Webster Essential Vocabulary

Quick Review #15.

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

48 Essential Vocabulary

1. carnivorous


2. cartographer


3. castigate


4. catalyst


5. catnap


6. cautious


7. celebrate


8. censor


9. century


10. cerebral


11. certain


12. challenge

a. sure

b. intellectual

c. doze

d. hundred

e. evaluator

f. demand

g. mapmaker

h. expediter

i. meat eating

j. wary

k. punish

l. observe

character (KAR ik tir) n.1. a special mark; 2. any symbol or letter that’s used in
writing and printing; 3. style of printing or handwriting; 4. a magical symbol or
mystic emblem; a code or cipher; 5. a distinctive quality or trait; an attribute; a
characteristic; 6. essential quality; nature; 7. the personality of an individual or
group; 8. status; position; 9. a part in a play, movie, etc.

• The cabinetmaker marked the drawer bottom with his own characterto
  identify it as having been made by him.


• Omega is the final characterof the Greek alphabet.


• Arabic charactersare used in our system of numerals.


• Philip’s handwriting has a great deal of character.


• A pyramid with an eye is a characteron the Great Seal of the United States
  of America.


• It is the characterof the scorpion to sting indiscriminately.


• I recommend Edith as having characterof the highest sort.


• Sheep have the characterof flocking together.


• The characterof the presidency is one of great power.


• Don’t always take the advice of an actor, just because the characterhe plays
  is that of a doctor on TV.
  [Syn. disposition, quality]