VOCAB U. - Session #135 - Level 3 "Match the Definition" Activity

This activity is NOT interactive, but the answers are at the BOTTOM of this page. You have permission to make a hard copy for further vocabulary study.

Twelve vocabulary words with the roots of MISS/MITT, TENS/TEND/TENT and RECT/REG/RIG.
    1. _____ ostentatious

    2. _____ insurrection

    3. _____ regalia

    4. _____ tenuous

    5. _____ intermittant

    6. _____ demise

    7. _____ remission

    8. _____ rectify

    9. _____ ostensible

    10. _____ incorrigible

    11. _____ emissary

    12. _____ portend

Match the twelve definitions below to the vocabulary words on the left.
    a. - To indicate in advance (as an omen); to presage or foreshadow

    b. - Act or instance of rising in arms or open rebellion against an established government or authority

    c. - To put, make or set right; to remedy; to correct by calculation or adjustment

    d. - Stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again

    e. - Bad; incapable of being reformed; uncontrollable; unruly

    f. - Death; the end of existence or operation; termination

    g. - A person sent on a mission to represent or promote the interest(s) of another

    h. - Characterized by pretentious show in an attempt to impress; excessively conspicuous

    i. - Lacking a sound basis; unsubstantiated; weak; flimsy; thin, slight or slender in form

    j. - Diminution or abatement of something (a disease); the act of sending money, usually in payment

    k. - Outwardly represented or appearing as such (but misleading); seeming; professed

    l. - Fancy or dressy clothing; ceremonial clothes, insignia or decoration of an office or orde

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Reminder: Don't forget to complete other activities and educational exercises from our current, Session #135:

Definition MATCH: ["S135Level 3-Match - you are here"] -- ["S135Level 2-Match"] -- ["S135Level 1-Match"]
Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S135Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S135Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S135Level 3-FITB"]
Is It True or False?: ["S135Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S135Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S135Level 3 T/F"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S135Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S135Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S135Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Contextual Stories: ["S135Level 1 Story"] -- ["S135Level 2 Story"] -- ["S135Level 3 Story"]
Find the Words: ["S135Level 1 WF"] -- ["S135Level 2 WF"] -- ["S135Level 3 WF"]
Crosswords: ["S135Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S135Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S135Level 3 C/W"]
Return to interactive puzzles at: ["S135 Level 1"] -- ["S135 Level 2"] -- ["S135 Level 3"]

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