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WorksheetsVocabulary Homework Week 3.2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 23mins
What does the word 'diminish' mean?
to become smaller in scope or degree
hopeless and dangerous or fearful
disagreement
a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)
hopelessness, stress, or consternation
What is the definition of the word 'dire'?
to become smaller in scope or degree
hopeless and dangerous or fearful
disagreement
a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)
hopelessness, stress, or consternation
What does the term 'discord' mean?
to become smaller in scope or degree
hopeless and dangerous or fearful
disagreement
a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)
hopelessness, stress, or consternation
What is the definition of the word 'disdain'?
to become smaller in scope or degree
hopeless and dangerous or fearful
disagreement
a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)
hopelessness, stress, or consternation
What does the term 'dismay' mean?
to become smaller in scope or degree
hopeless and dangerous or fearful
disagreement
a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)
hopelessness, stress, or consternation
The loudness of the music began to ___ as we moved further away from the concert venue.
Dire
Discord
Disdain
Diminish
Dismay
The sudden disagreement created a sense of ___ among the team members, disrupting the previously harmonious meeting.
Dire
Discord
Disdain
Diminish
Dismay
The hikers realized they were in a ___ situation when they noticed the approaching storm and their dwindling supplies.
Dire
Discord
Disdain
Diminish
Dismay
To her ___, Julia discovered that her important files had been accidentally deleted just before the big presentation.
Dire
Discord
Disdain
Diminish
Dismay
He looked at the poorly constructed model with ___, feeling that it did not meet his high standards of craftsmanship.
Dire
Discord
Disdain
Diminish
Dismay
Revise the following sentence to be less redundant:
During the intense basketball match, Aiden, Isla, and Anika found themselves in a situation of dire urgency, a dire circumstance fraught with peril, where every dire choice echoed with the gravity of impending defeat, and each dire step taken was a precarious dance with fate in this most dire and daunting of predicaments.
Revise the following sentence to be less redundant:
As Oliver gazed upon the chaotic state of his once meticulously organized classroom, with books strewn about in a haphazard fashion by Mason and Mia, his heart sank in dismay, a deep, profound dismay that echoed through the corridors of his mind, a sense of dismay so intense that it mirrored the disarray before him, causing him to feel a profound, overwhelming sense of dismay at the sight of such disorder.
Revise the following sentence to be less redundant:
With an expression that clearly broadcasted hatred, he disdainfully eyed the dish of overcooked vegetables with such a contempt, that it was evident he held a strong disdain for anything less than perfectly prepared food.
Revise the following sentence to be less redundant:
Among the employees, the sudden policy shift planted discord's seeds, leading, as it did, to debates that were heated and a dynamic within the team that became fragmented and discordant in nature.
Revise the following sentence:
As the night got closer, the bright colors in the sky from the sunset started to get diminish less and less, making room for the gentle colors of the evening to show up.
