WorksheetsEnglish 4 vocab quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Abjure
to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun
To hurt
Abrogate
cancel; deny; repeal
to ignore
abstemious
self denying; refraining from indulging
To excuse or send away
acumen
(a)
Antebellum
Belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
shrewdness shown by keen insight
auspicious
conducive to success; favorable
Belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
belie
contradict; give a false impression
conducive to success; favorable
bellicose
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
contradict; give a false impression
bowdlerize
remove or change parts considered vulgar or immoral
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
chicanery
deception by means of craft or guile
remove or change parts considered vulgar or immoral
Chromosome
A threadlike, gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus. Each chromosome consists of one very long DNA molecule and associated proteins.
deception by means of craft or guile
churlish
rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
remove or change parts considered vulgar or immoral
circumlocution
an indirect way of expressing something
rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
Circumnagivation
Travel completely around something
an indirect way of expressing something
deciduous
(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
Travel completely around something
deleterious
Harmful
shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
deffident
lacking in self-confidence; shy
harmful
enervate
lacking in self-confidence; shy
to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
enfranchise
To weaken
To give the right to vote
Epiphany
sudden realization
Short lived
