W9 and 10 Vocabulary

Which word best fits the following definition?: lessening or absence of water

• dehydration

• anachronism

• genealogy

• hypodermic

Which word best fits the following definition?: display ostentatiously

• flaunt

• pestilent

• impetuous

• stagnation

Which word best fits the following definition?: calm or composed

• sedate

• stagnation

• impetuous

• pestilent

Which word best fits the following definition?: tempting, fascinating

• alluring

• pervade

• curtail

• pestilent

Sedate can mean “to dose with sedatives,” but it can also mean ______.

• having a quiet, steady attitude

• having a birthday party

• upset or agitated

• influencing others

Disdain can mean “to look on with scorn, “ but it can also mean ______.

• contempt

• disorderly

• approve of

• loss of favor

Solace can mean “an alleviation of grief or anxiety,” but it can also mean ______.

• to console or soothe

• pity or remorse

• when the sun crosses the earth's axis

• to wander aimlessly

Flaunt can mean “to wave or flutter showily,” but it can also mean ______.

• to parade or treat contemptuously

• to undermine

• overact in a play

• to run incessantly

Pestilent can mean “destructive of life,” but it can also mean ______.

• causing displeasure or annoyance

• relevant

• persistent

• loaning money to relatives

Which word best fits the following definition?: outer boundary

• periphery

• dehydration

• genealogy

• psychopath