IHS Global Literature Assignments 2006

Monday, October 16, 2006

Travel Vocab Part 2 Review

Review Travel Vocabulary Part 2 Name:_________
Let’s go over the twenty new words you studied for the second half of this unit. In the following quiz, match the best possible definition with the word you have studied. Write the letter that stands for that definition in the appropriate answer space.

Review Words Definitions

___1. Pensive a. free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm

___.2 Pallid b. affecting or moving the emotions

___ 3. Itinerant c. traveling from place to place

___4. Metaphor d. indicating authority or command; absolutely necessary

___5. Repress e. Thoughtful or reflective; often in a melancholy way

___6. Confluence f. showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive

___7. Imperative g. to uphold or justify by argument or evidence

___8. Imperialism h. exceedingly eager or avid

___9. Picturesque i. effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant

___10. Impoverished j. to hold back, restrain

___11. Voracious k. beautiful, vivid, quaint

___12. Mongrel l. meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular

___ 13. Conscientious m. the policy of forming and maintaining and empire through subjugation

___14. Poignant n. personified or typified, as a quality or idea

___15. Incarnate o. disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved

___16. Tranquil p. faint in color, pale

___17. Indicative q. any cross between different things, esp. if indiscriminate.

___18. Exuberant r. a comparison not using like or as

___19. Reticent s. a flowing together, especially of stream

___ 20. Vindicate t. to make poor; to deprive of strength, resources

Words for further study: _______________ _______________

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