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Twelve vocabulary words with the roots of DICT/DIC, VENT and DUCT/DUC. 1. _____ deduce 2. _____ dedicate 3. _____ productive 4. _____ eventful 5. _____ dictatorship 6. _____ duchess 7. _____ prevention 8. _____ prediction 9. _____ venturesome 10. _____ contradictory 11. _____ aqueduct 12. _____ conventional

Match the twelve definitions below to the vocabulary words on the left. a. - Having or showing a disposition to undertake something involving uncertainty or risk b. - The wife or widow of a duke; a woman who holds the title of duke in her own right c. - The act of stopping or keeping something from happening d. - To set apart or consecrate for a deity or sacred purpose; to devote wholly to some action e. - Conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste f. - Full of incidents or important occurrences, esp. of a striking character g. - Something that foretells the future; a prophecy; the act of declaring or telling in advance h. - Artificial channel for conducting water over a distance from a remote site i. - A country or form of government in which absolute power is exercised by an imperious ruler j. - Capable of creating by mental or physical effort; fertile; fruitful; yielding favorable results k. - To infer; to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed l. - Inclined to declare or speak against; involving the expression of the opposite opinion

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Definition MATCH: ["S136Level 2-Match - you are here"] -- ["S136Level 1-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"]
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