Brevity

10th Week 16th Vocab

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Larissa L
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Adj; Shortness Sentence: I admire the brevity of President Lincoln’s speeches; his longest one lasted only ten minutes.
V; To conduct oneself Sentence: All of the students in Minden comported themselves with dignity and decorum during the graduation ceremony.
Adj; Expressing much in few words Sentence: Put your ideas into a concise statement, or you will bore your readers.
Adj; Modest Sentence: The gentleman was attracted to the lady’s demure smile and her golden brown hair.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Comport
N; A lessening in value Sentence: The real estate agent calculated the annual depreciation in the value of my house.
V; To conduct oneself Sentence: All of the students in Minden comported themselves with dignity and decorum during the graduation ceremony.
Adj; Expressing much in few words Sentence: Put your ideas into a concise statement, or you will bore your readers.
Adj; Modest Sentence: The gentleman was attracted to the lady’s demure smile and her golden brown hair.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Concise
N; A lessening in value Sentence: The real estate agent calculated the annual depreciation in the value of my house.
V; To wear away Sentence: The old man felt his health deteriorate quickly as he approached the age of ninety.
Adj; Expressing much in few words Sentence: Put your ideas into a concise statement, or you will bore your readers.
Adj; Modest Sentence: The gentleman was attracted to the lady’s demure smile and her golden brown hair.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Demure
N; A lessening in value Sentence: The real estate agent calculated the annual depreciation in the value of my house.
V; To wear away Sentence: The old man felt his health deteriorate quickly as he approached the age of ninety.
V; To reveal Sentence: The scientist refused to divulge her formula for curing cancer until she was guaranteed a job at the local university.
Adj; Modest Sentence: The gentleman was attracted to the lady’s demure smile and her golden brown hair.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Depreciation
V; Informing someone Sentence: The counselor will enlighten the Minden students about ways to earn college scholarships.
N; A lessening in value Sentence: The real estate agent calculated the annual depreciation in the value of my house.
V; To wear away Sentence: The old man felt his health deteriorate quickly as he approached the age of ninety.
V; To reveal Sentence: The scientist refused to divulge her formula for curing cancer until she was guaranteed a job at the local university.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Deteriorate
V; Informing someone Sentence: The counselor will enlighten the Minden students about ways to earn college scholarships.
V; To prevent by acting first Sentence: We attempted to forestall an argument by agreeing to their demands immediately.
V; To wear away Sentence: The old man felt his health deteriorate quickly as he approached the age of ninety.
V; To reveal Sentence: The scientist refused to divulge her formula for curing cancer until she was guaranteed a job at the local university.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Divulge
V; Informing someone Sentence: The counselor will enlighten the Minden students about ways to earn college scholarships.
V; To prevent by acting first Sentence: We attempted to forestall an argument by agreeing to their demands immediately.
Adj; Distorted Sentence: The chairman only confused us with his garbled report of our economic situation.
V; To reveal Sentence: The scientist refused to divulge her formula for curing cancer until she was guaranteed a job at the local university.
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