Lessons 1-9
To express deep regret or sorrow over
What is Bewail?
Match the definition to the word:
A welcome gift or blessing
What is a boon?
Definition of facetious?
What is playfully or inappropriately humorous?
Definition of adversity
What is misfortune; hardship?
What is this definition a match to?
That which is intended to coax or persuade, such as flattery, an allurement.
What is blandishment?
Match the definition to the word
Without resources or possessions
What is destitute
After the accident, the surgeon had to _______ the patient's leg
What is amputate?
Match definition to word:
"So self-satisfied that one sees no need for change"
What is complacent?
Match the definition with the word
Most important, cheif
What is cardinal?
Vladimir Putin is very ______.
What is overbearing?
During the Civil War, slaves were _______
What is emancipated?
Her natural ________ for math made her a top student
What is aptitude?
Definition of averse?
What is to have a feeling of opposition or distaste?
The student had a _______ for reading music
What is faculty?
A _____ between my sibling and I developed as we got older and older.
What is rift?
Which word means "to praise highly"?
A: Lapse
B: Extol
C: Affront
What is extol?
Which word means "one who benefits or gains an advantage from something"?
What is beneficiary?
The banana peels, along with other compostable items _______ a strong smell as they began to _______.
What is emanate and decompose?
Is this sentence correct?
The hike was harrowing; I poked my arm.
No, harrowing means distressing or acutely painful
True or false: The definition of succinct is "very long and boring".
What is false?