WorksheetsWordmasters #2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
What are the TWO definitons of Flotsam?
The wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea.
people or things that have been rejected and are regarded as worthless
admiralty purposeful, determined and unwavering
A ship, plane or object traveling great distances
What are the TWO definitions of Aver?
state or assert to be the case
Of Law: the position of being without for, an owner or claimant
Of law; allege as a fact in support of a plea
PHYSICS a short-lived subatomic particle that is an excited state of a more stable particle.
What is the defintion of Resolute
admiralty purposeful, determined and unwavering
a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase
say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical
uncertain or questionable in nature
What are THREE definitions of Cadence?
a modulation or inflection of the voice
a modulation in reading aloud as implied by the structure and order of words and phrases in written text
a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase
a stop in a song when the singer takes a breath
What's the definition of Recant?
say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical
Of law; allege as a fact in support of a plea
state or assert to be the case
dispute the truth, and validity, call into question
What are the TWO definitions of Equivocal?
uncertain or questionable in nature
a state of temporary disuse or suspension
admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering
open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
What are TWO definitions of Resonance?
modulation or inflection of the voice
PHYSICS the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighboring object.
competent or skilled in doing something
the quality of a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating
What verb fits this definition?
to persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
cajole
consummate
cavort
toil
What noun or adjective fits this definition?
competent or skilled in doing something
Proficient
Hector
Attenuate
Cadence
What adjective fits this definition?
a playful or childish act
Antic
Evoke
Cavort
Dotard
What are the THREE definitions of Evoke?
To bring or recall to the conscious mind
To elicit a response
Invoke (a spirit or deity)
in an initial stage; beginning to develop or manifest
What word fits this definition?
complete (a transaction or attempt); make perfect
Consumate
Resolute
Cavort
Repository
What are the TWO definitions of Abeyance?
Of Law: the position of being without, an owner or claimant
a state of temporary disuse or suspension
Of law; allege as a fact in support of a plea
state or assert to be the case
What verb fits this definition?
To talk to someone in a bullying way
assail
attenuate
hector
nettle
What are the TWO definitions of Incipient?
In the initial stage; beginning to happen or develop
an unborn or thing in a rudimentary stage that shows potential for developing
(of a person) developing into a specified type or role
slow and clumsy because of great weight
Noun - An old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined
Hale
Attenuate
Embryo
Dotard
To reduce force, effect, or physical thickness
Abate
Devoid
Abeyance
Attenuate
Adjective - formal and dignified, not cheerful or smiling; serious, to have deep sincerity
Cavort
Puckish
Solemn
Cajole
an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular, a human offspring
Incipient
Embryo
Latent
Inchoate
Verb - jump or dance around excitedly
Cavort
Cajole
Solemn
Toil
Adjective - playful, especially in a mischievous way
Hector
Assail
Puckish
Cavort
Verbe - work extremely hard or incessantly, move slowly with difficulty
Toil
Robust
Tenuous
Dotard
What are TWO definitions of Assail?
criticize someone strongly
make a concerted or violent attack on
To bother or irritate someone
reduce the force, effet or value
What are TWO definitions of ponderous?
slow and clumsy because of great weight.
dull, laborious, or excessively solemn
not cheerful or smiling, serious, formal, dignified
modulation or inflection of the voice
What are THREE definitions of repository
a place, building, or receptacle where things are or may be stored.
a place in which something especially a natural resource, has accumulated or where it is found in significant quantities
COMPUTING a central location in which data is stored and managed
open to more than one interpretation
