Part of Speech
What part of speech is vulnerable?
adjective
Children are vulnerable to illness
Define austere
severe or stern in manner, without adornment or luxury, simple, plain
Which word means:
to lower in character, quality or value
debase
Write a sentence using the word infraction
infraction is a noun - means a breaking of a law
What part of speech is restitution?
noun
provide restitution to someone
Define beneficent
performing acts of kindness or charity; doing good
Which word means:
to commit sacrilege upon, treat irrevrently, contaminate, pollute
desecrate
Write a sentence using the words mitigate and pillage
mitigate - verb - to make milder or softer
pillage - verb - to rob of goods by open force
What part of speech is reprove
verb
he was reproved for his inappropriate behavior
Define cadaverous
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
Which word means:
to confuse, to disturb the composure of
disconcert
Act Out - prate
prate - verb - to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless manner
What part of speech is stalwart (there are 2!)
adjective or noun
the stalwart crew
the stalwarts defended the gates
Define concoct
to prepare by combining ingredients, make up, to devise, invent, fabricate
Which word means:
grand in an impressive way, absurdly exaggerated
grandiose
Act Out - punctillious
adjective - very careful and exact, attentive to the fine points of etiquette
What part of speech is redoubtable
adjective
the redoubtable ruler was feared by all
Define crass
coarse, unfeeling, stupid
Which word means:
trifling, unimportant
inconsequential
Write a sentence using the words redoubtable and reprove
redoubtable - adj - inspiring awe or fear
reprove - verb - to find fault with, scold