WorksheetsACT Vocabulary Lesson 2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 26mins
When something is IMPOTENT it is...
an exact opposite; an opposite extreme
a correction
powerless; lacking strength
a showy but useless thing
A whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind are examples of...
Emendation
Diaphanous
Labyrinth
Maelstrom
The definition of CHAGRIN is...
embarrassment; a complete loss of courage
very sheer and light
a complicated network of winding passages
to look at or think about with great satisfaction
Very sheer and light is the definition for...
Antithesis
Diaphanous
Bauble
Gloat
Colloquialism is...
the use of informal language and slang.
when an author inserts a famous quotation, poem, song, or other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text.
when a more mild or indirect word or expression is used in place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or unpleasant.
an exact opposite; an opposite extreme.
What is the definition of Gloat?
The use of informal language and slang
Powerless; lacking strength
to look at or think about with great satisfaction
an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred
A flashback is...
very sheer and light
a showy but useless thing
an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred
a complicated network of winding passages
A showy but useless thing is...
Bauble
Impotent
Chagrin
Euphemism
The definition for ______ is a complicated network of winding passages; a maze
Colloquialism
Diaphanous
Maelstrom
Labyrinth
Epigraph is...
an exact opposite; an opposite extreme
when an author inserts a famous quotation, poem, song, or other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text
powerless; lacking strength
an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred
An exact opposite; an opposite extreme is the definition for...
Chagrin
Flashback
Epigraph
Antithesis
Emendation means...
a correction
very sheer and light
to look at something with great satisfaction
powerless; lacking strength
A _______ is when a more mild or indirect word or expression is used in place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or unpleasant.
Flashback
Maelstrom
Euphemism
Impotent
