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Twelve vocabulary words with the roots of DICT/DIC/DIT, VENT/VEN and DUCT/DUC. 1. _____ reduce 2. _____ indicate 3. _____ adventure 4. _____ condition 5. _____ misconduct 6. _____ educational 7. _____ souvenir 8. _____ dictionary 9. _____ verdict 10. _____ inconvenient 11. _____ invent 12. _____ introductory

Match the twelve definitions below to the vocabulary words on the left. a. - A particular manner or state of being of a person or thing; a restricting or modifying circumstance b. - To bring down to a smaller size, amount or price; to demote c. - Tending or intended to instruct, inform or impart general knowledge d. - Any judgment or decision; the findings of a jury in a matter submitted to it e. - A book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically f. - Behavior not conforming to prevailing standards or laws; malfeasance, esp. by governmental or military officials g. - Not easily accessible or at hand ; inopportune; untimely; not suiting one's needs or purposes h. - To point out or demonstrate; to serve as a sign, symptom or token of i. - Constituting a presentation of a person/thing into acceptance or use for the first time j. - Usually a small and relatively inexpensive article given or kept as a reminder of a place visited k. - To originate as a product of one's own ingenuity or experimentation l. - An exciting or unusual experience; a bold, uncertain and usually risky undertaking

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Definition MATCH: ["S136Level 1-Match - you are here"] -- ["S136Level 2-Match"] -- ["S136Level 3-Match"]
Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S136Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S136Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S136Level 3-FITB"]
Is It True or False?: ["S136Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S136Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S136Level 3 T/F"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S136Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S136Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S136Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Contextual Stories: ["S136Level 1 Story"] -- ["S136Level 2 Story"] -- ["S136Level 3 Story"]
Find the Words: ["S136Level 1 WF"] -- ["S136Level 2 WF"] -- ["S136Level 3 WF"]
Crosswords: ["S136Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S136Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S136Level 3 C/W"]
Return to interactive puzzles at: ["S136 Level 1"] -- ["S136 Level 2"] -- ["S136 Level 3"]

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