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What is the part of speech of the word 'hypocrite'?
What is the part of speech of the word 'hypocrite'?
The term 'adverse' is synonymous with favorable.
The term 'adverse' is synonymous with favorable.
False
What does the verb 'depict' mean?
What does the verb 'depict' mean?
to portray or represent in a picture
Someone who attacks violently is referred to as an __________.
Someone who attacks violently is referred to as an __________.
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Match the following words with their definitions:
Match the following words with their definitions:
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What does the word 'sheepish' mean?
What does the word 'sheepish' mean?
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The word 'billow' can refer to both a large wave and the action of rising or swelling like a wave.
The word 'billow' can refer to both a large wave and the action of rising or swelling like a wave.
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What part of speech is the word 'disinterested'?
What part of speech is the word 'disinterested'?
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The __________ refers to the greatest possible amount of something.
The __________ refers to the greatest possible amount of something.
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Study Notes
Level B Unit 1 Vocabulary
Set A
- Adverse: Unfavorable, negative, working against, hostile. (Adjective)
- Assailant: A person who attacks violently (with blows or words). (Noun)
- Confront: To meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with. (Verb)
- Contemporary: Belonging to the same period of time; a person of the same time. (Noun, Adjective)
- Depict: To portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture. (Verb)
- Groundless: Without any good reason or cause, unjustified. (Adjective)
- Hypocrite: A person who pretends to be someone they are not, or better than they are; a two-faced person. (Noun)
- Mimic: A person who does imitations; to imitate; to make fun of. (Noun, Verb)
- Serene: Peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand. (Adjective)
- Sheepish: Embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid. (Adjective)
Set B
- Arid: Extremely dry; uninteresting, dull. (Adjective)
- Billow: A large wave; To rise or swell like a wave. (Noun, Verb)
- Constrain: To force; compel; to restrain, hold back. (Verb)
- Disinterested: Fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent. (Adjective)
- Encompass: To encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include within a certain group or class. (Verb)
- Incomprehensible: Impossible to understand. (Adjective)
- Manipulate: To handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage. (Verb)
- Maximum: The greatest possible amount or degree; reaching the greatest possible amount or degree. (Noun, Adjective)
- Ruffle: To wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; to flip through; a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges; a ripple; a low drumbeat. (Verb, Noun)
- Stamina: The strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power. (Noun)
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Test your knowledge of vocabulary from Level B Unit 1. This quiz covers terms from Set A that include various parts of speech such as adjectives, nouns, and verbs. It will challenge your understanding of definitions and usages in context.
