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EXERCISES: SYNONYMS
Directions: Circle the answer choice that has the same meaning as the underlined
word.
1. Nutritionists believe that vitamins
circumvent disease.
(A) defeat
(B) nourish
(C) treat
(D) feed
2. After his heart attack, Joe went on a
therapeutic diet.
(A) vegetable
(B) stringent
(C) curative
(D) weight-losing
3. Efforts to ameliorate housing conditions
for the poor were halted because govern-
ment funds were cut off.
(A) add to
(B) develop
(C) study
(D) improve
4. I think your decision to buy the house was
judicious.
(A) extravagant
(B) wise
(C) careful
(D) joyful
5. I have an appointment this afternoon

with my chiropodist.
(A) eye doctor
(B) skin specialist
(C) baby doctor
(D) foot specialist
6. Usually submissive, little Andy suddenly
turned rebellious.
(A) quiet
(B) obedient
(C) permissive
(D) timid
7. Sometimes hyperactive children are
given drugs.
(A) excessively lively
(B) slow-moving
(C) very intelligent
(D) physically disabled
8. Taking college entrance tests with levity
is impossible.
(A) notes
(B) care
(C) lightness
(D) levitation
9. He was notorious among the women for
his fickleness.
(A) infamous
(B) courted
(C) famous
(D) noxious
10. Manufacturers are dubious about predic-

tions of an economic recovery.
(A) dumbfounded
(B) delighted
(C) driven
(D) doubtful
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11. Ostensibly, she enjoys her vacations in
Nova Scotia, but she really would prefer
someplace warmer.
(A) probably
(B) obviously
(C) seemingly
(D) definitely
12. Because children are inoculated against
measles, there are currently very few
cases of the disease in the United States.
(A) treated
(B) injected
(C) isolated
(D) subjected
13. Pat cannot take elevators because she
has claustrophobia.
(A) unreasonable fear of heights
(B) unreasonable fear of closed spaces
(C) unreasonable fear of elevators
(D) unreasonable fear of people
14. The doctor told him to keep his arm

immobile for a few days.
(A) in a sling
(B) encased in ice
(C) motionless
(D) exercised
15. The hurricane caused incalculable dam-
age in New England.
(A) very great
(B) very little
(C) very calculating
(D) very abusive
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EXERCISES: PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Directions: This crossword puzzle is a review of some of the vocabulary in this
chapter.
Across Down
3. Indefinite article 1. Disobedient
4. Doubtful 2. Stage, platform
7. Very great 3. Suffix meaning relating to
11. Cooking 5. Antonym of girls
12. Passive, obedient 6. Abbreviation for saint
14. Go up and down 8. Result
18. Uncertain 9. Divide into two parts
21. Very small 10. Sickness
22. Beginner 13. Signify
24. Also 15. Equal
25. Indefinite article 16. Death notice
26. Someone who takes part 17. Suggests

29. Bring up (children) 19. Bother
30. Past of feed 20. Prefix meaning many
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Across Down
32. Antonym of permanent 21. Traveler’s tool
35. Shortage 23. Suffix meaning one who
36. Merciless 27. Joyous song
28. Also
30. Temporary pursuit
31. Abbreviation of definition
33. Salary
34. Decay
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ANSWER KEY
Synonyms
1. A 6. B 11. C
2. C 7. A 12. B
3. D 8. C 13. B
4. B 9. A 14. C
5. D 10. D 15. A
Putting It Together
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SUMMING IT UP

• Most word roots have prefixes and suffixes attached to them.
• Most roots in English come from Greek or Latin
• You will see connections among words once you recognize the word
roots.
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