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WorksheetsNoughts and Crosses One. Sephy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
__________ describes something sullen, gloomy, or persistent. You might look ___________ on your way to picking up your last check from the job you just got fired from, and people should get out of your way.
(a)
When you're __________, you're angry about an unfair situation. If you discovered that a teacher gave ten extra points on a test to all students who sat in the front row, you'd be __________.
(a)
Maybe that warmth is genuine, maybe I should be ashamed of my dour, cynical thoughts.
In the sentence above, cynical has the same or almost the same meaning as:
unimaginative
shiftless
envious
distrustful
To _________ is to stop or end. Your gym teacher may have trained the class so well that all chattering will __________ every time she blows her whistle.
(a)
Something ___________ is flashing briefly and sharply with light. __________ conversations are smart and captivating.
(a)
If you've ever become so frustrated with someone or something that you feel like you're at the end of your rope, you have experienced (a) . You are fed up!
As an attempt to placate me, it was pretty transparent.
In the sentence above, placate has the same or almost the same meaning as:
penalize
pester
prepare
pacify
mingle has the same or almost the same meaning as:
crash
remedy
unify
disguise
The beluga's distinct bright, white skin had been ________ a shade of brown from the water, but the animal was in otherwise healthy condition.
grated
tangled
pierced
tinged
placate has the same or almost the same meaning as:
appease
decimate
exacerbate
decapitate
