Vocabulary Exercise: How the Economy effects the GED: Vocabulary List

Clearly, in order to truly understand a story, one must have a working knowledge about the words that are being used to tell the story.
First: Read the summary at the following link: "Vocabulary Exercise: How the Economy effects the GED". Then return to the Vocabulary List below and complete the exercise.

The words to know for this story are as follows:

• Economy
• Periodical
• Community College
• Effective
• Management
• Resources
• Community
• System
• Rationale
• Worsen
• Scarce
• Position
• Prospective
• Competition
• Employer
• Employee
• Candidate
• Criteria
• Increase
• Pursue
• Essential
• Objective

Ideas for improving your vocabulary:

1. Can you define each of these terms?
2. Can you use each word in a sentence?
3. Can you list a synonym and an antonym for each term?

Give it a try! What do you have to lose?

Vocabulary List from a GED Reading Comprehension Quiz

Do you know the meaning of these words? If you do, it could be helpful when you take your GED Examination.

The following GED Vocabulary Words are from the online quiz labelled "Reading Comprehension Discussion Forum I" at Quizmoz.com: Follow this link to an exercise that might help you determine the value of Vocabulary as it relates to your overall GED score.

Abundant
Affect
Aggravation
Amplified
Atmosphere
Attractive
Attrition
Augment
Awareness
Agenda
Alternative
Biased
Biodiversity
Carbon dioxide
Collectively
Concentration
Consumer
Contaminated
Contradictory
Coolant
Corporate
Cynicism
Decompose
Degradation
Delicate
Depleted
Dilemma
Disproportionately
Economic
Ecosystem
Effect
Enhance
Environmental
Equilibrium
Exploiting
Figurative
Fungi
Governance
Greenhouse
Habitable
Hierarchy
Inclement
Indifferent
Industrial
Informative
Innovation
Insignificant
Latitude
Metaphorical
Microscope
Modulate
Momentum
Negotiate
Nurture
Objective
Obstruct
Onerous
Organic
Organism
Outsourcing
Ozone
Partial
Perils
Persistent
Phenomenon
Polar
Pollutants
Polluted
Radiation
Reversal
Solar
Specimen
Subjected
Subordinate
Trend
Trillion
Ultra-violet
Unbiased
Uninhibited
Venture
Weather

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Upper Level Vocabulary Quiz

I have added -- (to your right and down a little) -- a very difficult "Upper Level Vocabulary Quiz" widget for people who are attempting to complete their GEDs. This widget includes antonyms, analogies and word parts.
This quiz is originally intended for students preparing for standardized tests at a slightly higher level but it can definitely help one prepare effectively for the GED.
Give it a try!!! You have nothing to lose.