Name _____________________________
Date _________ Period ____
Date due _____
10th Grade Vocabulary Study – Unit 11
I. Definitions – Match the term to the definition .
1. _____________________________ (adj.) generous in forgiving an insult or injury
2. _____________________________ (adj.) belonging to a thing by its very nature
3. _____________________________ (adj.) abundant in growth
4. _____________________________ (n.) a shy person
5. _____________________________ (adj.) causing laughter because of absurdity
6. _____________________________ (adj.) annoying; irritating; tiresome
7. _____________________________ (adj.) talking too much; talkative
8. _____________________________ (n.) a detailed plan for a journey
9. _____________________________ (n.) the angular distance east or west
10. _____________________________ (n.) the language used by a particular group
11. _____________________________ (v.) to feel disgust or intense feelings for
12. _____________________________ (n.) a harsh satire directed against an individual
13. _____________________________ (n.) a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a
language and their definitions
14. _____________________________ (n.) lack of energy; weariness of body from strain
15. _____________________________ (n.) the angular distance north or south; freedom from restrictions
II. Sentence Completion and Context Clues: Use the context clue(s) to determine which word from your list
best completes each sentence. Write your answer neatly on the line. Spelling and capitalization DO count!
Words may NOT be used twice.
1. A finger is an _________________________ part of your hand.
2. Our _______________________ includes visiting the museums, statues, and eating at all the popular restaurants.
3. ____________________amongst the Pommies includes stags, plie, and coupe.
4. It was __________________________to see the Coyote mascot dance a jig at the game.
5. What is the degrees __________________________ between New York, going west to England?
6. A dictionary is a type of ________________________________.
7. The little girl was quite an ____________________________, always hiding behind her mother.
8. The ___________________________and soreness the cheerleaders felt was from their three-hour long practice.
9. The sound of pens clicking constantly is an _______________________________noise to me.
10. Ms. Casmus ___________________________(s) the Cowboys.
III. Synonyms and Antonyms: Provide a term from this week’s list on the blank provided.
1. strongly forgiving - _____________________________________
2. aggravating - ______________________________________
3. a loner - ________________________________________
SYNONYMS ONLY
4. chatty- _____________________________________
5. a guide - ______________________________________
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. West to East - _____________________________________
7. stunted growth - ______________________________________
8. latitude - ________________________________________
ANTONYMS ONLY
9. high energy - ____________________________________
10. love strongly- ______________________________________
IV. Word Power: Using the definition for each word part as a starting point, answer the following questions.
1. If you suffer from acne, a _______________tologist can often prescribe medications that will clear your
skin.
2. Most household cleaners are considered ____________ic because they are poisonous if swallowed.
3. __________________philia is an inherited disease in which the blood has trouble clotting.
4. A ________________logist is a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system diseases.
5. Leukem_______________ is a chronic disease characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white cells
found in the tissues and the blood.
V. Learning the Lingo - Read the explanation of idioms that follow and then complete the problems as
directed.
Idioms appear in every language, and English has thousands of them. They are often confusing because the meaning of
the whole group of words taken together has little, often nothing, to do with the meanings of the words taken one by one.
For instance, to "let the cat out of the bag" means to reveal a secret. Today the phrase has nothing to do with a cat or a
bag, but hundreds of years ago, it did.
In order to understand a language, you must know what the idioms in that language mean. If you try to figure out the
meaning of the idiom literally, word by word, you will get befuddled. You have to know its "hidden" meaning.
Place the letter of the definition that best suits the idiom on the line provided
______1. "bite your tongue"
______2. "bite the hand that feeds you"
______3. "bleeding ear"
______4. "blood is thicker than water"
______5. "blue blood"
______6. "break a leg"
______7 "clean bill of health"
______8. "heart is in the right place"
______9. "no skin off your nose"
______10. "nothing to sneeze at"
______11."shoot from the hip
______12. "shot in the arm"
(A) of high or noble birth
(B) to have good intentions even though mistakes occur
(C) turn against someone who helps you
(D) small or unimportant; not something to be taken
seriously
(E) a person will do more for a relative than for
anyone else
(F) something that lifts your spirits and confidence
(G) something bad, like music, that hurts your ears
(H) declaration of satisfactory health condition; or
proven innocent
(J) a person who speaks in a brusque manner
(K) good luck; do a great job in a show
(L) to speak or act without first thinking about the
consequence
(M) something serious; deserves extra attention