Vocabulary Practice 2

Vocabulary Practice 2

Directions

These are vocabulary words you should already know as a 10th grader. However, if you don't that's ok. Each slide will give you clues about the definition. The following slide will ask you to guess the definition based on those clues.

CHARITABLE

The charitable woman worked many hours helping out at shelters and food banks.

The police officer was charitable to the young driver when she spoke to him rather than issuing him a ticket.

Multiple Choice

Define CHARITABLE

• Selfish and unkind; self-centered

• Greedy and materialistic

• unforgiving and rude

• kind and generous; forgiving in judging others

CONGENIAL

Always in a good mood and friendly to all the people he meets, Frank is one of the most congenial men I know.

Synonyms: agreeable, amenable

Antonym: unpleasant

Multiple Choice

Define CONGENIAL

• unfriendly, rude

• friendly, sympathetic

• Unsympathetic and unpleasant

• alien and cold

DILIGENT

You will do well in high school because you are so diligent in making sure all of your assignments are omplete and correct.

Synonyms: painstaking, assiduous

Antonym: slothful, lazy, indolent

Multiple Choice

Define DILIGENT

• Lazy; careless and uninterested in work

• lazy, expecting others to work for you

• hardworking; persevering and careful in work

• Intelligent; knowledgeable and quick-witted

INSIGHTFUL

These detectives are so insightful that they will clearly understand why the criminal acted in such a manner.

Synonyms: perceptive, understanding, sagacious

Multiple Choice

Define INSIGHTFUL

• confusing; causing strife and discord

• intuitive, having the ability to understand the inner nature of things

• one who can see inside

• having poor skills into the sight of others

REPUTABLE

Since his knee operation was going to be complicated, Lyle selected the most reputable surgeon he could find.

Synonyms: honorable, estimable

Antonyms: shady, corrupt, notorious

Multiple Choice

Define REPUTABLE

• respectable; having a good reputation

• Unreliable and with a poor reputation

• shady and corrupt

• honorable, yet notorious

RESPECTFUL

Instead of acting rudely, the respectful boy did all he could to treat the guest well.

Synonyms: polite, courteous, obedient, reverent

Antonyms: rude, irreverent, disobedient

Multiple Choice

Define RESPECTFUL

• showing irreverence

• showing deference and courtesy

• Disrespectful

• selfish and spoiled

UNASSUMING

Not one to brag about her accomplishments, my aunt, the newspaper's feature journalist, is both very talented and quite unassuming.

Synonyms: unpretentious, diffident, self-effacing

Antonyms: arrogant, conceited, pretentious

Multiple Choice

Define UNASSUMING

• Loud and begging for attention

• Extravagant

• pretentions

• modest, not pretentious