9th Grade Vocab Week 4

Which word means 'to make fun of rudely or unkindly'?

• lucrative
• illegible
• jeer
• mediocre

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Which word means 'to tease, to torment by teasing'?

• illegible
• mediocre
• tantalize
• jeer

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What does the word 'tantalize' mean?

• to ignore
• to please
• to torment
• to satisfy

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What does the word 'jeer' mean?

• to ignore
• to compliment
• to encourage
• to criticize

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Which word means 'to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch'?

• sully
• illegible
• mediocre
• jeer

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What does the word 'lucrative' mean?

• losing money
• not profitable
• charitable
• bringing in money

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Which word means 'difficult or impossible to read'?

• illegible
• lucrative
• mediocre
• jeer

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What does the word 'terse' mean?

• detailed
• concise
• rambling
• lengthy

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Which word means 'to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly'?

• lucrative
• illegible
• jeer
• proliferate

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What does the word 'unflinching' mean?

• cowardly
• hesitant
• brave
• fearful

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