english vocab midterm

what does delicacy mean ?

• A type of fabric used in clothing.
• A term for a delicate situation or issue.
• A synonym for fragility or weakness.
• something pleasing and appealing, especially a choice food.

what does frantically mean ?

• Frantically means to act in a relaxed and easygoing way.
• Frantically means to move slowly and deliberately.
• Frantically means in a calm and collected manner.
• excitedly, with strong emotion or frustration.

what does vanquish mean ?

• To ignore or dismiss completely.
• To analyze or evaluate thoroughly.
• to defeat in a contest or conflict

• To support or assist partially.

what does pliable mean ?

• Difficult to manipulate or change.
• Easily broken or shattered.
• easily bent or shaped; easily influenced, persuaded, or controlled.

• Rigid and unyielding.

what does pristine mean ?

• Pristine refers to something that is heavily modified.
• pure or unspoiled.

• Pristine means dirty or contaminated.
• Pristine indicates a state of chaos or disorder.

what does protude mean ?

• to stick out of bulge.

• To flatten or smooth out.
• To blend in with a surface.
• To disappear completely.

what does provision mean ?

• food supply

• Provision means to restrict access to something.
• Provision is a type of food storage.
• Provision refers to a legal document.

what does discord mean ?

• A social media platform for artists
• disagreement or conflict

• A term for peaceful coexistence
• A type of music genre

what does distinction mean ?

• difference in quality

• Distinction is a synonym for confusion.
• Distinction refers to a type of clothing.
• Distinction means to ignore differences.

what does cede mean ?

• To take control of something
• to yeild or give away

• To negotiate a deal
• To enhance or improve something