Vocabulary Exercise

Section 2: Definitions

Choose the correct word for the definition from the list below. Then fill in the blanks in the sentences following the definitions. Note: You may have to change the grammatical form of the word used in the sentence.

Word List

glance (M), introverts (P), extroverts (P), counterparts (P), invisible (O), defensively (Q), intruded (Q), threatened (Q), associated (Q), accidental (Q), matches (S)

Word Definitions and Fill-in-the-Blank Sentences

1. Definition: expressed an intention of hurting or punishing
Sentence: The teacher's __________didn't mean anything, he never followed through with them.
2. Definition: shy, inward people
Sentence: The __________ young woman was not hired by the public relations firms; she instead got a job in a bookstore.
3. Definition: connected
Sentence: The retired professor was __________ with the University of Ulm for twenty years.
4. Definition: forced oneself on others without being asked or welcomed
Sentence: The __________ sensed that he was not wanted at the party.
5. Definition: happening by chance; not on purpose
Sentence: The car __________hit the tree.
6. Definition: bold, outward people
Sentence: Do you have to be an __________ to be an actor?
7. Definition: unable to be seen
Sentence: Most people think that ghosts are __________.
8. Definition: people or things that correspond to others in form and function; equivalents
Sentence: The assistant director of the company felt that his __________ in the other offices were not doing their jobs well.
9. Definition: in a manner of feeling attacked and justifying quickly
Sentence: It can be difficult to talk with people who are __________.
10. Definition: corresponds with
Sentence: Your shoes __________ your trousers, but they don't __________ your shirt.
11. Definition: to look at briefly
Sentence: She __________ at the beautiful tree and continued her afternoon jog.
Vocabulary exercises taken from Beyond Language by Levine and Adelman, Prentice Hall, 1993.