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Vocabulary List 11.2
Matching Worksheet
Answer Key
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Directions: Match each definition or synonym to a word in the word bank. Each word is
used only once. Write the corresponding letter on the appropriate line.
1. _____ a flow or flowing F – flux
2. _____ a phrase which the meaning of cannot be predicted, or which does not necessarily
make sense, based solely on the words in the phrase H – idiom
3. _____ an official public announcement M – proclamation
4. _____ contact or proximity C -- contiguity
5. _____ countless I – innumerable
6. _____ extraordinary in amount, extent, force, or size N – prodigious
7. _____ fair or just E – equitable
8. _____ leafage G – foliage
9. _____ outlying area L – outskirt
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10. _____ pertinent O – relevant
11. _____ the act of releasing from servitude or slavery J – manumission
12. _____ inclusive or of a broad scope B – comprehensive
13. _____ to educe or evoke D – elicit
14. _____ to envy or resent another’s good fortune A – begrudge
15. _____ to take an indirect or rambling course K – meander
Word Bank
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begrudge
comprehensive
contiguity
elicit
equitable
flux
foliage
idiom
innumerable
manumission
meander
outskirt
proclamation
prodigious
relevant
Bonus Question: Based on your knowledge of the term contiguity, what does the term contiguous mean in the
following sentence? The contiguous states include all of the states except for Alaska and Hawaii.
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