CHAPTER 13
True or false: curtail means to shorten.
true
What part of speech...noun, verb, adjective, adverb, verb etc. is demise.
noun
A person who is agnostic...
a. believes there is only one God
b. uses a lot of glue
c. is afraid of death
d. denies God's existence
d. denies God's existence
What part of speech is charisma?
and...
Name someone who you believe has charisma.
noun
answers vary.
What part of speech is congenial?
adjective
Which word means to upset greatly.
a. curtail b.devastate c. incorporate d. succumb
devastate
This word that means "having attractive male qualities" is__________.
hint: it begins with a "V"
virile
If something is essential it is _________________
unscramble the word to get the answer: ymrandtao
mandatory
True or false. A poignant movie might make you cry.
True. Poignant means affecting the emotions.
Which of these words means tending to:
a. flippant b.relentless c. congenial d. prone
d. prone
The word "succumb" means to:
a. to yield b. to go back c. to delay
a. to yield
This definition of the word is: known unfavorably
You can unscramble the word to get the answer: msaisnfou
infamous
Our club has spent more money than it has take in. It has a huge budget ___________ .
a. diversion b.dissent c.surplus d. deficit
d. deficit
Being involved in a car accident is a ____________
experience.
a. benevolent b. lucrative c. prevalent d. traumatic
d. traumatic
Unscramble and define:
ppifltna
flippant: rude / disprespectful
Fill in the blank:
The _________ rain kept interrupting the ball game.
intermittent
Which of these words is NOT a synonym for speculate:
a. guess b. hypothesize c. know d. conjecture
c. know
Which of these words is an antonym (opposite meaning) for benevolent?
a. kind b. altruistic c.nasty d charitable
c. nasty
and then...
Use "quest" in your own sentence.noun
Laura was on a quest to find the best gift for her friend's 50th anniversary.
If you are hurt by someone, you might plan a __________.
hint: the word begins with an "R"
reprisal
Use "squander" in a sentence.
(You can use any verb tense you wish.)
squander, squandered, will squander, etc.
Answers will vary. It just has to make sense.
The boy squandered his allowance on candy.
First: What part of speech is alleviate?
Second: Use alleviate in a sentence:
-verb
-Answers will vary: In order to alleviate the pain, Sara took an aspirin twice a day.
Which word would you use to describe a successful investment:
a. lucrative b. benevolent c. mandatory d. covert
a. lucrative
All of these are synonyms for proponent except...
a. advocate b. foe c. backer d. supporter
b. foe
What part of speech is rapport?
Then use rapport in your own sentence.
noun
answers vary:
The businessman developed a good rapport with his clients.