Name: _____________________________
Per: _______ Date: __________________
Vocabulary Week 13
Exercise I
Match the correct definition with each vocabulary word.
________ 1.
flagrant
________ 2.
gregarious
________ 3.
hypercritical
________ 4.
impetuous
________ 5.
loquacious
________ 6.
mettle
________ 7.
ossify
________ 8.
parsimonious
________ 9.
recrimination
________ 10.
provision
B. to change into bone; to harden like bone; to
become rigid, hardhearted, or opposed to
change
C. outgoing
D. glaringly bad; notorious; outrageous
E. moving with great force or speed; acting
hastily, rashly, or on impulse
F. (n) the act of supplying or providing; a
preparation made for the future; a
requirement; (v) to stock with food
G. too economical; stingy; miserly
H. too critical or critical beyond reason
I. talkative
J. disposition; courage; resolution
A. an accusation in return; a counteraccusation
Exercise II
Read each sentence below. In each blank space, write a word or phrase that has the same, or almost the same,
meaning as the italicized word. The first sentence is done for you.
1. The left-fielder’s flagrant __outrageous__ error cost us the game.
2. Marsha is a perfect choice to head the social committee because she’s so gregarious
_______________________.
3. It is often easer to by hypercritical _______________________ than to offer constructive criticism.
4. It was an impetuous _______________________ act to slam the door so hard.
5. The nurse in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a loquacious _______________________ character.
6. The crisis tested our mettle _______________________.
7. Some body cartilage is known to ossify _______________________ as we get older.
8. A famous parsimonious _______________________ character is Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol.”
9. Jack wrote a letter of recrimination _____________________ blaming everyone but himself.
10. We must provision _____________________ the ship before we sail.
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Exercise III
Find the word from the following list that answers each question below. Write this word on the line provided at
the left of each question.
flagrant
recrimination
loquacious
hypercritical
provision
___________________ 1.
What kind of person talks a great deal?
___________________ 2.
What do you call a preparation made for the future?
___________________ 3.
How do you describe a clearly outrageous violation of the law?
___________________ 4.
What do you call a counteraccusation?
___________________ 5.
Which word describes an unreasonably critical person?
gregarious
ossify
impetuous
mettle
parsimonious
___________________ 6.
Which word describes a person who acts without thinking?
___________________ 7.
Which word describes a miser?
___________________ 8.
Which word means “to become hardened”?
___________________ 9.
Which word describes people who like to be with other people?
___________________ 10. What is another word for courage?
Exercise IV
Find the vocabulary word needed to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences.
1. Our treasurer is so ______________________ with the club’s funds that he won’t give us money for
pencils.
2. In biology, we saw a series of X-rays that showed how bones ______________________.
3. This is the first cake I’ve ever baked, so don’t be ______________________ if it isn’t perfect.
4. I can’t believe that you would make such a ______________________ error.
5. At this meeting you can voice your objections with no fear of ______________________.
6. She is too ______________________ to be happy living alone.
7. We agreed to the lease, with the ______________________ that the landlord paint the apartment.
8. The Phillies showed their ______________________ in the cliffhanger with the Astros.
9. Please reconsider your ______________________ decision to leave so abruptly.
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10. He is so ______________________ that it’s hard for anyone else to get a word in.
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