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Vocabulary Words Wk2&3

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Not exact, but close enough to be reasonably correct.
a)
Approximate
b)
Despair
2.

The math tutoring program at school has been --- for me; it has helped me improve my grades significantly.

a)

sinuous

b)

beneficial

c)

predominant

3.
The reporter made sure that his story came from a _____________ source.
a)
credible
b)
credulous
c)
incredulous
d)
credential 
4.

_______ is a verb and it means to show or represent.

a)

Vindictive

b)

Verbose

c)

Depict

d)

Hoax

5.

To avoid something or someone; to escape

a)

Rarity

b)

Elite

c)

Nonchalant

d)

Ellude

6.

Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way.

a)

Gusto

b)

Conspicuious

c)

Furtive

d)

Falter

7.

he substance or essence of a speech or text.

a)

gist

b)

feign

c)

alleviate

d)

beneficial

8.
to relieve; make easier to endure
a)
cynic
b)
speculate
c)
alleviate
d)
virile
9.

Pick the word that fits this definition:


pretty or delightful to look at

a)

emptiness

b)

graceful

c)

eagerness

d)

beautiful

10.
Define Connotation
a)
the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
b)
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
11.

Therapy in which the therapist actively gives interpretations of a client’s statements and may suggest certain behavior or actions.

a)

Directive

b)

Nondirective

c)

Biomedical

12.

Great Happiness/Excitement

a)

Stock

b)

Elation

c)

Factions

d)

Devoted

13.

to give a false appearance; pretend

a)

facilitate

b)

fathom

c)

fawn

d)

feign

14.

It is foolish to make _______________ based on insufficient evidence; that one woman defrauded the welfare system of thousands of dollars does not mean all welfare recipients are cheats.

a)

foreboding

b)

generalizations

c)

fervor