Vocabulary exercises

1. List 19
accustomed
anticipate
linger
miserable
misinterpret
Accustomed—adj; get or be used to, be in the habit of, customary
(ac/cus/tomed)
Ac/cus/tom—verb
 After living in Minnesota for a few years, you get accustomed to the cold.
 Whenever you changes jobs, you have to get accustomed to the new
place.
 What advice would you give someone to get them accustomed to living in
Minnesota?
Antonym – abnormal, unaccustomed, unusual
Anticipate—verb; to think likely to happen, expect, predict
(an/ti/ci/pate)
An/ti/ci/pa/tion—noun
 You can anticipate that school will go until 1pm for morning classes.
 I can anticipate that I will have most of the money I need to retire.
 What can you anticipate after you get your GED?
Antonym – doubt, be amazed, be surprised
Linger—verb; to stay longer than necessary, be slow to leave
(lin/ger)
Lin/ger/er—noun (person)
Lin/ger/ing—adj
 Some students linger in the lobby waiting for rides after school.
 After a meeting, she doesn’t like to linger; she likes to get out right away.
 What would you do if a visitor to your home was lingering after midnight?
Antonym – hurry, rush, race
Miserable—adj; extremely uncomfortable, depressed, unhappy
(mis/er/able)
Mi/se/ry—noun
Mi/ser/a/bly—adv
 A really cold and snowy day can make people miserable.
 He has had a miserable cold before. It made him sick for weeks.
 What is something that makes you feel miserable?
Antonym – happy, good, joyful

2. Misinterpret—verb; to understand wrongly, to misunderstand, to fail to
understand the true meaning
(mis/in/ter/pret)
Mis/in/ter/pre/ta/tion—noun
 It’s easy to misinterpret humor when you’re writing an email.
 When people come from different cultures, misinterpretations happen.
 What do you do when someone misinterprets something you’ve said?
Antonym – comprehend correctly, understand, get
List 19
accustomed
anticipate
linger
miserable
misinterpret
Definitions
1. _____________________ in the habit of; be used to
2. _____________________ to delay leaving; remain, especially as if
unwilling to leave
3. _____________________ very unhappy or uncomfortable
4. _____________________ to expect; foresee
5. _____________________to understand incorrectly
Fill in the Blank
6. Could you _____________________ a few minutes after class so I can
talk to you?
7. We _____________________about forty guests for our party.

3. 8. After our dog was run over by a car, the whole family felt
_____________________ for weeks.
9. For someone brought up in a warm climate, it may take time to become
_____________________ to cold weather.
10.Another word for “misunderstand” is _____________________.
Find the Word
11.A friend says, “Catch you later,” but you think he says, “That’s our
waiter.”
a. anticipate
b. linger
c. misinterpret
12.Earthquake survivors huddle in the rain, with their houses destroyed and
nowhere to go.
a. miserable
b. revise
c. particular
13.She is looking forward to her vacation in Ireland. She has been waiting a
long time.
a. linger
b. anticipate
c. misinterpret
14.The lunch meeting was over at 2pm, but Diana didn’t leave until 4:30.
a. revise
b. accustomed
c. linger
15.She has had to get used to getting up to be at work by 8:30am.
a. anticipate
b. accustomed
c. miserable
Analogies
16.miserable : happy ::
a. awkward : clumsy
b. current : old-fashioned
c. bright : shining
d. famous : brave
17.linger : remain ::
a. purposely : accidentally
b. fix : repair
c. complex : simple
d. wait : depart
18.anticipate : expect ::
a. recollect : forget
b. explain : understand
c. cause : effect
d. smash : break

4. 19.misinterpret : misunderstand::
a. penalize : punish
b. agree : disagree
c. expect : surprise
d. discipline : reward
20.accustomed : surprised ::
a. unfamiliar : nervous
b. shy : quiet
c. bees : honey
d. break : repair
What/Why/Where Questions:
21.Would an Eskimo be miserable in a hot country? Why or why not?
22.What would you do with a guest who lingers at your house for a long time
23.What do children anticipate on their birthdays?
24.What is a misinterpretation that happened to you? Explain.
25.Can you become accustomed to not eating?
26.What is something you have had to become accustomed to?