Vocabulary matching worksheet for English language learners, focusing on advanced vocabulary with definitions.

Let's solve this vocabulary matching exercise step by step.

We are given a list of 40 words on the left, and a list of definitions on the right. Our goal is to match each word with its correct definition.

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Step-by-step Matching:

1. beguile – *deceive* → deceive ✔
2. accolade – *commendation, praise* → commendation, praise ✔
3. cadaver – *dead body* → dead body ✔
4. mutable – *changeable* → inconstant (since "mutable" means subject to change) ✔
5. owl – *bird* → bird ✔
6. candor – *sincerity* → sincerity ✔
7. sycophant – *flatterer* → flatterer ✔
8. chest – *coffer* → coffer ✔
9. arson – *crime of setting fire* → crime of setting fire ✔
10. massacre – *carnage* → carnage ✔
11. antebellum – *before the war* → before the war ✔
12. cuisine – *way of serving* → gastronomy or way of serving → But “gastronomy” is more accurate for cuisine → gastronomy ✔
13. svelte – *slender* → slender ✔
14. simian – *ape-like* → ape-like ✔
15. scoop – *serving spoon* → serving spoon ✔
16. masticate – *chew* → chew ✔
17. euphoria – *high spirits* → high spirits ✔
18. mermaid – *fantastic creature* → fantastic creature ✔
19. proximity – *nearness* → nearness ✔
20. fallacy – *false notion* → false notion ✔
21. janitor – *concierge* → concierge ✔
22. demure – *modest* → modest ✔
23. credo – *belief* → belief ✔
24. omniscient – *knowing all things* → knowing all things ✔
25. omen – *premonition* → premonition ✔
26. zealot – *devotee* → devotee ✔
27. antediluvian – *very old* → very old ✔
28. vertigo – *dizziness* → giddiness ✔
29. nonchalant – *indifferent* → indifferent ✔
30. contagious – *transmittable* → transmittable ✔
31. incarcerate – *place in jail* → place in jail ✔
32. noxious – *toxic* → toxic ✔
33. loquacious – *garrulous* → garrulous ✔
34. florid – *rosy* → rosy ✔
35. inaudible – *impossible to hear* → impossible to hear ✔
36. trek – *travel with difficulty* → travel with difficulty ✔
37. abut – *border on* → border on ✔
38. pusillanimous – *cowardly* → cowardly ✔
39. a la carte – *way of serving* → way of serving ✔
40. dolorous – *mournful* → mournful ✔

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Final Answer:

| Word | Matched Definition |
|----------------|----------------------------------|
| 1. beguile | deceive |
| 2. accolade | commendation, praise |
| 3. cadaver | dead body |
| 4. mutable | inconstant |
| 5. owl | bird |
| 6. candor | sincerity |
| 7. sycophant | flatterer |
| 8. chest | coffer |
| 9. arson | crime of setting fire |
| 10. massacre | carnage |
| 11. antebellum | before the war |
| 12. cuisine | gastronomy |
| 13. svelte | slender |
| 14. simian | ape-like |
| 15. scoop | serving spoon |
| 16. masticate | chew |
| 17. euphoria | high spirits |
| 18. mermaid | fantastic creature |
| 19. proximity | nearness |
| 20. fallacy | false notion |
| 21. janitor | concierge |
| 22. demure | modest |
| 23. credo | belief |
| 24. omniscient | knowing all things |
| 25. omen | premonition |
| 26. zealot | devotee |
| 27. antediluvian | very old |
| 28. vertigo | giddiness |
| 29. nonchalant | indifferent |
| 30. contagious | transmittable |
| 31. incarcerate| place in jail |
| 32. noxious | toxic |
| 33. loquacious | garrulous |
| 34. florid | rosy |
| 35. inaudible | impossible to hear |
| 36. trek | travel with difficulty |
| 37. abut | border on |
| 38. pusillanimous | cowardly |
| 39. a la carte | way of serving |
| 40. dolorous | mournful |

✔ All words have been correctly matched.

This exercise helps build vocabulary by connecting words with their meanings. The key is understanding context clues and synonyms. For example:
- "Antebellum" comes from Latin: *ante* (before) + *bellum* (war).
- "Omniscient" = *omni* (all) + *scient* (knowing).
- "Simian" relates to apes (from "simia", Latin for monkey).

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