English 9 H - Vocabulary Quiz #1

Match the correct word with the definition:

"feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming"

• contrite

• inscrutable

• incredulous

• disarming

• taboo

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"continuing or occurring again and again for a long time"

• chronic

• exhilaration

• oppressive

• disarming

• errant

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"banned on grounds of morality or taste"

• contrite

• inscrutable

• incredulous

• disarming

• taboo

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"straying outside the proper path or bounds"

• contrite

• inscrutable

• incredulous

• errant

• chronic

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"The feeling of being cheerful and excited"

• errant

• inscrutable

• incredulous

• exhilaration

• unruffled

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"unreasonably burdensome or severe, this feeling can be depressing to the spirit or senses"

• taboo

• inscrutable

• incredulous

• oppressive

• disarming

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"not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood"

• taboo

• inscrutable

• incredulous

• oppressive

• disarming

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"unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true"

• errant

• inscrutable

• incredulous

• unruffled

• disarming

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"poised and serene especially in the face of setbacks or confusion"

• taboo

• chronic

• incredulous

• unruffled

• disarming

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"allaying criticism or hostility"

• taboo

• chronic

• incredulous

• unruffled

• disarming