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Spell Bee Word: Revived


Basic Details

Word: Revived

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Brought back to life, health, use or strength.

Synonyms: restored, renewed, refreshed

Antonyms: faded, weakened

Word origin: From Latin revivere, to live again.

How to Spell Revived

Syllables: re - vived

Tricky part: Revive already ends in e, so only d is added. It has two v's, each standing alone; no letter doubles.

Watch out for: revivved, reviveed, rivived

Memory tip: Vive is about life, as in vivid and survive: re + vive + d means brought back to life.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The wilted tulsi plant revived after a good watering.

Example 2: The new owners revived the old cinema hall in our town.

Example 3: A splash of cold water revived the fainting boy.

Fun Fact

The modern Olympic Games revived a festival of ancient Greece; the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word revived as used in the sentence:

A cup of hot ginger tea revived the tired hikers after their long climb.

a) exhausted
b) worried
c) refreshed
d) delayed

Show answer

c) refreshed. The tea gave the hikers back their energy, so refreshed fits; exhausted is how they felt before.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

revivved

a) r
b) v
c) i
d) e

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b) v. Revive has a long i, so the v stays single when d is added.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:

The old songs of the village were deivrev by a group of young musicians.

a) reviewed
b) revised
c) relived
d) revived

Show answer

d) revived. Revised has an s and relived an l in place of a v, and reviewed needs a w.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A revived tradition is one that ____.

a) is fading away
b) has come back into use
c) is brand new
d) has been banned

Show answer

b) has come back into use

2. Which word is the noun of revive?

a) survival
b) arrival
c) rival
d) revival

Show answer

d) revival

Associated Words

midnightinvulnerableobjectionforgottenessential
handwritingdecapitateproductivearithmeticwhitewash

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