Vocab Lesson 4 Quiz

Match the following words to their definitions

• to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm

• aesthetic

• antiquated, old, out of use

• belie

• relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art

• assuage

• to contradict, to give a false impression

• archaic

• apart, indifferent

• aloof

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Match the following words to their definitions

• to weaken, to enfeeble

• contentious

• to intimidate, to dismay

• discord

• lack of agreement, tension, strife

• debilitate

• quarrelsome, stirring controversy

• daunt

• the act of spreading widely; scattering

• dissemination

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the following words to their definition

• self-centered, selfish

• duplicity

• strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner

• egocentric

• substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive

• dogmatic

• greedy for food and drink

• euphemism

• double-dealing, hypocrisy

• gluttonous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Match the following words to their definition

• ordinary, commonplace

• ominous

• threatening

• mundane

• exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic

• petulance

• exceptionally early in development or occurrence

• pompous

• unreasonable touchiness or irritability

• precocious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Match the following words to their definition

• lazy, indolent

• trivia

• extremely poisonous; hateful

• virulent

• insignificant matters

• verbose

• quickly changeable, easily vaporized

• volatile

• wordy, very talkative

• slothful

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6