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Worksheets10-1 Oedipus vocab Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
A condemned prisoner who pleads humbly for their life before the judge could be described as ______.
venerable
unscathed
suppliant
ethereal
When the students trashed the bathrooms, the assistant principal make an announcement to ____ that poor decision.
extirpate
obdurate
mitigate
rebuke
Her glib response to his question make it feel like she wasn't even really listening to him. In this sentence "glib" most likely means...
insincere
lengthy
humorous
angry
Should you trust a charlatan?
Yes, they are honorable people
Yes, they keep promises
No, they are conmen
No, they are too concerned with politics
"Avoid impious people, run from fools, seek out the wise." - Matshona Diliwaya
Impious people are...
freeloaders
immoral
untruthful
lazy
Grandparents typically exemplify this vocabulary word for the wisdom of their experiences...
venerable
abashed
charlatan
disrepute
After a full five-day week, we are all in need of ____.
derision
respite
shroud
blight
The definition of ethereal is...
heavenly
sincere
earthly
confused
obdurate
abashed
respite
providence
The seniors wanted to pull a fun prank. They had to ___ their plans in secrecy so as not to spoil the surprise.
mitigate
shroud
respite
defile
The plague in Thebes was a ____ to everyone and everything. The Thebans looked to Oedipus to save them.
providence
shroud
derision
blight
Which of these is a good example of the word extirpate?
A US citizen living abroad
A condemned house to be torn down
A hot soup to be stirred
A new job
How would it feel to be unscathed after a car accident?
Embarrassing since it was your fault
Relief since you're unharmed
Angry since your car was totaled
In pain because you have whiplash
Polluting a river with waste would be an example of which vocabulary word?
abject
defile
suppliant
providence
Blight
abject
obdurate
impious
You might take Advil or Tylenol to ___ a fever.
blight
extirpate
mitigate
rebuke
How would you feel if you were the object of someone's derision?
Excited because I was included
Afraid to get in trouble
Sad because they're making fun of me
Surprised to be asked on a date
Some use prayer to ask for providence. Providence means...
Money
Happiness
Health
Protective care
When the player was caught with steroids, he found himself in disrepute and facing expulsion from the team. A synonym for disrepute is...
unhealthy
dishonor
punishment
discussion
"I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up." -- Kirk Douglas
In this quote, abject means...
the lowest form
the most admirable position
the opposite of
objective
