Weekly Vocabulary 9.1

What does the word "vacillation" mean?

• To be very talkative

• To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another

• A difficult or precarious situation

• Subtle variation in color, meaning, or some other quality

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Which word describes a state of weariness or fatigue?

• Myriad

• Lassitude

• Beatific

• Somber

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What is the meaning of "garrulous"?

• Very talkative, loquacious

• Physically or mentally destructive

• A subtle variation in color

• A difficult or precarious situation

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Identify the word that means "an extremely large number."

• Noxious

• Accost

• Myriad

• Quagmire

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Which term is used to describe something that is physically or mentally destructive?

• Beatific

• Noxious

• Somber

• Nuance

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What does "accost" mean?

• To approach and confront someone boldly or aggressively

• To display or impart joy

• A subtle variation in meaning

• A state of weariness

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Which word means "displaying or imparting joy"?

• Somber

• Beatific

• Quagmire

• Vacillation

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What is a "nuance"?

• A difficult or precarious situation

• A subtle variation in color, meaning, or some other quality

• An extremely large number

• Listlessness or fatigue

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Which word describes a "difficult or precarious situation"?

• Quagmire

• Garrulous

• Lassitude

• Noxious

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What does "somber" mean?

• Very talkative

• Dark, dull; gloomy; grave; serious

• To swing indecisively

• Physically or mentally destructive

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