Week #14 Vocabulary

Match the following antonyms.

• block

• anticipate

• overlook

• trigger

• smooth

• crumple

Match the following synonyms.

• impulse

• follow suit

• imitate

• whim

• comeuppance

• just deserts

1. After the science teacher filled her beaker with water, the lab students ​ (a)   by filling their beakers.

2. When Victor’s lie was exposed and he lost the next election, he finally got his ​ (b)   .

3. What ​ (c)   your migraine?

• followed suit
• just deserts
• triggered

1. Jose​ (a)   his opponent’s move and immediately counterattacked.

2. I ​ (b)   the paper before tossing it into the recycling bin.

3. Last Saturday, instead of cleaning the house as usual, we drove to the beach on a ​ (c)   .

• anticipated
• crumpled
• whim

1. ​ (a)   ​: to do what someone else has done

2. ​ (b)   : to expect that something will happen

3. ​ (c)   : noun: a small device that sets off a mechanism 

verb: to cause something to happen

• follow suit
• anticipate
• trigger

1. ​ (a)   : to receive the appropriate punishment (or reward) for one's actions

2. ​ (b)   : a sudden desire, especially one that is unexplained

3. ​ (c)   : to crush something (usually cloth or paper) so that it becomes creased

• just deserts
• whim
• crumple

Reorder the following

• ow

• ll

• fo

• it

• su

Reorder the following

• ju

• ts

• st

• ser

• de

Reorder the following

• g

• t

• r

• ri

• ge

Reorder the following

• pa

• i

• ci

• te

• ant