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Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Choose the word that is the most nearly the same in meaning as the list of synonyms. A word should not be used more than once.

Word List affluent assimilate conscientious contemplate descendant diction divert excavate fanfare fitful glut humane incessant incriminate irksome luxurious priority recluse surveillance terrestrial

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1.   following, care, vigilance, observance, blind, eye _______________________	2.   meticulous, attentive, discreet, true, right, nice, exact, honorable, diligent, painstaking _______________________
3.   consideration, eminence, stress, frontage _______________________	4.   rapid, permanent, immemorial, uninterrupted _______________________
5.   ovation, testimonial banquet, testimonial, shriek _______________________	6.   pull, draw, evolve, clear, unearth, dig up, uncover _______________________
7.   incorporate, parallel, master, paragon, imbibe, absorb, accord, match, fill, even _______________________	8.   human, earth, interstellar, equinoctial _______________________
9.   onerous, fatiguing, worrisome, stupid _______________________	10.   charitable, easygoing, unassuming, modest, meek, patient, understanding, bashful, shy _______________________
11.   study, design, ponder, intend, design, eye, plan, grind, consider, view, muse, deliberate _______________________	12.   rhetoric, expression, usage, terminology _______________________
13.   soak, overdose, inundate, wear _______________________	14.   lineage, child, line, seed, conclusion, derivative, progeny, issue _______________________
15.   exuberant, plenteous, plenty, profuse _______________________	16.   rococo, elegant, voluptuous, lavish, impressive, ostentatious, dear, sensuous, sensual, magnificent, palace, sumptuous, splendid, expensive, imposing _______________________
17.   cry shame upon, indict, entangle, blame _______________________	18.   shut up, pariah, domestic, solitaire _______________________
19.   properly, erratic, recurrent, indecisive _______________________	20.   pull, desecrate, avert, scatter, avert, deter, cool, shift, entertain, redirect, depart, whip, discourage, pivot _______________________

 

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