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3.Manufacturers are donating computers to schools.
(A)giving
(B)going
(C)dedicating
(D)deducting
4.I am not ingenious enough to invent a video game.
(A)studious
(B)clever
(C)glorious
(D)indigenous
5.Currently, students appear to be learning and having fun simultaneously.
(A)electrically
(B)concurrently
(C)sometimes
(D)at the present time
6.It is said that you can intimidate your enemies by speaking in a low voice and carrying a big stick.
(A)frighten
(B)attack
(C)harass
(D)make peace with
7.Avid opera lovers are willing to stand in line for hours.
(A)musical
(B)averse
(C)eager
(D)tedious
8.Einstein was a brilliant mathematician.
(A)shining
(B)very intelligent
(C)famous
(D)foreign
9.A computer may be used in the math classroom to implement the lesson.
(A)implant
(B)learn
(C)entreat
(D)carry out
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10.Physics is an enigma to me.
(A)energy
(B)problem
(C)mystery
(D)trial
11.A hundred dollars will suffice to buy a home computer.
(A)be saved
(B)be charged
(C)be suffered
(D)be enough
12.The kids spoke a jargon of their own that no one else understood.
(A)accent
(B)unintelligible talk
(C)vocabulary
(D)foreign language
13.It was a minute crack in the motor block that ruined the car.
(A)hidden
(B)multiple
(C)many-sided
(D)very small
14.Studying vocabulary can be an irksome task.
(A)easy
(B)pleasant
(C)tedious
(D)irate
15.The tennis player protested the call with great fervor.
(A)passion
(B)favor
(C)fever
(D)dislike
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1.The correct answer is (A).
2.The correct answer is (C).
3.The correct answer is (A).
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4.The correct answer is (B).
5.The correct answer is (D).
6.The correct answer is (A).
7.The correct answer is (C).
8.The correct answer is (B).
9.The correct answer is (D).
10.The correct answer is (C).
11.The correct answer is (D).
12.The correct answer is (B).
13.The correct answer is (D).
14.The correct answer is (C).
15.The correct answer is (A).
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Directions: Determine the meaning of the underlined word from the context; then select the best synonym.
1.Mr. Morton went downstairs to receive them.
(A)get
(B)welcome
(C)say goodbye to
(D)sign for
2.Lady Augustus, though economical in most things, spent a lot of money on clothes.
(A)awkward
(B)extravagant
(C)thrifty
(D)careless
3.They lived luxuriously even though they had no income.
(A)expensively
(B)cheaply
(C)usury
(D)beautifully
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4.Arabella never stirred anywhere without her maid.
(A)mixed
(B)moved
(C)stayed
(D)resided
5.It would be grievous to her to live without her maid.
(A)pleasant
(B)grateful
(C)painful
(D)tearful
6.The expensive purse was a necessary appendage to Arabella.
(A)something added
(B)application
(C)dependent
(D)servant
7.He never betrayed himself to anyone but the butler.
(A)made known
(B)fooled
(C)bewildered
(D)bestowed
8.She was graceful and never moved awkwardly.
(A)smoothly
(B)clumsily
(C)merrily
(D)gracefully
9.She prided herself on her graceful walk.
(A)was proud
(B)was pricked
(C)was happy
(D)was sorry
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10.He, on the other hand, always seemed to drag.
(A)dread to move
(B)dress carelessly
(C)walk fast
(D)move too slowly
11.A woman who marries for money, not love, is indeed mercenary.
(A)loving money
(B)disinterested
(C)responsible
(D)meticulous
Vocabulary Builder 10 Answers
1.The correct answer is (B).
2.The correct answer is (C).
3.The correct answer is (A).
4.The correct answer is (B).
5.The correct answer is (C).
6.The correct answer is (A).
7.The correct answer is (A).
8.The correct answer is (B).
9.The correct answer is (A).
10.The correct answer is (D).
11.The correct answer is (A).
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EXERCISES: SYNONYMS
Directions: Choose the alternative that has the same meaning as the underlined word.
1.Before you can take calculus, you need more than a rudimentary knowledge of algebra.
(A)rude
(B)thorough
(C)elementary
(D)superficial
2.The augmentation in the population has created a fuel shortage.
(A)augury
(B)increase
(C)demand
(D)necessity
3.Detective Smith used various means to elicit a confession from the murderer.
(A)make
(B)force
(C)frame
(D)draw out
4.It seems inevitable that the world will end from natural causes.
(A)invariable
(B)unavoidable
(C)impressionable
(D)inestimable
5.Dr. Salk was lauded for his work with the polio vaccine.
(A)rewarded
(B)merited
(C)praised
(D)heralded
6.The spacecraft orbited the earth many times.
(A)circled
(B)viewed
(C)returned
(D)overlooked
7.Dick met Jane at a secluded rendezvous overlooking the avenue.
(A)restaurant
(B)park
(C)meeting place
(D)picnic ground
8.Dauntless men and women crossed America in covered wagons.
(A)foreign
(B)fearless
(C)adventuresome
(D)penniless
9.The pilot miraculously survived the crash unscathed.
(A)unsurprised
(B)unhurt
(C)unhappy
(D)undeterred
10.A week’s sojourn in Paris can be very expensive.
(A)shopping
(B)sightseeing
(C)journey
(D)stay
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11.A younger sister is obnoxious to have around when the older sister’s boyfriend comes to the house.
(A)welcome
(B)too much
(C)objectionable
(D)talkative
12.You should try to avoid clichés if you want to be a creative writer.
(A)ungrammatical sentences
(B)improper language
(C)plagiarized sections
(D)trite phrases
13.He devised a folding toothbrush for travelers.
(A)sold
(B)bought
(C)invented
(D)described
14.The Sphinx was an enigma to all but Oedipus.
(A)mystery
(B)problem
(C)enemy
(D)entity
15.As an alumnus of Harvard, he felt compelled to contribute to the building fund.
(A)student
(B)professor
(C)supporter
(D)graduate
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EXERCISES: PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Directions: Try to do this crossword puzzle; it is a review of the vocabulary used in previous chapters.
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Down |
1. |
Studies or looks at again |
1. |
Elementary |
4. |
Make more beautiful |
2. |
Dull, uninteresting |
10. |
Prefix meaning eight |
3. |
Consumes |
11. |
Delegated |
5. |
Deep, round container |
13. |
Works together |
6. |
Animal used for wool |
16. |
Short form of middle |
7. |
Prefix meaning between |
18. |
Hexa |
8. |
Science of growing fruit, vegetables, |
20. |
Bends the head to |
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and flowers |
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show agreement |
9. |
Antonym of give |
22. |
Confusion |
12. |
Auxiliary verb |
24. |
Ability |
14. |
Preposition: _____ school |
26. |
Friendly, pleasant |
15. |
Irrational belief |
27. |
Feeling of boredom, weariness |
17. |
Excites |
28. |
Kidnap |
18. |
Abbreviation for Social Security |
30. |
Possessive adjective |
19. |
Neuter pronoun |
31. |
Salary increase |
21. |
Fail, as in payments |
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Across |
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Down |
33. |
Avoid by going around |
23. |
Join together |
36. |
Past of sit |
25. |
_____ I were you. . . |
37. |
Abbreviation for saint |
29. |
Vagabond |
38. |
Indefinite article |
32. |
Suffix indicating someone |
39. |
Property who practices |
34. |
Wander aimlessly |
40. |
Threaten, making someone |
35. |
Very large |
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act through fear |
38. |
Classified _____ |
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ANSWER KEY
Synonyms
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C |
6. |
A |
11. |
C |
2. |
B |
7. |
C |
12. |
D |
3. |
D |
8. |
B |
13. |
C |
4. |
B |
9. |
B |
14. |
A |
5. |
C |
10. |
D |
15. |
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Putting It Together
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