Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 1
Aspects of Language
archaic argot connotation denotation idiom
jargon pidgin semantics standard vernacular
Write the Correct Word
______1. everyday language
______2. conforming to established usage
______3. simple speech from combined languages
______4. the study of word meanings
______5. specialized words of a profession or trade
______6. ancient
______7. a specific meaning of a word
______8. a nonliteral expression
______9. the suggested meaning of a word
______10. informal expressions of a particular group
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 2
Words from Names
atlas epicure galvanize jovial nemesis
Pyrrhic victory quixotic saturnine Sisyphean solecism
Write the Correct Word
______1. a person with fine taste in food
______2. requiring endless, useless effort
______3. improper language
______4. a book of maps
______5. cheerful
______6. a very costly success
______7. an opponent or a force that can not be conquered
______8. seeking an unrealistic goal
______9. gloomy
______10. to spur to action
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 3
Awareness
behold discernment envision foresee gape
impressionistic myopia perceptive premonition subliminal
Write the Correct Word
______1. shortsightedness
______2. to look upon
______3. to stare in amazement
______4. an advance warning
______5. to imagine or picture
______6. based on personal response
______7. to know in advance
______8. skill in perceiving
______9. unconscious
______10. sensitive and aware
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 4
Starts, Stops, and Delays
cessation commence deter hamper obstruction
preclude procrastinate scuttle subside thwart
Write the Correct Word
______1. to run with short, hurried steps
______2. something that gets in the way
______3. a halt
______4. to make impossible
______5. to become less active
______6. to begin
______7. to limit the progress of
______8. to prevent from happening
______9. to put off doing
______10. to discourage from acting
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 5
Argument and Debate
apologist dissuade dupe fallacy imply
indisputable infer red herring refute substantiate
Write the Correct Word
______1. beyond doubt
______2. something that draws attention away
______3. to support with evidence
______4. to fool someone
______5. a false belief
______6. to draw a conclusion
______7. a person who defends an idea
______8. to discourage someone
______9. to prove wrong
______10. to suggest indirectly
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 6
Praise and Criticism
accolade adulation anathema commend critique
eulogy homage laudable quibble reproach
Write the Correct Word
______1. to criticize
______2. to argue over unimportant things
______3. a spoken or written tribute
______4. excessive praise
______5. worthy of praise
______6. a detailed review
______7. a hated person or thing
______8. respect shown publicly
______9. to give approval
______10. an award
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 7
Eating and Food
bland culinary cutlery devour morsel
pungent quaff ravenous savory simmer
Write the Correct Word
______1. not spicy
______2. having a sharp smell
______3. to eat greedily
______4. to drink heartily
______5. relating to cooking
______6. very hungry
______7. utensils
______8. a small piece of food
______9. to cook slowly
______10. tasty
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 8
Damage and Deterioration
blight cataclysm decomposition eradication havoc
mar obliterate pugnacious pulverize stagnant
Write the Correct Word
______1. eager to fight
______2. process of rotting or breaking down
______3. to grind to powder
______4. pulling up by the roots
______5. still and foul
______6. chaos; destruction
______7. something that causes harm or ruin
______8. to damage, ruin, or spoil
______9. a violent upheaval
______10. to wipe out
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 9
Beginnings
broach convene debut embark generate
incipient initiative innovation novice overture
Write the Correct Word
______1. to bring into being; to create
______2. a beginner
______3. the ability to start something
______4. just starting to exist
______5. to board a ship
______6. introductory music
______7. something new
______8. a first appearance
______9. to bring up a subject
______10. to meet or come together formally
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 10
Honesty and Deception
devious duplicity fictitious guile gullible
hypocritical masquerade overt reputable veracity
Write the Correct Word
______1. trustworthy or honorable
______2. open; not hidden
______3. accuracy or truthfulness
______4. deliberate deception
______5. meant to trick; shifty
______6. sly intelligence
______7. imaginary or fake
______8. easy to deceive
______9. to put on a false appearance
______10. saying one thing but doing the opposite
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 11
Ability
acme adept aptitude astute finesse
painstaking precocious prodigy resourceful virtuoso
Write the Correct Word
______1. a master artist
______2. clever; cunning
______3. highly skilled
______4. demanding; requiring great care
______5. a person with exceptional talents
______6. to handle with skill
______7. an ability; talent
______8. the highest point
______9. practical; good at solving problems
______10. advanced; showing early maturity
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 12
The Usual and Unusual
idiosyncrasy innocuous obtrusive orthodox prevalent
prosaic quaint rarity singular trite
Write the Correct Word
______1. charming and old-fashioned
______2. an unusual habit
______3. one of a kind
______4. widely accepted
______5. harmless
______6. overused and uninteresting
______7. unimaginative
______8. unpleasantly bold
______9. something scarce
______10. following established beliefs
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 13
Truth and Value
appraisal base candid criterion dexterity
legitimate mediocre meritorious truism validate
Write the Correct Word
______1. moderate to inferior in quality
______2. to confirm the truth of
______3. cleverness
______4. standard of judgment
______5. worthy of praise
______6. lawful
______7. an overused saying
______8. frank; honest
______9. evaluation of worth
______10. low; inferior
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 14
Communication
circumlocution cogent discourse falter literate
prattle raconteur sophistry utterance verbose
Write the Correct Word
______1. something solid
______2. to chatter
______3. a formal speech
______4. a skilled storyteller
______5. educated; knowledgeable
______6. too wordy
______7. cleverly misleading arguments
______8. logical; convincing
______9. to hesitate
______10. indirect language
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Name:______English I Vocabulary Practice
C. Wallace – Week 15
Words from Spanish
aficionado bravado embargo flotilla hacienda
incommunicado junta peccadillo peon renegade
Write the Correct Word
______1. a rebel
______2. a low-level worker
______3. a large estate
______4. boastful bravery
______5. without a means of communication
______6. a small fault
______7. an enthusiastic fan
______8. a small fleet
______9. a group of rulers
______10. an order preventing trade
Complete the sentence
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Challenge: _____
Reading Comprehension
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____
Find the Example
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____