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Dictionary and Thesaurus Use Assignment

Part 1: Look up each word below in at least two dictionaries and in a thesaurus. Answer the questions. The first one is an example:

Word: Eradicate
Question	Answer
What is first meaning of the word?	Destroy completely; put an end to
What part of speech is the word?	Verb
How many syllables does the word contain?	3
What is the etymology of the word?	Late Middle English (in the sense 'pull up by the roots'): from Latin eradicat- 'torn up by the roots', from the verb eradicare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + radix, radic- 'root'.
List at least three synonyms for the word.	Abolish, annihilate, eliminate, uproot
List derivatives and alternative versions, including variant spellings, plural forms, and irregular verb forms.	Informal: zap Rare: deracinate Eradicable (adj) Eradicant (noun) Eradicator (Noun)
Give a sample sentence.	This disease has been eradicated from the world.

Word: Naive
	Question	Answer
1	What is first meaning of the word?
2	What part of speech is the word?
3	How many syllables does the word contain?
4	What is the etymology of the word?
5	List three synonyms for the word.
6	List derivatives and alternative versions, including variant spellings, plural forms, and irregular verb forms.
7	Give a sample sentence.

Word: Plummet
	Question	Answer
8	What is first meaning of the word?
9	What part of speech is the word?
10	How many syllables does the word contain?
11	What is the etymology of the word?
12	List three synonyms for the word.
13	List derivatives and alternative versions, including variant spellings, plural forms, and irregular verb forms.
14	Give a sample sentence.

Word: Diligent
	Question	Answer
15	What is first meaning of the word?
16	What part of speech is the word?
17	How many syllables does the word contain?
18	What is the etymology of the word?
19	List three synonyms for the word.
20	List derivatives and alternative versions, including variant spellings, plural forms, and irregular verb forms.
21	Give a sample sentence.

Word: Vernal
	Question	Answer
22	What is first meaning of the word?
23	What part of speech is the word?
24	How many syllables does the word contain?
25	What is the etymology of the word?
26	List three synonyms for the word.
27	List derivatives and alternative versions, including variant spellings, plural forms, and irregular verb forms.
28	Give a sample sentence.

Part 2: Choose the word with the correct meaning to complete the sentence.

29	Sentence	Word Choices	Answer
30	The unhappy couple wanted to _____ the marriage.	Annual Annul
31	The jeweler was able to accurately _____ the diamond ring	Appraise Apprise
32	A _____ of shoppers went to the mall right before the holiday.	Hoard Horde
33	Ahmed was _____ to ask his instructor for extra time on the paper.	Loath Loathe
34	Laila hung _____ curtains in the dining room.	Shear Sheer
35	The _____ is firm but fair when he disciplines students who misbehave.	Principal Principle