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Wordly Wise 8 List 10

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(adjective) most miserable, wretched

a)

commemorate

b)

abject

c)

atrocity

d)

dire

2.

(verb) to plead in favor of; to defend

(noun) one who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea

a)

wreak

b)

mute

c)

advocate

d)

atrocity

3.

(noun) an act of great cruelty and wickedness

(adj) very brutal, wicked, or cruel

appallingly bad, outrageous

a)

raze

b)

elite

c)

atrocity

d)

flagrant

4.

(verb) to serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner

a)

abject

b)

languish

c)

mute

d)

commemorate

5.

(Noun) a form of language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary

a)

reprisal

b)

dialect

c)

enhance

d)

turmoil

6.

(adjective) having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate

a)

turmoil

b)

dire

c)

atrocity

d)

wreak

7.

(noun) a group that enjoys superior status to others

(adjective) considered superior to others

a)

enhance

b)

elite

c)

advocate

d)

commemorate

8.

(verb) to make greater or better

a)

elite

b)

enhance

c)

abject

d)

mute

9.

(adjective) clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right

a)

dire

b)

flagrant

c)

elite

d)

turmoil

10.

(verb) to lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions

a)

turmoil

b)

atrocity

c)

raze

d)

languish

11.

(verb) to soften or tone down the sound of

(adj) not speaking or not able to speak, silent

a)

wreak

b)

mute

c)

enhance

d)

dialect

12.

(verb) to level to the ground, to destroy completely

a)

atrocity

b)

raze

c)

dire

d)

languish

13.

(noun) a retaliation for an injury

a)

flagrant

b)

reprisal

c)

wreak

d)

abject

14.

(noun) a state of confusion or agitation, tumult

a)

turmoil

b)

atrocity

c)

languish

d)

abject

15.

(verb) to bring about or inflict

to express or vent

a)

atrocity

b)

dire

c)

dialect

d)

wreck