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Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Vocabulary Lesson 1
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1.   canvass
 Not growing or changing; without force or vitality.
 Heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents).
2.   desert
 A place that is very dry and hot. You may find a cactus plant growing here!
 A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript).
3.   fallow
 Cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons.
 On the point of death; breathing your last.  
4.   hiatus
 An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
 A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript).
5.   hypochondriac
 Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.  
 A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments.
6.   salvation
 A means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness.  
 Undeveloped but potentially useful.  
7.   banal
 Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
 An arid region with little or no vegetation.
8.   benediction
 A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection.
 The setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account.
9.   laconic
 A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection.
 Brief and to the point; effectively cut short.
10.   moribund
 On the point of death; breathing your last.  
 Obvious and dull.

 

Answer Key 0196160
1.   canvass
 Not growing or changing; without force or vitality.
 Heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents).
2.   desert
 A place that is very dry and hot. You may find a cactus plant growing here!
 A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript).
3.   fallow
 Cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons.
 On the point of death; breathing your last.  
4.   hiatus
 An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
 A missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript).
5.   hypochondriac
 Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.  
 A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments.
6.   salvation
 A means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness.  
 Undeveloped but potentially useful.  
7.   banal
 Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
 An arid region with little or no vegetation.
8.   benediction
 A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection.
 The setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account.
9.   laconic
 A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection.
 Brief and to the point; effectively cut short.
10.   moribund
 On the point of death; breathing your last.  
 Obvious and dull.


 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Vocabulary Lesson 1
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1.   laconic
 Brief and to the point; effectively cut short.
 An arid region with little or no vegetation.
2.   moribund
 Undeveloped but potentially useful.  
 Not growing or changing; without force or vitality.
3.   desert
 An arid region with little or no vegetation.
 On the point of death; breathing your last.  
4.   hiatus
 Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
 An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
5.   salvation
 A means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness.  
 Cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons.
6.   fallow
 Left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season.  
 Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate.  
7.   benediction
 The mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete.
 A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection.
8.   canvass
 An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people.
 A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments.
9.   hypochondriac
 Left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season.  
 A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments.
10.   banal
 Obvious and dull.
 A place that is very dry and hot. You may find a cactus plant growing here!

 

Answer Key 0170556
1.   laconic
 Brief and to the point; effectively cut short.
 An arid region with little or no vegetation.
2.   moribund
 Undeveloped but potentially useful.  
 Not growing or changing; without force or vitality.
3.   desert
 An arid region with little or no vegetation.
 On the point of death; breathing your last.  
4.   hiatus
 Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
 An interruption in the intensity or amount of something.
5.   salvation
 A means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness.  
 Cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons.
6.   fallow
 Left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season.  
 Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate.  
7.   benediction
 The mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete.
 A ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection.
8.   canvass
 An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people.
 A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments.
9.   hypochondriac
 Left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season.  
 A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments.
10.   banal
 Obvious and dull.
 A place that is very dry and hot. You may find a cactus plant growing here!