<p> Name:______Per.:______Due:______</p><p>Ninth Grade Honors: Vocabulary Week 8 colloquial (adj.) characteristic of informal conversation combustion (n.) the act or process of burning commodious (adj.) roomy complacency (n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger complicit (adj.) being an accomplice in a wrongful act comprehensive (adj.) including everything concede (v.) to accept as valid concoct (v.) to fabricate, make up condolence (n.) an expression of sympathy in sorrow confection (n.) a sweet, fancy food</p><p>EXERCISE 1: Fill in the blanks with vocabulary words.</p><p>1. Holden invited the three women to join him in the back seat of the taxi, assuring gthem that the car was quite ______. 2. Teenagers use very ______language with each other, but when they talk to an adult they use much more formal language. 3. She ______(-ed) the most ridiculous story to explain her absence. 4. The unexpected ______of the prosecution’s evidence forced the judge to dismiss the case against Ramirez. 5. By keeping her daughter’s crime a secret, Maddie became ______in it. 6. Andrew had to ______that what his mother said about Diana made sense. 7. We went to the mall food court and purchased a delicious ______. 8. Colin tried to shock his friends out of their ______by painting a frightening picture of what might happen to them. 9. Brian lamely offered his ______(-s) on the loss of his sister’s roommate’s cat.</p><p>10. She sent me a ______list of the ingredients needed to cook rabbit stew. EXERCISE 2: Match the following synonyms and antonyms to the vocabulary words. conceit treat formal dispute involvement flood ignorance vernacular ignition specific disorganize spacious create vegetable acknowledge cramped humility indifference sympathy broad</p><p>SYNONYM ANTONYM colloquial ______combustion ______commodious ______complacency ______complicit ______comprehensive______concede ______concoct ______condolence ______confection ______</p><p>EXERCISE 3: Complete each sentence below by using examples, details, or definitions that show you understand the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.</p><p>1. My favorite confection is ______. 2. Mrs. Robb sent her condolences after______. 3. After the combustion we ______. 4. The principal thought I was complicit in the______. 5. Complacency might cause someone to ______. 6. The comprehensive test covered ______. 7. Ms. Parker had to concede that Ms. Browning was______. 8. The room was so commodious we______. 9. The most unbelievable excuse I have ever concocted is______. 10. An example of a colloquial saying is______</p>