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Wordly Wise: Lesson 10

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
adj. Most miserable; wretched.
a)
abject
b)
advocate
c)
atrocity
d)
commemorate
2.
v. To plead in favor or; to defend.
n. One who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea.
a)
reprisal
b)
turmoil
c)
wreak
d)
advocate
3.
n. An act of great cruelty and wickedness.
a)
dire
b)
atrocity
c)
enhance
d)
mute
4.
adj. 1. Very brutal, wicked, or cruel. 2. Appallingly bad; outrageous.
a)
raze
b)
atrocious
c)
turmoil
d)
elite
5.
v. To serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner. 
a)
commemorate
b)
dialect
c)
dire
d)
enhance
6.
n. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
a)
flagrant
b)
dialect
c)
languish
d)
reprisal
7.
adj. Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate.
a)
abject
b)
advocate
c)
dire
d)
flagrant
8.
n. A group that enjoys superior status to others.
adj. Considered superior to others. 
a)
enhance
b)
flagrant
c)
raze
d)
elite
9.
v. To make greater or better.
a)
enhance
b)
flagrant
c)
mute
d)
languish
10.
adj. Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right. 
a)
mute
b)
flagrant
c)
raze
d)
reprisal
11.
v. To lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions. 
a)
abject
b)
advocate
c)
atrocity
d)
languish
12.
v. To soften or tone down the sound of.
adj. Not speaking or not able to speak; silent.
a)
enhance
b)
mute
c)
reprisal
d)
commemorate
13.
v. To level to the ground; to destroy completely.
a)
reprisal
b)
dire
c)
dialect
d)
raze
14.
n. A retaliation for an injury.
a)
turmoil
b)
reprisal
c)
raze
d)
flagrant
15.
n. A state of confusion or agitation; tumult.
a)
turmoil
b)
wreak
c)
abject
d)
atrocity
16.
v. 1. To bring about or inflict. 2. To express or vent.
a)
wreak
b)
turmoil
c)
advocate
d)
dialect