MNWYO Lesson 12 Quizs

(verb) charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

• beguile

• enthrall

• repel

• dissuade

(noun) the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information

• intelligence

• surveillance

• espionage

• reconnaissance

(adj.) (of the weather) pleasantly warm

• balmy

• chilly

• stormy

• humid

(verb) pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands; relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling)

• appease

• agitate

• provoke

• annoy

(adj) very old or old-fashioned

• antiquated

• modern

• archaic

• contemporary

(adj) too powerful to be defeated or overcome

• invincible

• vulnerable

• defeated

• conquerable

(noun) a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason

• pretext

• excuse

• justification

• rationale

(adj) keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

• alert

• careless

• vigilant

• indifferent

(noun) an exact copy, especially of written or printed material; (adj) describing an exact copy

• duplicate

• replica

• facsimile

• imitation

(verb) begin; start

• initiate

• commence

• terminate

• conclude