Saturday, September 1, 2012

Expand your vocabulary 1

1. Match the following words to the definitions:
        succumb, slapdash, reprimand, prattle, opaque, militant, incorrigible, exodus, brazen, annihilate

  • adj. given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause - ...............................
  • v. to give way to superior cause, yield - ...........................
  • adj. not letting light through; not clear or lucid; stupid - ............................
  • v. to destroy completely - ......................................
  • v. to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; n. baby talk - ..............................
  • adj made of brass; shameless, impudent - ..............................
  • adj. careless and hasty - ...........................
  • n a large-scale departure or flight - .............................
  • adj. not able to be corrected, beyond control - ...........................
  • v. to scold, find fault with; n. a rebuke - ............................


2. From the words in the previous exercise, choose the one that best completes the following sentences.

  •  If we are going to use this space as a darkroom for photography, we must have a completely __________ covering over the window.
  • The doctor warned the relatives that if the patient's condition deteriorated any further, he would __________ to pneumonia.
  • The fact that you cannot control these small children does not mean that they are ____________ 
  • "If you spent more time and effort on your essays, they would cease to be such ___________ affairs," my older sister wisely observed.
  • Her friends call her "Motormouth" because she has a remarkable capacity to ___________ on endlessly about the most trivial matters. 
  • Fighting is considered such a(n) ____________ violation of the rules of a game that the offending players are usually severely penalized.
  • It is an unfortunate fact that the ____________ attitudes of the kaiser and his cronies helped make World War I inevitable.
  •  Mom and Dad said nothing when I failed the examination, but the disappointed looks on their faces hurt more than the most severe __________.
  • The second book of he Old Testament is named for the story it recounts of the _________ of the Israelites from the land of Egypt
  • It is a frightening fact of modern life that we now possess the weaponry to ____________ not only our enemies, but all humankind. 

3. From the words in the previous exercises, choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the following words and expressions. 
  • an immigration, influx, arrival; an entrance - ..............................
  • to praise, pat on the back - ............................
  • painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth - ................................
  • docile, tractable, curable, reparable - ...............................
  • deferential, respectful, self-effacing - .............................
  • to foster, promote, encourage, nurture - ............................
  • to overcome, master, conquer - ..............................
  • transparent, clear, bright, perceptive - .................................
  • unassertive, peaceable, passive - ..............................

 You will find the Key in the first comment.


2 comments:

  1. 1. militant, succumb, opaque, annihilate, prattle, brazen, slapdash, exodus, incorrigible, reprimand
    2. opaque, succumb, incorrigible, slapdash, prattle, brazen, militant, reprimand, exodus, annihilate

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    1. 3. exodus, reprimand, slapdash, incorrigible, brazen, annihilate, succumb, opaque, militant

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