Vocabulary 2
Monday, August 24 – Friday, August 28
Name _______________________________________________
SHEET AND PARAGRAPH DUE FRIDAY
Part I: Match the word to the definition (try it from memory).
Review:
fervent
laborious
peruse
effusion
capitulate
Extra: Rhetorical Device: Hyperbole (an exaggeration)
1. ______
fervent
a. requiring much time and effort
2. ______
laborious
b. an act of talking or writing in an unrestrained or excited manner
3. ______
peruse
c. having or showing great intensity (as in work) or enthusiasm
4. ______
effusion
d. to look over casually
5. ______
capitulate
e. to stop resisting
II. Fill in the appropriate words (in the proper form of the word) from the vocabulary list. Some words will be used twice. Some, but not all
sentences give you some hints as to the proper form.
1. Her daily run of 90 minutes, shows how _________________________ Daisy is about doing well in the marathon next month.
2. Her constant ________________________________s of “I-love-you” made her mother think she was hiding something.
3. The process of transferring the liquid evenly into the vials was ___________________, but Dr. Yabba Dabba was ________________ about
his new experiment.
4. As I was _______________________ the newspaper, I came across an ad that interested me.
5. She began talking ________________________________ly, words spilling out faster than the tears down her face.
6. His constant _____________________________ during meetings were beginning to cause the board members to doubt him.
7. I ___________________________ed the catalogue but could not find anything that interested me.
8. Writing the 20-page paper was ________________________________ but Amy was proud of her work when she finished.
9. With ______________________________ actions, Maude attempting to clean up the spill before anyone noticed.
10. The South finally ________________________ to the North after years of bloody fighting.
11. Cleaning up the yard after the storm was ___________________________________.
12. He spoke __________________________________ly about his trip to Italy.
13. The reigning chess champion finally _____________________________ when his opponent smiled and said, “Checkmate.”
14. Alex was _________________________ about playing baseball; he even loved practicing for hours in the heat.
15. Ursula did not want burgers for lunch. She argued and argued but finally ___________________________________ed after Joanne offered
to buy her lunch.
III. The following sentences are not best usages of the words. Explain why or write a better sentence.
Example: Bobby was fervent about his new bike. Better: Bobby was fervent about riding his bike.
1. Stacy perused the dog, staring at it for a long time.
2. Naomi effused about her new dress.
3. Cindy was laborious at work.
4. Jean capitulated the crayons when asked.
IV. On a separate sheet of paper, type or neatly write a paragraph/story using and UNDERLINING the new words for this week. In your
paragraph, use hyperbole and underline or highlight the sentence(s) in which the understatement appears.
Extra: Write the definition of hyperbole here: