10-1 Oedipus vocab Quiz

A condemned prisoner who pleads humbly for their life before the judge could be described as ______.

• venerable

• unscathed

• suppliant

• ethereal

When the students trashed the bathrooms, the assistant principal make an announcement to ____ that poor decision.

• extirpate

• obdurate

• mitigate

• rebuke

Her glib response to his question make it feel like she wasn't even really listening to him. In this sentence "glib" most likely means...

• insincere

• lengthy

• humorous

• angry

Should you trust a charlatan?

• Yes, they are honorable people

• Yes, they keep promises

• No, they are conmen

• No, they are too concerned with politics

"Avoid impious people, run from fools, seek out the wise." - Matshona Diliwaya

Impious people are...

• freeloaders

• immoral

• untruthful

• lazy

Grandparents typically exemplify this vocabulary word for the wisdom of their experiences...

• venerable

• abashed

• charlatan

• disrepute

After a full five-day week, we are all in need of ____.

• derision

• respite

• shroud

• blight

The definition of ethereal is...

• heavenly

• sincere

• earthly

• confused

• obdurate

• abashed

• respite

• providence

The seniors wanted to pull a fun prank. They had to ___ their plans in secrecy so as not to spoil the surprise.

• mitigate

• shroud

• respite

• defile