Vocabulary Lesson One

Name:

A. Write the syllables, part(s) of speech and meaning(s) for the following words.
1. Coerce 2. Cognizant 3. Colloquy 4. Commensurate 5. Commiserate 6. Commodious 7. Conciliate 8. Confer 9. Configuration 10. Connoisseur -

B. Match column B with column A.

1. _____ Coerce
2. _____ Cognizant

a. to give, grant, or bestow; to have a conference or talk; to

meet for discussion
b. roomy; spacious

3. _____ Colloquy

c. a conversation or conference, usually formal

4. _____ Commensurate

d. someone who is an expert in the matter of art or taste

5. _____ Commiserate
6. _____ Commodious

e. the position or arrangement of parts or elements of

something; shape; outline
f. in proper proportion; having the same scale, measure, or size

7. _____ Conciliate

g. to compel; to dominate or restrain by force

8. _____ Confer

h. to win over; to appease; to gain good will or favor by being

friendly

9. _____ Configuration

i. to sympathize with or express sympathy for; to condole; to

pity

10. _____ Connoisseur

j. aware of or informed about something

C. Fill in the blank with a synonym.

11. I would not try to coerce (____________________) you into buying my stereo.
12. The reporters, cognizant (____________________) of the delicate situation, withheld questions for
the time being.
13. A colloquy (____________________) has been scheduled to study the reading problems of children.
14. My income is never quite commensurate (____________________) with my needs.
15. During the announcements, the principal asked that we commiserate (____________________) with
the poor in Ethiopia and bring in canned food to send to them.
16. The lobby of the Grand Hotel is commodious (____________________) and luxuriously furnished.
17. The prime minister tried to conciliate (____________________) the angry revel leader at their
meeting.
18. Members of the committee must confer (____________________) before they can reach a decision.
19. The marching band seemed to move effortlessly from one elaborate configuration
(____________________) to another.
20. Mr. Manzo, an art connoisseur (____________________), owns a valuable collection of paintings.

D. Answer each question with a vocabulary word.

1. What is another word for formal conference?

_________________

2. What do bullies do when they force others to do something?

_________________

3. If you give something to someone, what do you do?

_________________

4. Which word means to express sympathy for?

_________________

5. What do you do when you win over or soothe someone?

_________________

6. An arrangement of parts could be called what?

_________________

7. Which word describes a spacious house?

_________________

8. How could you describe a person who is informed about a situation?

_________________

9. If two things are in proportion to each other, what are they?

_________________

10. What is an expert in the fine arts called?

_________________

E. Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word.

1. Most rooms in the twelfth-century castle were _________________, yet drafty.
2. The rest of the employees congregated at the gate to _________________ with those who had been
laid off.
3. They were so busy that they werent even _________________ of the time.
4. I hope to find a job that is _________________ with my abilities.
5. Kathleen is a _________________ of Chinese teas.
6. The invaders tired to _________________ the captured soldier into revealing the defense plans.
7. The _________________ of the house was designed for efficiency, economy, and comfort by the
architect.
8. The university plans to _________________ an honorary degree on that famous entertainer.
9. The environmental agency is sponsoring a _________________ on the pollution of the bay.
10. To _________________ her customers, the merchant extended her store hours.

F. Write the correct form of the word.

1. Write an adjective form of the verb conciliate.

_________________

2. Write an adjective form of the noun configuration.

_________________

3. Write a noun form of the verb coerce.

_________________

4. Write the comparative form of the adjective commodious.

_________________

5. Write the noun form of the verb commiserate.

_________________

G. On the back of this sheet, write an original sentence for each vocabulary word. Give context clues
and underline the word used. Follow the rules for formal English.

Vocabulary Lesson One Quiz

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Name:

Please listen and spell the following words correctly: PLEASE WRITE LEGIBLY
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Please write in the answer/term for each definition.

11. _______________
12. _______________

a. the position or arrangement of parts or elements of

something; shape; outline
b. roomy; spacious

13. _______________

c. aware of or informed about something

14. _______________

d. someone who is an expert in the matter of art or taste

15. _______________
16. _______________

e. to give, grant, or bestow; to have a conference or talk; to

meet for discussion
f. to compel; to dominate or restrain by force

17. _______________

g. in proper proportion; having the same scale, measure, or size

18. _______________

h. to win over; to appease; to gain good will or favor by being

friendly
i. to sympathize with or express sympathy for; to condole; to
pity
j. a conversation or conference, usually formal

19. _______________
20. _______________

Please write a concise paragraph using five of the words properly. The paragraph must make sense.
Give context clues and underline the words used. Follow the rules for formal English.