WorksheetsGrammar Practice Vocabulary #4
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Define deride
to express contempt for; to ridicule
to express respect for
to express dissatisfaction with
to express dislike for
Define odious
very pleasant
extremely unpleasant
charming and agreeable
barely disliked
Define nemesis
someone's best helper
something in one's way
the inescapable agent of one's downfall
something hard to overcome
Define reek
a slightly bad smell
a sweet smell
a unidentified smell
a foul smell
Define waft
to pass gently through the air
to breathe in sharply
to flow down to the ground
to make gentle waves in wather
Define putrescent
smelling sweetly
undergoing the process of decay; rotting
undergoing the process of birth
smelling unpleasant
Define misdeed.
an honorable or legal act
a noncrime
a wicked or illegal act
a perceived wrongdoing
Define culpability
innocence
needing to take action
a criminal charge
blame
Define sycophant
an arrogant follower
a parasite who hangs on to others for personal advantage
one who doesn't like to spend time with others
a servile self-seeking flatterer; a brownnoser
Define cohort
a group of people banded together or treated as a group
a small group of people with no common characteristics
individuals in a large area
a companion or colleague
Define ominously
in a way that suggests something good is going to happen
in a way that suggests something bad is going to happen
something that has an unthreatening manner
presaging events to come
Define bravado
the quality of being fool-hardy
a shy and quiet trait
a show of boldness intended to impress to intimidate
modesty and reserved personality
Define infuriate
to make someone extremely angry
to soothe an upset person
to make someone laugh loudly
to be slightly annoying
