Vocabulary Study Guide: Unit 3, Book D

Matching:

_____ 1. gluttony / A. (v.) to stop or end; to conclude
_____ 2. irate / B. (n.) a crack or gap
_____ 3. marauder / C. (n.) the act of extreme eating or drinking
_____ 4. pauper / D. (v.) to overcome; to rise above
_____ 5. pilfer / E. (adj.) very angry; livid
_____ 6. rift / F. (v.) to steal or swipe a small amount of something
_____ 7. semblance / G. (n.) a raider or pirate
_____ 8. surmount / H. (n.) a likeness; the outward appearance of something
_____ 9. terminate / I. (adj.) overused, unoriginal
_____ 10. trite / J. (n.) a poor person

Synonym: Match the word to its synonym

_____ 11. abridge / A. quarrel; dispute
_____ 12. exorcise / B. overlook; approve
_____ 13. altercation / C. shorten; condense
_____ 14. usurp / D. expel
_____ 15. condone / E. seize; supplant

Antonym: Match the word to its antonym

_____ 16. dissent / A. lowly; humble
_____ 17. cherubic / B. opponent
_____ 18. eminent / C. agree; concur
_____ 19. adherent / D. destroy; undo
_____ 20. fabricate / E. devilish; wicked

Usage: In each pair of sentences, circle the number of the sentence which uses the vocabulary word correctly:

21.  The girl did not condone her friend’s conduct.

22.  The girl did not like her friend’s condone.

23.  The student trited a story with lots of clichés.

24.  The student composed a story with trite clichés.

25. Madame Curie was an eminent scientist, but she never won the Nobel Prize.

26. The Nobel Prize committee did not eminent Madame Curie, even though she discovered radon.

27.  There are many dissenters to the proposed legislation.

28.  The representatives dissent the proposed legislation.

29. The priest was an adherent of his faith.

30. The followers adherent to the faith.