Creative Writing Vocabulary
List #1
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Name _____________________________________
Scan the list of vocab words below, and record the meanings you know.
Look up the meanings you need to know and record those as well.
Make sure you record the part of speech of each word (noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?).
Give yourself a ‘mini-test’ by circling the synonyms.
Last, complete the sentences with the correct vocab words.
1. DURABLE
a. quaint
c. sturdy
d. elusive
2. TRANSGRESSIONS
a. violations
b. jewels
c. honors
d. grades
3. DESPISE
a. confront
c. betray
d. copy
4. INCOMPETENT
a. skilled
b. friendly
c. incapable
d. studious
5. REBUKE
a. scold
b. mock
c. praise
d. befriend
6. COMRADES
a. underlings
b. supervisors
c. enemies
d. colleagues
7. ARDUOUS
a. pompous
b. lenient
c. awkward
d. strenuous
8. BENEVOLENT
a. severe
b. kind
c. brief
d. profound
9. PROVOKED
a. restrained
c. incited
d. pretended
c. lulling
d. longing
10.
b. literal
b. detest
b. convinced
YEARNING
a. loathing
b. candor
(Don’t forget to complete the sentences on the back of this worksheet.)
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Their weeks on tour – traveling by bus from town to town – had been more
_____________________________ than either Allie or Joan realized.
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After taking a break from the tour, Allie discovered that her ___________________ to
perform only grew stronger with each day that she spent away from the stage.
Friends since childhood, Joan and Allie had become even more to each other; they
were __________________________ with guitars.
14.
Their first manager was Mike, Allie’s cousin, but he proved to be __________________,
handling their affairs unprofessionally.
15.
Mike’s mismanagement of the band ________________________ arguments and an
atmosphere of mistrust.
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Disappointed in himself, Mike couldn’t argue when he heard the words Allie used to
________________________ him.
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He thought Allie would __________________ him forever, but she forgave him.
18.
When Joan’s mother, who was smart, skilled, and _____________________, took over
the management of the band, things turned around.
19.
Joan’s mother made sure that her girls avoided common _______________________
that many in the music business couldn’t escape.
20.
She protected them in every way, from making sure the tires on their bus were the
most ___________________________, to keeping unsavory characters away.