ELA 11/12 Vocab. List # 3

"Powerfully and well put statement, convincing" matches . . .

• cogent
• venial
• ascertain
• animosity

After my sister won tetherball seven times in a row I was forced to _______ that she was the better player.

• expunge
• accede
• exult
• revel

Revel matches . . .

• To take great pleasure/delight in
• Feeling of being embarrassed in a way that is irking
• Easily excused/forgiven
• To cause to keep going

Sherlock Holmes is famous for _____________ the truth behind mysteries by using his powers of observation. 

• expunging
• acceding
• ascertaining
• reprising

"Extremely cowardly" matches . . .

• temerity
• virulent
• craven
• supercilious

Supercilious matches . . .

• Powerfully and well put statement
• To agree
• To get rid of, remove
• Condescending, sneering, disdainful 

After my lawyer threatened to sue for defamation my former employer had the record ____________.

• chagrined
• expunged
• cogented
• reveled 

Animosity matches . . .

• A feeling of strong ill will or dislike that is likely to result in action
• To praise or celebrate something 
• Actively poisonous, infections  (literally or metaphorically)
• Reckless boldness, rashness. 

By nature, the jackknife is ____________ as it can be used in many ways.

• virulent
• venial
• multifarious
• cogent

In his films, Bruce Willis's characters frequently participate in ___________s for things villians have done to him or his family. 

• revel
• chagrin
• supercilious
• reprisal