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Vocabulary Power Plus • Level Two – Lesson 16
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1. That movie is awful; the acting is bad, and the
plot doesn’t make sense.
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4. Antonym for refined, aristocratic
1. That movie is awful; the acting is bad, and the
9. The
scientific
study
of the structure, sounds, and
plot
doesn't
make
sense.
meaning
language
4. Antonym
for of
refined,
aristocratic
9. The
scientific
study
of
sounds,
and
10. The _____ told a talethe
thatstructure,
almost seemed
to come
meaning
of
language
to life.
10. The _____ told a tale that almost seemed to
11. The
come
to_____
life. at the hockey stadium started a fight in
stands.
11. The the
_____
at the hockey stadium started a fight
in
the
stands.
13. Synonym for combative, belligerent
13. Synonym for combative, belligerent
14. Superior
or ability
14. Superior
skillskill
or ability
16. People
feltfelt
only
_____
16. People
only
_____forforthe
thehedge
hedge fund
fund
manager
who
stole
millions
of
dollars.
manager who stole millions of dollars.
17. Teachers tried to _____ the rowdy students
17. Teachers
to _____
before
a fighttried
broke
out. the rowdy students before
a
fight
broke
out.
18. Like a diseased raccoon or a wild sports fan
18. Like a diseased raccoon or a wild sports fan
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2. Able to read before starting kindergarten
3.
Aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant
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4. 2.
Synonym
for fainthearted,
timid kindergarten
Able to read
before starting
Aggressively
boisterous;
and about
defiant
5. 3.
Feeling
_____, Carl
inventedstubborn
a nasty rumor
4.his
Synonym
for
fainthearted,
timid
former friend.
5. Feeling _____, Carl invented a nasty rumor
6. Very
idealistic;
impractical;
about
his former
friend. caught up in romantic
notions
6. Very idealistic; impractical; caught up in
romantic
7. Like
a wolf,notions
a shark, or a lion
7. Like a wolf, a shark, or a lion
8. 8.
Answering
a yes-or-no
question
with with
a paragraph
Answering
a yes-or-no
question
a
12. Lay
out and get a tan
paragraph
12.Borrow
Lay outwithout
and get
a tan
14.
permission
14. Borrow without permission
15.
morning,
Mr. Mr.
Osgood
_____
his his
15.Early
EarlySaturday
Saturday
morning,
Osgood
_____
neighbors
byby
using
a leaf
blower.
neighbors
using
a leaf
blower.
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Answer Key
1. That movie is awful; the acting is bad, and the plot doesn’t
make sense. [DEPRECATE]
4. Antonym for refined, aristocratic [PLEBEIAN]
9. The scientific study of the structure, sounds, and meaning of
language [LINGUISTICS]
10. The _____ told a tale that almost seemed to come to life.
[RACONTEUR]
11. The _____ at the hockey stadium started a fight in the stands.
[RABBLE]
13. Synonym for combative, belligerent [PUGNACIOUS]
14. Superior skill or ability [PROWESS]
16. People felt only _____ for the hedge fund manager who stole
millions of dollars. [ODIUM]
17. Teachers tried to _____ the rowdy students before a fight
broke out. [QUELL]
18. Like a diseased raccoon or a wild sports fan [RABID]
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3. Aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant
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5. Feeling _____, Carl invented a nasty rumor about his former
friend. [VINDICTIVE]
6. Very idealistic; impractical; caught up in romantic notions
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[QUIXOTIC]
1. That movie is awful; the acting is bad, and the
2. Able to read before starting kindergarten
plot doesn't make sense. [DEPRECATE]
[PRECOCIOUS]
7. Like a wolf, a shark, or a lion [PREDATORY]
4. Antonym for refined, aristocratic [PLEBEIAN]
3. Aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant
8. Answering a yes-or-no question with a paragraph [VERBOSE]
9. The scientific study of the structure, sounds, and
[OBSTREPEROUS]
meaning of language [LINGUISTICS]
4. Synonym for fainthearted, timid
12. Lay out and get a tan [BASK]
10. The _____ told a tale that almost seemed to
[PUSILLANIMOUS]
come to life. [RACONTEUR]
5. Feeling _____, Carl invented a nasty rumor
14. Borrow without permission [PURLOIN]
11. The _____ at the hockey stadium started a fight
about his former friend. [VINDICTIVE]
15. Early Saturday morning, Mr. Osgood _____ his neighbors by in the stands. [RABBLE]
6. Very idealistic; impractical; caught up in
13. Synonym for combative, belligerent
romantic notions [QUIXOTIC]
using a leaf blower. [PIQUED]
[PUGNACIOUS]
14. Superior skill or ability [PROWESS]
16. People felt only _____ for the hedge fund
manager who stole millions of dollars. [ODIUM]
17. Teachers tried to _____ the rowdy students
before a fight broke out. [QUELL]
18. Like a diseased raccoon or a wild sports fan
[RABID]
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7. Like a wolf, a shark, or a lion [PREDATORY]
8. Answering a yes-or-no question with a
paragraph [VERBOSE]
12. Lay out and get a tan [BASK]
14. Borrow without permission [PURLOIN]
15. Early Saturday morning, Mr. Osgood _____ his
neighbors by using a leaf blower. [PIQUED]