Vocab Practice Lesson 1-8

Front

Identify the lie about 'adventitious': Something that is adventitious will end up turning out well, An adventitious event can be spontaneous and eventful, Adventitious is an adjective, Cousins for adventitious are 'waiting to happen' and 'planned'.

Back

Cousins for adventitious are 'waiting to happen' and 'planned'.

Front

Which is the lie?

Back

To commiserate with someone is to ignore them.

Front

Identify the lie: A circuitous path goes in a straight line.

Back

A circuitous path goes in a straight line.

Front

Identify the lie: A petulant person would be mature and good-humored.

Back

A petulant person would be a mature and good humored.

Front

Identify the lie: "Come on, guys!" exhorted Mrs. Friel to study vocab. He exhorted others to reclaim his land. Exhort is a verb.

Back

Exhort synonyms are discourage and deter.

Front

Identify the lie: In order to ameliorate a situation, you would have to cause great anxiety and pain. Something must be bad in the beginning for it to be ameliorated. No matter what you do, some things just can't be ameliorated. Ameliorate is a verb.

Back

In order to ameliorate a situation, you would have to cause great anxiety and pain.

Front

Identify the lie: Appropriation for low grades is common.

Back

Parents often give approbation for low grades.

Front

Identify the lie: It is important to be stringent when describing dangerous activities, such as skydiving. People who are constantly stringent make great company when chilling out. She was impeccably dressed in Chanel, with a stringent expression of an ignored wife. Words like stringent mean 'strict' or 'inflexible'.

Back

People who are constantly stringent make great company when it comes to chilling out and relaxing.

Front

Identify the lie: They ascribed her to a new position due to her hard work. One can ascribe blame to someone else if clever. Related words to ascribe are 'reference' and 'accredit'.

Back

Ascribing something to a person helps preserve their anonymity.

Front

Which is the lie?

Back

It is easy to elicit shy, introverted people out of their shell and into the spotlight.