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DGDWL Chps 1-10 Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

making an all-out effort to win or succeed; competitive

a)

aggressive

b)

burgeoning

2.

concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; fraud; cheating

a)

deceit

b)

defect

3.

family; relationship

a)

kinship

b)

expendable

4.

extremely simple or severe; bluntly or sternly plain

a)

cynic

b)

stark

5.

a formal gesture of greeting made by women

a)

curtsey

b)

cliche

6.

lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness

a)

nonchalance

b)

haphazard

7.

to confuse, bewilder, or perplex

a)

blather

b)

baffle

8.

to splash or throw water or liquid on; to extinguish

a)

festoon

b)

douse

9.

to grow or develop quickly; flourish

a)

scurry(ies)

b)

burgeon(ing)

10.

not essential; not worth preserving, able to be sacrificed

a)

defect(ed)

b)

expendable

11.

to go or move quickly or in haste

a)

scurry

b)

burgeon

12.

deprived

a)

blather

b)

bereft

13.

a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts

a)

cynic

b)

cliche

14.

to desert a cause, country, etc., especially to adopt another

a)

defect

b)

deceit

15.

to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease

a)

gnash

b)

mollify

16.

a trite, stereotyped expression

a)

curtsey

b)

cliche

17.

cool indifference or lack of concern

a)

expendable

b)

nonchalance

18.

a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc.

a)

festoon

b)

baffle

19.

to grind or strike the teeth together, especially in rage or pain

a)

stark

b)

gnash

20.

foolish, fluent talk

a)

blather

b)

baffle