Vocabulary Comprehension Exercise 1

Description:

Continue to build the breadth of your vocabulary by reviewing word lists. Any time you find words with which you are not familiar, be sure to write them down for future review.

Learning Resources:

Review the following learning content:

• Passage-based reading: vocabulary comprehension content

Review this word list and then identify the appropriate word to use in each of the sentences below.

Exercises:

Set 1:

• 1. The birthday card was so---- that he knew it had to be from his emotional grandmother. [stoic, treacly, impassive]
• 2. No matter how desperately Anna---- her mother, she could not get permission to go. [flaunted, scourged, entreated]
• 3. The baby enjoyed the---- tune and soon stopped crying. [ludic, draconian, lachrymose]

Set 2:

• 1. The teacher praised the---- of Brian's argument and gave him an A for the presentation. [acuity, dearth, ineffectual]
• 2. The eagle descended from its---- only long enough to hunt at sundown. [nadir, booth, aerie]
• 3. The students criticized the teacher's---- methods, but admitted she had well-prepared them for college. [draconian, incarnadine, mild]

Answers

Set 1:

1. treacly
2. entreated
3. ludic

Set 2:

1. acuity
2. aerie
3. draconian