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Act Two
Assessment Preparation: Vocabulary Development
Directions: Use a dictionary and/or thesaurus and the vocabulary list for Act Two to
complete the following activity.
1. The word indict is a synonym for which vocabulary word?
a. Give two more synonyms for this word:
2. The noun pension means a sum of money paid on a regular basis.
a. Which of your vocabulary words uses pension and an affix to change the word slightly?
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b. What is (are) the affix(es)? _________________
c. Give the meaning of the vocabulary word:
3. For which of your vocabulary words is bothers a synonym?
a. Give two more synonyms for this word:
b. Which of these words has the strongest connotation?
c. Why?
4. Languid is an adjective meaning weak or feeble.
a. Which vocabulary word is related to the word languid?
b. What is the affix? __________________
c. What part of speech does the word become with the addition of the affix?
5. Knave is a noun derived from the Old English word, cnafe, which means boy or male
servant.
a. Which of your vocabulary words is derived from the same root?
b. What part of speech is the vocabulary word?
c. What does the vocabulary word mean?
6. The word hind means a female deer (in the context of the play).
a. What other meanings does this word have?
7. Which vocabulary word is a synonym for excess?
a. Give two more synonyms for this word:
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8. What vocabulary word means both (1) a large sea monster, and (2) a seemingly
insurmountable challenge?
9. In the context of the play, the word roundel refers to a dance. What is another meaning
for the word?
10. Which of your vocabulary words is a synonym for sweet?
a. From which Latin word is this word derived and what does the Latin mean?
11. What do you think when you hear the word waxen?
a. What is its literal meaning?
12. Prominent is derived from the Latin word, prominere, which means to jut out.
a. Which vocabulary word is derived from the same root?
b. What is the meaning of the vocabulary word?
13. The use of the suffix –ling at the end of a word, as in the case of the word changeling, is
unusual.
a. What part of speech is the word changeling?
b. What does it mean?
c. How do you think the word was invented?
d. What other word can you find that also uses the suffix –ling?
14. In the play, brakes are plants that are similar to ferns.
a. What are some other meanings for the vocabulary word?
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