Wordly Wise 3000 Grade 10 L2

Match the following

• a state of balance

• adjudicate

• a person's face; support or approval

• equilibrium

• to hear and decide judiciously; to judge

• centennial

• a one-hundredth anniversary

• disgruntle

• to make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mo

• countenance

Match the following

• to encircle, bind, or surround; to brace

• implacable

• unreal or imagined; deceiving

• expedite

• to speed up the process; to facilitate

• illusory

• not called for; unnecessary; without fee

• gratuitous

• incapable of being placated; relentless

• gird

Match the following

• to fascinate or hypnotize

• mesmerize

• not genuine; false

• luminary

• a public statement of intentions

• spurious

• an act that justifies a later one

• manifesto

• a source of light; a celebrity

• precedent

We all agreed that the mayor's comments were _______.

The coming blizzard forced us to _____ delivery of the package.

The former Olympic athlete was asked to _____ the race.

__________ voter went to the polls in record numbers to replace the incumbents.

Which word means a state of balance?

• equilibrium
• disruption
• imbalance
• stability

Which word means to make dissatisfied or to put in a bad mood?

• satisfy
• disgruntle
• irritate
• delight

Which word means to speed up a process?

• hinder
• delay
• slow down
• expedite