Name_____________________________
English III - _____
Date ___________________________
Warm-Ups – Unit 4 & Parallelism
Vocabulary – Synonyms
Identify the two choices that are closest in meaning to the question word.
1. disdain
scorn
approval
2. scrutinize
investigate
examine
3. connoisseur
authority
interrogator
4. lucid
intelligible
nebulous
5. articulate
vocalize
renounce
6. discern
perceive
scold
7. apprehend
grasp
understand
8. reproach
advance
liberate
9. didactic
instructive
scholastic
10. profound
insightful
deep
contempt
reject
representative
clear
denounce
recognize
blunder
blame
reticent
basic
support
disregard
expert
ambiguous
enunciate
chide
decline
reprimand
tacit
fundamental
Grammar – Parallelism
Definition: Parallel structure refers to identical grammatical structures that create a rhythm and balance to connect a
flow of ideas.
Example with Parallel Verbs: Susan pushed the hair from her eyes, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and served the
volleyball.
Directions: Write an original sentence using parallel verbs and at least one vocabulary word.
1.
2.
Vocabulary – Antonyms
Select the answer choice that best represents the opposite of the stem word.
1. anecdotal
empirical
ironic
reticent
inarticulate
2. tacit
unknown
stated
misunderstood
understood
3. profound
lost
misdirected
shallow
hostile
4. enlighten
mislead
dim
instruct
uplift
5. connoisseur
student
expert
beginner
teacher
6. apprehend
fear
release
grasp
welcome
7. irresolute
certain
volatile
imprecise
fanciful
8. ambiguous
mercurial
unequivocal
verbose
baffling
9. whimsical
nebulous
futuristic
practical
ineffable
10. fundamental
earthly
startling
advanced
high
Vocabulary – Name the Speaker
Read the statement and identify which term from the list below is most closely associated with the statement.
didactic
enlightened
fundamental
ineffable
lucid
nebulous
profound
scornful
tacit
vicarious
__________________ 1. “I am all about teaching others.” didactic
__________________ 2. “I am contemptuous of others.” scornful
__________________ 3. “If you’re looking for wiggle room, look no further.” nebulous
__________________ 4. “I am sanity in an insane world.” lucid
__________________ 5. “I am indescribable; there are no words for me.” ineffable
__________________ 6. “I am deep and intense.” profound
__________________ 7. “I am the essence of spiritual and intellectual insight.” enlightened
__________________ 8. “I am a second-hand experience.” vicarious
__________________ 9. “I am the most basic aspect of a topic.” fundamental
__________________ 10. “I am present without being stated.” tacit
Vocabulary – Matching
apprehend
ascertain
baffle
capricious
denounce
discern
enlighten
enumerate
enlighten
enumerate
apprehend
baffle
1. to instruct spiritually or intellectually
2. to list out
3. 1) to understand or 2) to arrest
4. to confuse or frustrate
discern
denounce
ascertain
capricious
5. 1) to understand, 2) to see, or 3) to
recognize as different
6. to criticize publicly
7. to find out for certain
8. unpredictable or changing suddenly
Vocabulary – Synonym Substitution
Identify the choice that most closely matches the italicized word or phrase below.
apprehended
ascertain
didactic
discern
enlighten
reproached
reticent
scrutinize
tacit
vicarious
scrutinize
1 Before signing a legal contract, it is important to carefully examine the document.
ascertain
2 To determine for certain the original source of the idea, more in-depth research is required;
a Wikipedia search is insufficient.
didactic
3 While many students enjoy hands-on learning and benefit from the use of manipulatives, it
is important to realize that not all students benefit from this teaching technique.
discern
4 Color blindness is the inability or decreased ability to distinguish color differences under
normal lighting conditions.
tacit
5 In modern business, agreements tend to be written out and formalized because the law does
not support understood agreements. tacit
reticent
6 Mack was quiet and reserved because he feared being the brunt of public derision.
enlighten
7 To instruct someone else in spiritual matters, one must first have learned some insight to
share.
vicarious
8 In general, I am excellent at second-hand learning; I can learn from someone else’s
mistakes.
reproached
9 The senior who started spreading the aspersions about the freshman deserves to be blamed
by the entire school.
apprehended
10 By the time world leaders finally understood the extent of the threat of swine flu, the crisis
was already beyond containment.
Grammar – Parallelism
Directions: Write an original sentence using parallel prepositional phrases and at least one vocabulary word.
Example with parallel prepositional phrases: He spoke with grace, with eloquence, and with passion.
1.
2.
Vocabulary – Fill in the Blank
Select the best term from the Word Bank below to complete each blank. Each term will only be used one time.
anecdote
apprehend
ascertain
enlighten
fundamental
impetuous
lucidity
profound
tacit
vicarious
vicarious
1. I tend to learn from the school of hard knocks; my younger brother, luckily enough, gets to benefit
from my experiences and reap the benefits of ----- learning.
anecdote
2. Allen is always a hit at parties since he has a special way of telling a(n) ----- that is bound to make
everyone laugh.
apprehend
3. Manuel has never been good with subtle hints; his failure to ----- their meaning has often left him
in awkward situations.
tacit
4. My friends and I have a(n) ----- agreement that we will always be there to help each other out; we
never had to swear to our allegiance because it has always been an essential part of our friendship.
profound
5. When I started my physics class last year, I did not like it; soon, however, I began to appreciate the
----- insight it provided into the world around me.
lucidity
6. The woman has a few brief moments of -----, but spends most of her days hopelessly lost in a
world of her own creation.
enlighten
7. If the goal of the spiritual guru is to ----- his followers, I recommend he use more straightforward
statements and fewer riddles.
ascertain
8. It took me a while to ----- the source of the aspersions directed at me, but when I did, I confronted
the culprit and the rumors ceased.
impetuous
9. Lara has always been -----; she makes decisions quickly, with little thought for the consequences.
fundamental 10. I was sick during much of the year when I was supposed to learn Algebra I; as a result, my
knowledge of the ----- concepts is weak, and I am struggling in Algebra II.