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WorksheetsSenior Vocab 7
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 30mins
Choose the correct use.
After college, Marsha enjoyed a successful career as a couturier, moving to NYC and joining Prada as their chief fashion designer.
In her professional life, Marsha did couturier, designing all of the latest women's fashions and styling many runway shows.
Choose the correct use.
UCM gave Dr. Kinder emeritus because she was always respected and was a valued professor.
Dr. Kinder, professor emeritus, was a highly respected member of the English faculty even after she retired.
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My dorm room was a gemütlich, with cozy blankets, lots of posters, and a warm heater.
It's hard not to be in a gemütlich mood in the warm and cheerful room.
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Young adults are often full of joie de vivre as they head off to college: happy and full of excitement for a new life, including everyday activities.
The joie de vivre mood of a newly independent college student often fades with the first load of laundry; it's hard to remain so excited about everyday tasks.
Choose the correct use.
Most seniors get tired of the high school milieu by second semester; they're often ready to be in a more mature social setting.
The milieu setting of high school is exciting for the first few years as students enter a new social environment.
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To many, to graduate is to nirvana and exist in a dream state; it is understandable after waiting for independence for so long.
Many seniors believe that the moments after graduation are nirvana, but I assure you, many moments of being an adult will be far more blissful.
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The first time you receive a financial aid check, you might want to go on a nouveaux riches shopping trip and buy all the gadgets you can.
It's important that you don't act like the nouveaux riches and buy lots of tacky dorm decorations when your financial aid check comes in.
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A great benefit to college social gatherings is learning how to have savoir faire; being tactful and knowledgeable in a variety of situations is useful in the professional world.
After many club meetings and parties, a college student can usually savoir faire well in any social circumstance.
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At first, the dining hall might seem like a wonderful smorgasbord full of every variety of food you could hope for.
However, once you've had a smorgasbord meal every day for months in a row, you realize that there really aren't that many options for food and many items are repeated often.
Choose the correct use.
Don't be afraid to take classes in college that you're unfamiliar with; sometimes, entering terra incognita can introduce you to an interest you never knew you had.
A new subject may seem scary and terra incognita, but getting out of your comfort zone and exploring new topics is exciting and good for you.
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On a college campus, students appreciate the ability to make their opinions heard, often becoming for the first time part of the vox populi.
The vox populi voice of college students is often seen in campus protests or in campus newspapers expressing opinions.
Choose the correct use.
I would love to wanderjahr every summer between school years to tour the world, but I usually don't have enough time.
In Europe, many students take a wanderjahr to explore the world before beginning their university studies.
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: In her professional life, Marsha did couturier, designing all of the latest women's fashions and styling many runway shows.
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Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: UCM gave Dr. Kinder emeritus because she was always respected and was a valued professor.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: My dorm room was a gemütlich, with cozy blankets, lots of posters, and a warm heater.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly:The joie de vivre mood of a newly independent college student often fades with the first load of laundry; it's hard to remain so excited about everyday tasks.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: The milieu setting of high school is exciting for the first few years as students enter a new social environment.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: To many, to graduate is to nirvana and exist in a dream state; it is understandable after waiting for independence for so long.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: The first time you receive a financial aid check, you might want to go on a nouveaux riches shopping trip and buy all the gadgets you can.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: After many club meetings and parties, a college student can usually savoir faire well in any social circumstance.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: However, once you've had a smorgasbord meal every day for months in a row, you realize that there really aren't that many options for food and many items are repeated often.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: A new subject may seem scary and terra incognita, but getting out of your comfort zone and exploring new topics is exciting and good for you.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: The vox populi voice of college students is often seen in campus protests or in campus newspapers expressing opinions.
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
Identify how the vocab word is being used incorrectly: I would love to wanderjahr every summer between school years to tour the world, but I usually don't have enough time.
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adjective
adverb
verb
Origin of couturier
French
German
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Swedish
Origin of emeritus
French
German
Latin
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Swedish
Origin of gemütlich
French
German
Latin
Sanskrit
Swedish
Origin of joie de vivre
French
German
Latin
Sanskrit
Swedish
Origin of milieu
French
German
Latin
Sanskrit
Swedish
Origin of nirvana
French
German
Latin
Sanskrit
Swedish
Origin of nouveaux riches
French
German
Latin
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Swedish
Origin of savoir faire
French
German
Latin
Sanskrit
Swedish
Origin of smorgasbord
French
German
Latin
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Swedish
Origin of terra incognita
French
German
Latin
Sanskrit
Swedish
Origin of vox populi
French
German
Latin
Sanskrit
Swedish
Origin of wanderjahr
French
German
Latin
Sanskrit
Swedish
