Vocabulary 3.2
1. acute (adj.)
Definition – sharp or severe
Synonyms – sensitive, ___________________, _________________________
Antonyms – dull, _____________________, _____________________
Related Words ______________________, ____________________________
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2. amicable (adj.)
Definition- friendly
Synonyms – cordial, ___________________, ________________________
Antonyms- hostile, ____________________, ___________________________
Related Words - _______________________
Analogy/type _____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence _________________________________________________________________________________
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3. camaraderie (noun)
Definition- a spirit of friendly good-fellowship
Synonyms – friendliness, _____________________, _______________________
Antonyms – hostility, _______________________, ________________________
Related Words - none
Analogy/type ______________________________________________________________________________
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4. emulate (verb)
Definition – imitate with effort to equal or surpass
Synonyms- copy, ________________________, ____________________________
Antonyms- differ, _______________________, __________________________
Related Words- ___________________________, __________________________________________
Analogy/type ______________________________________________________________________________
Sentence _________________________________________________________________________________
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5. impetuous (adj.)
Definition – marked by sudden action or emotion
Synonyms- hasty, __________________________, _________________________
Antonyms- judicious, ________________________________, ______________________________
Related Words- ____________________________,
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6. oblivion (noun)
Definition – the condition or state of being forgotten
Synonyms – emptiness, ___________________________, _____________________________
Antonyms – remembrance, __________________________, _____________________________
Related Words- ____________________________
Analogy/type______________________________________________________________________________
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7. prevalent (adj.)
Definition- widespread; of wide extent or occurrence
Synonyms- ubiquitous, ______________________________, _______________________________
Antonyms – abnormal, _____________________________, ______________________________
Related Words- _______________________,
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8. prudent (adj.)
Definition – marked by wisdom or judiciousness
Synonyms – wise; _______________________, ___________________________
Antonyms- careless, _____________________________, _________________________
Related Words - _____________________________, ________________________________________
Analogy/type______________________________________________________________________________
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Vocabulary 3.2
Using context clues, decide these things for each underlined word:
A. Definition
B. Part of speech
C. Explain how you determined meaning by using
context clues
1. Thomas had sudden, acute pain in his chest and worried he might be having a heart attack.
A. Definition _______________________________________ B. Part of speech ___________________
C. Context clues _________________________________________________________________
2. It is nice to be around amicable people because they are all so giving and friendly.
A. Definition _______________________________________ B. Part of speech ___________________
C. Context clues _________________________________________________________________
3. The camaraderie in the room was evident as everyone got along so well and had a great time.
A. Definition _______________________________________ B. Part of speech ___________________
C. Context clues _________________________________________________________________
4. The young quarterback wanted to emulate the amazing athleticism of Drew Brees because he saw
Brees as a paradigm of the
perfect quarterback.
A. Definition _______________________________________ B. Part of speech ___________________
C. Context clues _________________________________________________________________
5. No one could believe how impetuous Tyler was when he ran through the bonfire without thinking of
the consequences.
A. Definition _______________________________________ B. Part of speech ___________________
C. Context clues _________________________________________________________________
6. The bomb blew the tank to oblivion and totally destroyed it.
A. Definition _______________________________________ B. Part of speech ___________________
C. Context clues _________________________________________________________________
7. Wearing very short dresses and skirts has become prevalent in school. All the girls dress that way
now.
A. Definition _______________________________________ B. Part of speech ___________________
C. Context clues _________________________________________________________________
8. It was a prudent decision not to go out in the bad weather and risk getting into an auto accident.
A. Definition _______________________________________ B. Part of speech ___________________
C. Context clues _________________________________________________________________
9. Jenny is disliked by a lot of other students because of her rancorous and malicious behavior.
A. Definition _______________________________________ B. Part of speech ___________________
C. Context clues _________________________________________________________________
10. Tracy had already won the campaign, so her constant flattery of others was superfluous.
A. Definition _______________________________________ B. Part of speech ___________________
C. Context clues _________________________________________________________________