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WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet - Act III vocab quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The feud between the Montagues and the Capulets involves not only the two noble families, but also civil members of the community in Verona.
Civil means:
citizens as individuals
powerful and effective language
suggesting war or military life
widely known and esteemed
I may digress in our conversation if I feel changing subjects might clarify your understanding.
Digress means:
divide into pieces
prove superior
bring into agreement
turn aside from the main subject of attention
Rather than keeping all of the parts intact, Sheila had to dismember the raw chicken so she could use different pieces for different recipes.
Dismember means:
show superiority
divide into pieces
win or prove superior
become esteemed or widely known
"A How-to on the Art of Public-speaking and Eloquence by a Seasoned Veteran: Learning the technical and creative aspects of speech writing"
Eloquence means:
tastelessly showy, gaudy
suggesting war or military life
powerful and effective language
widely known and esteemed, noteworthy
"Particular concerns which have driven the publication include 'garish advertising' such as neon lights, shop signs, window foils and banners, which are being frequently used in the city center and tourist hotspots, 'without any respect for the historical and cultural value of our buildings or monuments'."
Garish means:
tastelessly showy, gaudy
superior, dominant
disastrous, cursed
esteemed, famous
When civilians riot in the streets, a government can impose martial law, which allows use of military forces to calm the disturbance.
Martial means:
any large-scale calamity or infestation
turning aside from the main topic
powerful and effective
related to war or the military
Covid-19 has become a plague on the world; getting the pandemic under control has become a priority of governments everywhere.
Plague means:
any large-scale calamity or disaster
widely known
relating to citizens as individuals
something that is broken into pieces
"White House calls for ‘new approach’ to national security challenges to ‘prevail’ in competition with China"
Prevail means:
bring into consonance or agreement
become widely known or esteemed
use language effectively
prove superior or dominate
"Kanye West is still hoping to reconcile with Kim Kardashian"
Reconcile means:
become more famous
come together or make up
use powerful and effective language
turn aside from the main topic
"World-renowned autism expert to speak at YSU virtual event: A well-known Autism spokesperson, scientist and inventor Dr. Temple Grandin will be the featured speaker during YSU’s “Educating All Kinds of Minds” webinar this week."
Renowned means:
noteworthy, famous
gaudy, tacky
divided, broken apart
warlike, military
