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Vocabulary
atrocious impediment charisma painstaking mediocre
lament recipient compassion prolific paradox
stamina discern insipid conceive wan
aura

Matching
Match each definition with a word.

1. a. Become pale and sickly. Â

b. unnaturally pale, as from an illness

2. a. Quality that is low or just average; it is not good.

b. average, ordinary, undistinguished.

3. a. a hindrance, barrier, obstacle

b. Any structure that makes progress difficult.

4. a. abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

b. Bearing in abudance; as in writing or music.

5. a. lacking flavor or taste; dull; uninteresting

b. dull, unexciting, or bland

6. a. Requiring oe showing great care; very careful

b. very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous

7. a. To become aware of mentally.

b. Detect with the senses.

8. a. a distinctive quality surrounding a person or thing; an invisible, enveloping glow

b. the unique but undefinable atmosphere that surrounds a person object or event

9. a. the feeling of sharing the suffering, pity, or sympathy of another

b. A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering. Â

10. a. a statement or idea which seems to contradict itself, but which may be true.
b. (logic) a self-contradiction. Â

11. a. The strength or power to last or endure

b. Enduring strength and energy. Â

12. a. A person who gets something. Â

b. One that receives; receiver.

13. a. extremely evil; evil or cruel; exceptionally bad

b. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous.

14. a. A personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others. Â

b. The ability to attract and influence others.

15. a. to mourn aloud; to wail in sorrow

b. to express grief; to mourn; to regret
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16. a. to imagine or develop as an idea; to understand or grasp; to become pregnant
with
b. to come up with something
to think of an idea

Multiple Choice
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

17. stamina
A. the feeling of sharing the suffering, pity, or sympathy of another
B. Enduring strength and energy. Â
C. to imagine or develop as an idea; to understand or grasp; to become pregnant with
D. Become pale and sickly. Â

18. recipient
A. Enduring strength and energy. Â
B. (logic) a self-contradiction. Â
C. One that receives; receiver.
D. Bearing in abudance; as in writing or music.

19. prolific
A. lacking flavor or taste; dull; uninteresting
B. A personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others. Â
C. extremely evil; evil or cruel; exceptionally bad
D. abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

20. mediocre
A. the unique but undefinable atmosphere that surrounds a person object or event
B. very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous
C. Quality that is low or just average; it is not good.
D. To become aware of mentally.

21. conceive
A. to come up with something
to think of an idea
B. average, ordinary, undistinguished.
C. A person who gets something. Â
D. to mourn aloud; to wail in sorrow

22. insipid
A. dull, unexciting, or bland
B. abundantly productive; abundant, profuse
C. The ability to attract and influence others.
D. a hindrance, barrier, obstacle

23. discern
A. Detect with the senses.
B. A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering. Â
C. A person who gets something. Â
D. a distinctive quality surrounding a person or thing; an invisible, enveloping glow

24. atrocious
A. The strength or power to last or endure
B. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous.
C. to mourn aloud; to wail in sorrow
D. to come up with something
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to think of an idea

25. aura
A. (logic) a self-contradiction. Â
B. Any structure that makes progress difficult.
C. the unique but undefinable atmosphere that surrounds a person object or event
D. unnaturally pale, as from an illness

26. paradox
A. Requiring oe showing great care; very careful
B. (logic) a self-contradiction. Â
C. average, ordinary, undistinguished.
D. Detect with the senses.

27. painstaking
A. dull, unexciting, or bland
B. extremely evil; evil or cruel; exceptionally bad
C. very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous
D. A personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others. Â

28. wan
A. unnaturally pale, as from an illness
B. Enduring strength and energy. Â
C. dull, unexciting, or bland
D. extremely evil; evil or cruel; exceptionally bad

29. impediment
A. to mourn aloud; to wail in sorrow
B. to come up with something
to think of an idea
C. a distinctive quality surrounding a person or thing; an invisible, enveloping glow
D. Any structure that makes progress difficult.

30. lament
A. to express grief; to mourn; to regret
B. Detect with the senses.
C. Bearing in abudance; as in writing or music.
D. (logic) a self-contradiction. Â

31. charisma
A. average, ordinary, undistinguished.
B. One that receives; receiver.
C. unnaturally pale, as from an illness
D. The ability to attract and influence others.

32. compassion
A. average, ordinary, undistinguished.
B. A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering. Â
C. Requiring oe showing great care; very careful
D. Any structure that makes progress difficult.
Answer Key
1. wan 12. recipient 23. A
2. mediocre 13. atrocious 24. B
3. impediment 14. charisma 25. C
4. prolific 15. lament 26. B
5. insipid 16. conceive 27. C
6. painstaking 17. B 28. A
7. discern 18. C 29. D
8. aura 19. D 30. A
9. compassion 20. C 31. D
10. paradox 21. A 32. B
11. stamina 22. A