WorksheetsVocabulary Acquisition Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What does "unmitigated" mean?
a false picture of reality
a church in a pleasant field
unqualified or absolute
a look of hate
What does "pneumatic" mean?
exaggerated flattery
the trait of refining from something
not arrogant or prideful
containing or operated by air or gas under pressure
What does "refractive" mean?
repeated too often
of or involving refraction
recovering readily from adversity
more than is needed
What does "atrocity" mean?
the trait of having wisdom and good judgement
lacking wit or imagination
inclined or willing to give in
an extremely wicked or cruel act
What does "rowel" mean?
a spiked disk at the end of spur
a shelter from danger or hardship
the state of being held in low self esteem
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
What does "clemency" mean?
with repening or murmuring
submersed
mercy or lenience
descriptions of the arts and crafts of tribes and peoples
What does "catatonic" mean?
one skilled in singing not often applied to human beings
mutual talk or conversation conference
a chemical substance
of or in an immobile or unresponsive stupor.
What does "epitaph" mean?
a phase or form written in memory of a person who has died
contempt or derision to deride by mimicry
a form of decay in which a fruit is overripe
a genus of fossil
What does "commiserate" mean?
nearly enclosed by land
express or feel sympathy or pity
In a continuous manner
shadowy vague
What does "acrimonious" mean?
of middle rank state size or quality
of necessity
typically of speech or a debate; angry and bitter
to make prosperous
What does "palpitate" mean?
the light produced by a current of electricity
a fountain a source of continual supply
of the heart, beat rapidly, strongly or irregularly
in a sedentary manner
What does "bucolic" mean"
a description of the lungs
curved in three directions
relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside
of or pertaining to a whale
What does "travesty" mean"
showing a vulgar taste in clothing
a genus or fungi
to make conventional
a false absurd, or distorted representation of reality
What does "inert" mean?
lacking the ability or strength to move
the state of being inaccessible
the arrangement of columns in a structure
the act of fishing
What does "tawdry" mean?
mutually related
showy but cheap and of poor quality
the act of accessing
capacity for imagination
What does "abominable" mean?
in a ravishing manner
in a compliant manner
causing moral revulsion
a retailer of small articles
What does "beguile" mean?
a repeated examination
pertaining to respiration
relating to evolution
charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way
What does "harangue" mean?
a lengthy and aggressive speech
the quality or state of being starch
An authoritative command
to take up plants to transplant
What does "scathing" mean?
mutually related in some way
confused or disturbed
witheringly scornful; severely critical
an author of a piece of music
What does "patina" mean?
formal praise to persons
a surface appearance of something grown beautiful especially with age or use
suspended action
meant as a joke; to make humor
What does "impudent" mean?
without previous thought or preparation
refuse to believe
taking too little care
not showing due respect for another person; impertinent
