiscreet

uncertainty

• noun

• doubt, the state of being unsure

• Synonyms: doubtfulness, unsureness

• Antonyms: sureness, certainty, confidence

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank: If you don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, you must be _ when speaking the truth.

• substantial

• tactful

• uncertainty

Pause and complete the Set A exercises

• Using Context

• Choosing the Right Word

• Completing the Sentence

Set B

consolidate

• verb

• to combine unite; to make solid or firm

• Synonyms: strengthen, form up, merge

• Antonyms: scatter, disperse, dissipate

docile

• adjective

• easily taught, led, or managed; obedient

• Synonyms: manageable, teachable, pliant

• Antonyms: unruly, wayward, intractable, disobedient

Multiple Choice

When you put several things into one box, you _.

• consolidate

• docile

entreat

• verb

• to beg, implore, ask earnestly

• Synonyms: plead, appeal to

• Antonym: clamor for

fickle

• adjective

• liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constance or steadiness, inconsistent

• Synonyms: inconstant, faithless

• Antonyms: constant, steady

Multiple Choice

A synonyms for fickle is...

• faithless

• definite

• positive

fugitive

• noun or adjective

• one who flees or runs away; fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp

• Synonyms: deserter, elusive

• Antonyms: lasting, enduring, permanent

iota

• noun

• a very small part or quantity

• Synonyms: speck, dab, jolt, bit, smidgen

• Antonyms: flood, deluge, avalanche, glut

potential

• adjective or noun

• possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality

• Synonyms: possibility, capability

• Antonyms: actual, real, unlikely, impossible

Multiple Choice

Which word is an antonym for potential?

• likely

• unlikely

rural

• adjective

• relating to farm areas and life in the country

• Synonyms: countrified, pastoral

• Antonyms: metropolitan, citified

tamper

• verb

• to interfere with; to handle in a secret and improper manner

• Synonyms: monkey with, fool with, mess with

ultimate

• adjective

• last, final, most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental

• Synonyms: farthest, furthest, terminal

• Antonyms: first, initial, most immediate, nearest

Multiple Choice

Which word means the same thing as "mess with"?

• rural

• tamper

• ultimate

Now complete the Set B exercises and Synonyms

• Using Context

• Choosing the Right Word

• Completing the Sentence

• Synonyms