Gift of the Magi Vocabulary Practice

What is the meaning of the word 'instigates'?

• falling down like a small, steep waterfall

• reduce in value

• urges on; stirs up

• a sensible and careful attitude that makes you avoid risks

Which word is an adjective meaning 'thin'?

• slender

• cascade

• prosperity

• depreciate

What does the word 'faltered' mean?

• a sensible and careful attitude that makes you avoid risks

• showed uncertainty; hesitated

• urges on; stirs up

• feeling or expressing great happiness or joyful excitement

What is the definition of 'prudence'?

• a sensible and careful attitude that makes you avoid risks

• being in a state of wealth and success

• urges on; stirs up

• reduce in value

Which word means 'careful about what one says or does'?

• discreet

• ecstatic

• instigates

• prosperity

What is the meaning of the word 'irony'?

• reduce in value

• falling down like a small, steep waterfall

• a situation or event that is opposite of what is expected

• urges on; stirs up

What is the part of speech for the word 'prosperity'?

• adverb

• verb

• noun

• adjective

Which word means 'reduce in value'?

• instigates

• prosperity

• slender

• depreciate

When teachers have to discuss issues with students, they try to be so that the student's business is not overheard by others.

• discreet
• prosperity
• depreciate
• intrigate

In literature, when a writer includes a situation or event that is opposite of what is expected, he/she is using a technique called

• prudence

• irony

• faltered

• discreet