Vocabulary Practice: Level E Units 7, 8, & 9

What does the word "abhor" mean?

• To love something deeply

• To strongly dislike or hate something

• To make changes to improve something

• To perceive or recognize clearly

Which word describes a state of great confusion and disorder?

• Commodious

• Chaos

• Somber

• Turbulent

Identify the term that means "capable of destroying or eating away something."

• Corrosive

• Extant

• Voluminous

• Obsolete

Which of the following words means "to perceive or recognize clearly"?

• Amend

• Discern

• Inter

• Waive

What is the meaning of "martinet"?

• A person who betrays a group or cause

• A strict person who enforces rules very strictly

• A state of perplexity or doubt

• A lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

Which word best describes a situation where someone is "fearful or anxious, especially about the future"?

• Apprehensive

• Ardent

• Assiduous

• Capricious

Choose the word that means "to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention."

• Commend

• Deride

• Reprehensible

• Stultify

Which of the following words means "to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction, to scold severely"?

• Chastise

• Exult

• Revel

• Allocate

Identify the word that describes someone who is "stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority."

• Recalcitrant

• Suave

• Multifarious

• Parsimonious

Which word means "to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute"?

• Allocate

• Obviate

• Inter

• Amend