Vocabulary List 61: VO-ZE Words
1. VolatileSSAT vocabularyUnstable or likely to change suddenly.
2. VolitionSSAT vocabularyThe power of choosing or willing.
3. WantonSSAT vocabularyReckless, malicious, or unrestrained.
4. WillfulSSAT vocabularyDeliberate and stubborn.
5. WistfulSSAT vocabularyLonging or gently sad.
6. ZealousSSAT vocabularyFull of eager devotion or enthusiasm.
Exercise 1: Matching
Match each word with the correct definition.
Words
- Volatile _____
- Volition _____
- Wanton _____
- Willful _____
- Wistful _____
- Zealous _____
A. Unstable or likely to change suddenly.
B. Reckless, malicious, or unrestrained.
C. Full of eager devotion or enthusiasm.
D. Longing or gently sad.
E. The power of choosing or willing.
F. Deliberate and stubborn.
B. Reckless, malicious, or unrestrained.
C. Full of eager devotion or enthusiasm.
D. Longing or gently sad.
E. The power of choosing or willing.
F. Deliberate and stubborn.
Show Matching Answer Key
1-A, 2-E, 3-B, 4-F, 5-D, 6-C
Exercise 2: Gap Filling
Choose the best word from the word bank to complete each definition clue.
Volatile, Volition, Wanton, Willful, Wistful, Zealous
- A word meaning Unstable or likely to change suddenly is _____.
- A word meaning The power of choosing or willing is _____.
- A word meaning Reckless, malicious, or unrestrained is _____.
- A word meaning Deliberate and stubborn is _____.
- A word meaning Longing or gently sad is _____.
- A word meaning Full of eager devotion or enthusiasm is _____.
Show Gap Filling Answer Key
1. Volatile, 2. Volition, 3. Wanton, 4. Willful, 5. Wistful, 6. Zealous
Exercise 3: Paragraph Using All Words
Read the study paragraph and notice each word's core meaning.
Volatile means Unstable or likely to change suddenly. Volition means The power of choosing or willing. Wanton means Reckless, malicious, or unrestrained. Willful means Deliberate and stubborn. Wistful means Longing or gently sad. Zealous means Full of eager devotion or enthusiasm.