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Midterm Vocabulary Practice
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What does CONTRA mean in the word CONTRADICT?
against
after
not
within
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If you owe someone money, who do you need to pay back?
scribe
creditor
judge
dictator
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An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is a book about a person's life that is written by
a scribe
themselves
another author
their loved ones
4
Using context clues, identify the word that belongs. The doctor gave me an ____.
injection
prescription
remit
accreditation
5
What does CIRCUM mean in the word CIRCUMSPECT?
around
outside
look
together
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BIBLIO in the word BIBLIOGRAPHY means
life
book
to write
self
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In these busy times, what feature of products do we really appreciate?
portable
import
transmission
transmit
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The word PRESCRIBE contains a prefix meaning ____ and a root word meaning ____.
after / writing
before / writing
before / history
again / history
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The opposite of JUST is ____.
lawful
careful
unlawful
because
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The lady made a spectacle of herself at the Black Friday sale. SPECTACLE in this context means ____.
eyeglasses
seen
look
fool
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Good writers try to do this with clear details and many adjectives.
script
prescribe
describe
inscribe
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A synonym for INCREDIBLE is
contradict
unusual
unbelievable
fabulous
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Based on your knowledge of the root word SCRIB, a SCRIBE is someone who
rights
rites
wrights
writes
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The word part that means LIGHT is
bio
phono
photo
viv
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The prefix TRANS means ____
under
three
within
across
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An example of an ADVERB is
every
fastly
red
quickly
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What does the prefix IN mean in the words INCREDULOUS and INCREDIBLE?
nor
on
not
in
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During the movie, there was an intermission. INTER in the word INTERMISSION means
within
among
full of
between
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The suffix -S changes words by making them ____.
adjectives
verbs
plural
adverbs
20
Words that are spelled alike but have different meanings are called
homographs
homophones
homonyms
homeostasis
21
Cargo ships bringing items into our country from another country are ____ goods.
exporting
importing
remitting
omitting
22
The word part BIO means
life
book
animial
light
23
What does DICT mean in the word CONTRADICT?
for
say
shared
against
24
What is the area where two roads cross?
interstate
interception
intersection
interjection
25
The Preamble to the Constitution is called the PREAMBLE because
it repeats "We the People"
it comes after the Constitution
it is not part of the document
it is before the Constitution
26
The DENOTATION of the word MANUAL is
negative
positive
handbook
neutral
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What do we call words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings?
homonyms
homophones
synonyms
homographs
28
Dogs and cats are examples of
quadrupeds
bipeds
millipedes
tripeds
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If you remove the IM from the word IMMEASURABLE, the word meaning becomes
cannot be measured
can be debated
can be measured
cannot be debated
30
If you only want to eat half of your beef jerky, then you might do this to it.
bisect
reject
dissect
transect
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There were so many of these at the basketball championship that the arena sold out.
dictators
spectators
inspectors
specticles
32
What can pilots do if something goes wrong with their aircraft?
eject
manipulate
portage
project
33
If someone is held captive and then set free, what happened to them?
impediment
manipulation
manicles
emancipation
34
When telling someone the right thing to do in a situation, it is important to be
justified
incredulous
credible
credulous
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The connotation of the word DISTURB is
negative
not
away
bother
36
Adjectives ____ ____.
verbs / describe
describe / nouns
describe / verbs
nouns / describe
37
The connotation of the word part DIS is usually
positive
negative
neutral
chicken
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The man on trial was waiting to hear what the jury would decide. What was he waiting for?
jurisdiction
justification
verdict
dictation
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Watch out! There's a ____ crossing the street!
manacle
impediment
peddler
pedestrian
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What does the suffix -OR mean in the words INSPECTOR and DICTATOR?
a person who
close to
able to
similar to
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This is what you've done if you've left something out.
emit
permit
omit
submit
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I think my Lexile went UP. I deserve 10 extra points!
ABSOLUTELY
INDEED
FOR SURE
YES
43
An antonym for RESPECT is
equal
disrespect
see again
admire
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Using context clues, identify the word that belongs: The bystander was hit by a sharp ____.
portfolio
sectional
impediment
projectile
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Manicure: ____. Pedicure: ____.
hands / feet
fingers / feet
feet / toes
feet / hands
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What does POST mean in the word POSTSCRIPT?
before
mail
last
after
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The word part CENT means
10
10,000
1000
100
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Authors write ____.
postscripts
autographs
manuscripts
scripts
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What does GRAPH mean in the word BIOGRAPHY?
book
self
life
write
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Which of the following is against the law in a courtroom?
abjuring
injustice
perjury
accreditation
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The denotation of the word PHOTOGRAPH is
light
record player
picture
positive
