Vocabulary Unit #9
Word Association and Variation Exercises
WAVE’s
For the following WAVE sentences, list:
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the vocabulary word
a synonym for each vocabulary word
then answer the question in complete sentences
Example:
1. Acclamation: tribute--I would expect to hear an acclamation if I won the Nobel Peace Prize.
1. When might you expect to hear an acclamation?
2. Describe what a bucolic location might look like?
3. What might happen to a defendant who has listened to a witness calumniate him or her?
4. Tell about a time where you would need to be chary in a decision you make.
5. What would it look like if two countries were in collusion with one another.
6. Describe a person who could be labelled a dilettante.
7. What might an imperturbable person say to an extrovert?
8. How can a company best see an increment in sales?
9. What mandate might your parent/guardian give you before going out with your friends?
10. Describe how a paltry situation situation could be blown out of proportion.
11. If you decided to have a paroxysm in the middle of class, what might your teacher say?
12. Is a certain amount of pedantry appropriate for students in a classroom? Why or why not?
13. How might you prepare for a peregrination through Africa?
14. What kinds of things possess redolent qualities?
15. List three things that would be refulgent.
16. What makes the shibboleth, “I Heart Los Al” so unique?
17. How might a tyro be expected to perform at the Olympics?
18. What is the difference between a chary person and an unremitting person?
19. What might cause you to vacillate during a heated debate?
20. Would you prefer to have a pedantic teacher or a vituperative teacher? Explain.