Bergen Evans Vocabulary
Bergen Evans Vocabulary
Volume V , Side 1 (31-40)
Match the vocabulary words in column A with the correct definitions in column B.
A B
_____ 1. overt (adj.) a. having to do with the verbal or stylistic aspects of speaking or writing
_____ 2. perspicacity (n.) b. open, not hidden, observable, unconcealed
_____ 3. pique (n.) c. reclining, lying down, prone, reposing
_____ 4. predatory (adj.) d. quick understanding, acuteness, perceptiveness, insight
_____ 5. predilection (n.) e. resentment, hurt pride, offense
_____ 6. proscribe (v.) f. to give excuses, to explain away, to justify
_____ 7. pundit (n.) g. plundering, preying, rapacious
_____ 8. rationalize (v.) h. a learned or wise person, a teacher, a sage
_____ 9. recumbent (adj.) i. to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful, to prohibit
_____ 10. rhetorical (adj.) j. an established preference for something
Write the correct form of each word as instructed.
___________________________________ 1. Write the adverb form of the word overt.
___________________________________ 2. Write the adjective form of the word perspicacity.
___________________________________ 3. Write the pronunciation of the word pique.
___________________________________ 4. Write the noun form of the word predatory.
___________________________________ 5. Write the Medieval Latin form of the word predilection.
__________________/_________________ 6. Write two noun forms of the word proscribe.
___________________________________ 7. Write the Sanskrit form of the word pundit.
___________________________________ 8. Write the adjective form of the word rationalize.
___________________________________ 9. Write the noun form of the word recumbent.
___________________________________ 10. Write the adverb form of the word rhetorical.
Match each word with its closest possible synonym.
_______ 1. rhetorical A. sagaciousness
_______ 2. rationalize B. eloquent
_______ 3. proscribe C. rapacious
_______ 4. predatory D. exclude
_______ 5. perspicacity E. vindicate
_______ 6. overt A. prostrate
_______ 7. pique B. prejudice
_______ 8. predilection C. scholar
_______ 9. pundit D. exposed
_______10. recumbent E. annoyance
Choose the vocabulary word that fits with the clue given.
_____________________ 1. –what an English professor likely would discuss about an essay
(techniques)
_____________________ 2. Judges need to have this.
_____________________ 3. –a nicer word for “nerd”
_____________________ 4. You can be this in you recliner.
_____________________ 5. Teenagers try to do this rather than doing their chores.
_____ _______________ 6. Describes an emotion which can plainly be seen on a person’s face.
_____________________ 7. –the antonym of prescribe.
_____________________ 8. –the feeling you get when you hear a friend “dis” you
_____________________ 9. –describes a person who uses another for his own personal benefit
___________________(s) 10. “These are a few of my favorite things.”
Complete the analogy with a word from you vocabulary list.
1. dislike : hatred
favorite : ________________
2. proscribe : prescribe
misconstrue : ________________
3. love : hatred
________________: ignorance
4. recumbent : sloth
________________ : lion
5. intern : doctor
student : __________________
6. valor : bravery
resentment : __________________
7. impoverished : wealthy
closed : ___________________
Complete the following sentences with correct vocabulary word from the list.
_____________________ 1. The cat, ____ in the sunny window, refused to move.
______________________2. Margaret’s _____ dislike of Jimmy was clear from the sneer on her face
when he walked in the room.
_____________________ 3. Wolves are ____ animals.
_____________________ 4. The president’s speechwriter was working on the ____ aspects of the
latest television broadcast.
_____________________ 5. Because he was so smart, everyone considered him a/an ____.
_____________________ 6. Her _____ diminished after she realized the joke was not actually
about her.
_____________________ 7. Because of his ____, King Solomon was able to solve many difficult
dilemmas.
_____________________ 8. Elton’s attempts to ____ the false bank accounts only made him look more
like a crook.
_____________________ 9. In spite of its sugar and fat, I have a/an _____ for ice cream.
___________________(d) 10. Because she failed the six weeks, Morgana’s parents ___ her
extracurricular activities for the next three weeks.
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