E4 Vocabulary 1

Decry means to...

• Offer strong and unwavering agreement
• Dispute on the basis of facts
• State as wrong in public
• Publicize with enthusiasm

Explicit can mean all of the following except...

• uncensored
• profane
• straightforward
• pleasant

Spell the word meaning to patronize or talk down to

What is the word meaning to deny or contradict (an accusation or statement)

• complicit
• refute
• decry
• satiate

Which are synonyms for argot?

• slang
• jargon
• vernacular
• high fives

Someone who condescends might ________ the confidence of those around them.

• refute
• diminish
• satiate
• condone

What is the part of speech of chronicle?

• adjective
• adverb
• noun
• verb

To encroach on, or move over a usual border or boundary

The title of his book Invisible Stripes referred to the _________ that continued to hobble criminals after they’d done their time and left their striped uniforms for the streets. —NewJack

• argot
• censor
• explicit
• stigma

Which are definitions of spate?

• a large number or amount
• an incidence of inappropriate content
• a sudden surge or flow
• a dramatic exit