Introduction

This vocabulary worksheet will help you improve and expand your vocabulary.
Using this format to practice daily will not only give you a better understanding of
the words, their synonyms and usage, but by becoming more familiar with the
cornucopia of words the English language contains will allow you to improve both
your reading comprehension and your writing - as well as helping you ace any
vocabulary questions on the selective entry test!

To use the worksheet, simply look up the definition of the word if you don’t know
it, think of several synonyms for it, and then write an example sentence that
contains that word.

When you’ve completed the 200 words on this worksheet, you don’t have to stop
there – best practice is to write down any new words you come across in your
reading and daily life and do the same.

If you perform this practice regularly, you’ll be well on your way to improving your
vocabulary!

Good luck!

Walter Sit Woon

Integral Education

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Using the worksheet
You won’t be able to write directly in this version of the worksheet. To make your
own copy, click on File in the upper left, and then Make a Copy.

Once you click on Make a Copy, you’ll be prompted to rename and select a
location to copy the document to.

You’ll now be able to start adding your definitions, synonyms and sentences to
the worksheet!

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Worksheet
Adjective or
Word Definition Synonyms Sentence
Verb?

I prefer the
Relating to bucolic charm of
Bucolic Idyllic
pleasing aspects Adjective the countryside
Rustic
of the countryside to the hustle and
bustle of the city.
Impecunious

Stymie

Soporific

Redolent

Lugubrious

Ebullient

Oscillate

Waggish

Perspicacious

Jocund

Misapprehend

Orate

Mephitic

Aggrandize

Embolden

Rive

Goad

Obviate

Ubiquitous

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 Adjective or
Word Definition Synonyms Sentence
Verb?
Squawk

Stentorian

Whimsical

Ply

Quibble

Hone

Effervescent

Palpable

Vociferous

Incandescent

Lament

Wallow

Kindle

Torpid

Splenetic

Wangle

Quixotic

Dissemble

Knell

Jeopardize

Trenchant

Trowel

Obdurate

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 Adjective or
Word Definition Synonyms Sentence
Verb?
Flounder

Venerate

Prattle

Obfuscate

Beseech

Cajole

Euphonious

Synergise

Quaff

Supine

Nefarious

Impel

Squelch

Cogent

Capricious

Mangle

Taciturn

Enamored

Caper

Eke

Roil

Vex

Excoriate

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 Adjective or
Word Definition Synonyms Sentence
Verb?
Pernicious

Ephemeral

Intrepid

Waggle

Voracious

Delineate

Phlegmatic

Quell

Resplendent

Decry

Hurtle

Abstemious

Delinieate

Vexatious

Orotund

Plumb

Cogitate

Natter

Mellifluous

Yoke

Pusillanimous

Querulous

Banter

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 Adjective or
Word Definition Synonyms Sentence
Verb?
Risible

Zest

Slake

Skulk

Propitious

Voluble

Tumble

Sardonic

Disingenuous

Limpid

Remonstrate

Penurious

Imprecate

Loquacious

Tenebrous

Inure

Clandestine

Sagacious

Unfurl

Amaranthine

Harangue

Mandate

Conflagrate

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 Adjective or
Word Definition Synonyms Sentence
Verb?
Lachrymose

Inveigle

Equanimous

Vituperative

Dissonant

Incendiary

Rhapsodize

Luminous

Nebulous

Irresolute

Diaphanous

Unctuous

Nettled

Mordant

Susurrant

Indomitable

Sanction

Truculent

Verdant

Turbid

Obtuse

Impervious

Placid

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 Adjective or
Word Definition Synonyms Sentence
Verb?
Viscous

Travail

Lope

Quiescent

Mellifluent

Teethe

Jilt

Spasmodic

Dulcet

Salubrious

Feckless

Knavish

Imbue

Multifarious

Pithy

Serendipitous

Oblige

Imbibe

Execrate

Demur

Inculcate

Dolorous

Gesticulate

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 Adjective or
Word Definition Synonyms Sentence
Verb?
Wheedle

Cavil

Rhapsodic

Sempiternal

Mercurial

Supplicate

Insouciant

Scuttle

Garrulous

Accost

Jingoistic

Perjure

Inscrutable

Terminate

Foment

Winsome

Yearn

Timorous

Teeter

Umbrageous

Propagate

Snicker

Emblazon

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 Adjective or
Word Definition Synonyms Sentence
Verb?
Gibber

Nettles

Yearning

Untangle

Vanquish

Guffaw

Swathe

Balk

Ululate

Irascible

Acerbic

Upbraid

Halcyon

Pensive

Sanguine

Xenophobic

Jettison

Undergird

Obsequious

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