Vocabulary exercises

1. List 36
hostile
humiliate
impulse
perceive
revive
Hostile—adj; unfriendly, hateful, nasty, unfavorable, bitter
(hos/tile)
Hos/ti/li/ty—noun
 A hostile crowd would say: “boo,” and possibly throw things.
 When a stranger comes into a house, some pets get hostile.
 What would you do if a hostile person tried to take your car/ break into
your house/ talk to you on the street?
Antonym – kind, nice, friendly, good, gentle
Humiliate—verb; to shame, to crush, to disgrace, to demean
(hu/mi/li/ate)
Hu/mi/li/a/tion—noun
 A terrible parent tries to humiliate children by calling them names or
telling them they are worthless.
 It would be humiliating if we wore our pajamas to school.
 What is something humiliating that has happened to you?
Antonym – encourage, honor, praise, respect
Impulse—noun; unplanned desire, feeling, instinct, wish
(im/pulse)
Im/pul/sive—adj
Im/pul/sive/ly—adv
 If we go food shopping when we are hungry, we might buy things on
impulse that aren’t good for us.
 Sometimes we buy things on impulse because we feel like we have to
have it.
 What is an impulse you’ve had?
Antonym – reality, dislike, discouragement, concreteness
Perceive—verb; to notice, recognize, observe, realize
(per/ceive)
Per/cep/tion—noun
Per/cep/tive—adj
Per/cep/tive/ly—adv
 By reading students’ essays, teachers can perceive the kind of writer you
are.
 From the smell, we can perceive what someone is cooking for dinner.

2.  What can you perceive about people who arrive in Minnesota for the very
first time?
Antonym – ignore, miss, misunderstand, overlook, avoid
Revive—verb; to bring back to life, to start again, to restore, to energize, to
invigorate
(re/vive)
Re/vi/val—noun
 Patients could be revived in a hospital.
 A walk in the cold air could revive us and give us more energy.
 What revives you when you’re sleepy/ hungry/ worried?
Antonym – damage, destroy, break, weaken
List 36
hostile
humiliate
impulse
perceive
revive
Definitions
1. __________________to make ashamed; embarrass
2. __________________unfriendly; having or showing ill will
3. __________________to give new energy, spirit, or strength
4. __________________a sudden urge to do something
5. __________________to be or become aware of through one’s senses
Fill in the Blank
6. Bullies __________________ other people to make themselves feel
powerful.
7. The flowers in the garden were beginning to droop in the dry weather,
but the rain __________________d them.

3. 8. You’ll find lots of unnecessary items at cash registers for
__________________buys.
9. Because parents know their children so well, they can often
__________________that their children are not feeling well just by
looking at them.
10.Two of my coworkers are very __________________ toward each other.
They glare and argue at staff meetings.
Select the Word
11.I’ve got an idea. Let’s take a break and get some ice cream.
a. hostile
b. perceive
c. impulse
12.After talking to the pretty girl, the boy looked in the mirror and saw he
had a big piece of spinach stuck in his teeth.
a. assure
b. crucial
c. humiliate
13.Aisha came home from work feeling tired, but a short nap refreshed her.
a. perceive
b. revive
c. extraordinary
14.Mind your own business!
a. hostile
b. frantic
c. divert
15.Chang tasted a small bit of red pepper in the tomato sauce.
a. revive
b. perceive
c. humiliate
d.
Synonym or Antonym
16.hostile  friendly
a. synonym
b. antonym
17.humiliate  embarrass

4. a. synonym
b. antonym
18.impulse  planned
a. synonym
b. antonym
19.perceive  understand
a. synonym
b. antonym
20.revive  energize
a. synonym
b. antonym
What/Why/How Questions:
21.What do you think is a good way to deal with hostile people?
22.How do some people humiliate other people?
23.Give an example of when you have purchased something on impulse?
24.What can you perceive about other people?
25.What kinds of things can we revive? Give examples.