Grade 6/7 - vocabulary - set 4

What does "affable" mean?

• Difficult and tiring

• Friendly and easy to talk to

• Very enthusiastic

• An attack on reputation

Which word describes something that requires strenuous effort?

• Ardent

• Alloy

• Arduous

• Adroit

What is the meaning of "ardent"?

• Very enthusiastic or passionate

• Not in a straight position

• Clever or skillful

• To pacify or placate

What does "aspersion" refer to?

• A metal made by combining elements

• An attack on reputation

• To increase power or status

• To repeal a law

What does "askew" mean?

• To combine or unite

• Not go as planned

• Comparable in certain respects

• To take in and understand

What is the definition of "adroit"?

• Clever or skillful

• To pacify or placate

• To increase power

• An event that foreshadows

What does "appease" mean?

• To repeal a law

• To pacify or placate

• To combine elements

• To take in and understand

What does "assimilate" mean?

• To increase power

• To take in and understand

• To repeal a law

• To combine or unite

What does "aggrandize" mean?

• To increase power, status, or wealth

• To repeal a law

• To combine elements

• To foreshadow an outcome

What does "amalgamate" mean?

• To repeal a law

• To combine or unite

• To take in and understand

• To pacify or placate