Language Arts Classroom Competition

WordMasters: Grade 7 Gold Division Jan-Feb '09


YES : NO :: PERMIT : _______________________
(a. abdicate / b. provoke / c. proscribe / d. forgo / e. eschew)



Be sure you understand the part of speech of a word—whether it's a noun, a verb, or an adjective. (Some words, such as "rant" on this list, can be either a noun or a verb depending on how they are used.) Pay attention to the prefixes and suffixes of words, because they are often clues to meaning and part of speech. And try to familiarize yourself with other forms of these words—not just "abdicate" but also "abdication," not just "ingénue" but also "ingenuous," not just "narcissist" but also "narcissism" and "narcissistic," not just "apathetic" but also "apathy," not just "rancor" but also "rancorous," not just "revoke" but also "revocation," not just "stolid" but also "stolidity," not just "proscribe" but also "proscription," not just "artless" but also "artlessness," etc.

  1. turncoat
  2. proscribe
  3. debonair
  4. partisan
  5. eschew
  6. craven
  7. ingenue
  8. rant
  9. fickle
  10. narcissist
  11. revoke
  12. artless
  13. lackey
  14. incapacitate
  15. steadfast
  16. livery
  17. preclude
  18. apathetic
  19. purview
  20. forgo
  21. propitious
  22. rancor
  23. abdicate
  24. stolid
  25. rapport

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